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Reuters — Gunmen attacked a public girls’ boarding school in Kebbi State early Monday morning, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, police said in the latest mass kidnapping incident in northwestern Nigeria. Police spokesperson Nafiu Abubakar Kotarkosi said the attackers, armed with rifles and using coordinated tactics, stormed the public girls’ comprehensive secondary school in Maga town at around 4 a.m. local time, exchanging gunfire with police before scaling the perimeter fence and detaining the students. Vice-principal Hassan Yaqub Makk was shot dead while resisting the attackers, it said, adding that another teacher was also injured in…
Momo Production | Digital Vision | Getty ImagesStandard Medicare Part B premiums will increase from $185 per month in 2025 to $202.90 per month in 2026, an increase of $17.90, or 9.7%, from $185 per month in 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.The increase is the second-largest dollar increase in Part B premiums, said Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare analyst. The highest monthly increase of $21.60 occurred in 2022.Retirees may see this as “a continuation of relentless cost increases,” Johnson said in an email.Medicare Part B is health insurance that covers both medically…
January 2023: First date nervesIn August 2023, Kelsey posted footage of the beginning of their relationship and shared an old clip of herself on TikTok getting ready for their first official date on January 7, 2023. “Happy weekend,” she captioned the post, adding, “Video I sent to my best friend before my first date with Chase.” Kelsey modeled her outfit in the video to “How Do I Do This,” a song about going on a first date in years. “This is how I styled it with boots,” Kelsey said as she checked herself in a full-length mirror. She turned around…
Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital LP, speaks to CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, USA, on May 7, 2025.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersWall Street veteran Jeffrey Gundlach said many assets are now extremely expensive and urged investors to keep about 20% of their portfolios in cash in case of a major downturn.The CEO of DoubleLine Capital warned on Bloomberg’s “Odd Lots” podcast on Monday that the stock market has become dangerously speculative, calling it one of the healthiest markets he’s seen in his career. The Dartmouth College graduate, who began his Wall…
of Nasdaq Composite U.S. stocks fell 0.84% on Monday, with technology stocks under pressure. apple, meta and oracle Each has fallen by more than 1%.The essence of artificial intelligence Nvidia Performance was even worse, with a loss of almost 2%. CEO Jensen Huang said in October that the company’s business will reach “$5 trillion” between 2025 and 2026. When Nvidia reports its third-quarter results in the U.S. on Wednesday, investors will be scrutinizing Hwang’s comments for signs of strong growth in 2026 that the data points suggest.The problem with promises and expectations is that disappointment is disproportionately painful, especially for…
AP — Poland’s foreign minister announced on Sunday that an “offensive” auction of Holocaust artifacts in Germany had been canceled following complaints from Holocaust survivors, relaying information from Germany’s foreign minister. Commenting on the X platform, Radosław Sikorski said that he and German Foreign Minister Johann Vardepur “agreed that scandals like this must be stopped.” Poland’s top diplomat thanked Mr Wadeplu for providing information that the auction had been cancelled. Earlier, a group of Holocaust survivors called on German auction house Feltsmann to halt Monday’s sale of hundreds of Holocaust-related artifacts, including letters written by prisoners and documents that could…
Paris Hilton is speaking out about controversial rumors. The 44-year-old was responding to reports that Ghislaine Maxwell, the girlfriend of the late convicted federal sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who is serving a 20-year sentence on federal sex trafficking charges, once met her at a party and wanted to “recruit” her. “I don’t even remember meeting her,” Hilton said in a Nov. 15 interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, adding, “I’m such a nice clickbait name.” In 2000, Hilton and Maxwell, then 19, were photographed at the Anand John Fashion Show in New York City with current President Donald Trump, a…
In most cases, the cost of college continues to rise, and so does the amount students borrow to cover it. However, there are exceptions.Overall, college tuition costs have risen an average of 5.6% annually since 1983, far outpacing other household expenses, according to research from JPMorgan Asset Management.However, when broken down by type of educational institution, the differences are striking. Tuition and fees at four-year private colleges averaged $45,000 in the 2025-26 school year, according to new data released by the College Board. At a four-year public university in the state, it was $11,950.Over the 10-year period from 2015-2016 to…
For a year, Mohamed Saad’s family did not know whether he was alive or dead. The 28-year-old Egyptian fisherman made regular trips to the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and never returned. Relatives searched for months, though they never heard from authorities. When he finally heard his voice, it was from a prison in Tabuk, northern Saudi Arabia, where Saad said he was being held on drug smuggling charges. On October 21, the Saudi government killed him eight years after he was captured. His family learned of his death through his cellmate. The Saudi state news agency…
Cynthia ErivoHer red carpet appearance deserves high praise. of Wicked: For Good The actress attended the New York premiere of the second act of the Broadway version in a fashion-forward style that would make good Glinda jealous. For the Nov. 17 outing, Cynthia wore an all-black Balenciaga dress with a cropped leather top that featured draped feathers on the hemline and long leather sleeves. The black satin bodice and train of her dress cascaded down and trailed behind her as she walked. But the most eye-catching part of the 38-year-old’s look may be the futuristic, large-framed sunglasses she wore while…