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I entered Bénin Republic through the Semé Border from Badagry. You can get to seme in different ways but since I knew the terrain I went in the most affordable way. From Mile 2 in Lagos to Seme is 5000 naira by a straight car but if you break the journey into 2 or 3 you spend only 2 or 3000 naira. My journey Began with a tragedy, not too far from the Red cross Offices. Right in my front ,There was a fatal accident involving a tricycle and a young boy of five years old or so. The air was rent with cries of pain and sadness by onlookers. If I were superstitious , I’ll have ended the journey right there.

I am Visiting all 54 African Countries Without Flying: Benin Republic

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One of the last events of the Sumer Olympics is always the marathon. This year's was a little different. After the official entrants ran the course, it was opened to regular runners.

Amateur runners will get the chance to compete on the same course as Olympic athletes

In a photo finish, Masai Russell of the U.S. captured a gold medal in the hundred-meter hurdle sprint, beating a French runner by 0.01 seconds.

American Masai Russell wins Olympic gold in 100m hurdles by a 100th of a second

Thomas Bach's tenure as Olympics leader has been controversial as took the IOC through doping scandals, controversy involving Chinese and Russian influence, and two Games held during Covid pandemic.

Thomas Bach who led the Olympic Games in sport and controversy will leave after 2025

Manuel Chang is found guilty of $2bn "tuna bond" conspiracy that triggered economic crisis in Mozambique.

Mozambique ex-minister guilty of one of Africa's biggest corruption scandals

Kansas City, MO

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Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

Patrick Mahomes Reveals He's 'Done' Having Kids with Wife Brittany Mahomes After Baby No. 3

Washington State

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

Georgia State

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Daily Coffee Press

The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Friday at the Paris Olympics was filled with medal events. The French were playing in the men's soccer final and an Algerian boxer at the center of a gender controversy boxed for gold.

France loses dramatic men's soccer final, Imane Khelif wins gold

The Standard

Nigerian police have launched an investigation into the death of a popular transgender TikToker known as Abuja Area Mama.The body of the 33-year-old, who sometimes referred to herself as Ifeanyi, was discovered along a highway in Abuja on Thursday. Local media reports suggest the body showed signs of beating and bruising.Abuja Area Mama had amassed a huge following on social media, where she openly discussed her transgender identity and experiences as a sex worker.Nigeria, a deeply conservative society, has strict laws against same-sex relationships and members of the LGBTQ+ community often face discrimination and violence.In her final Instagram post on...

Nigerian trans TikToker Abuja Area Mama found dead

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

With a hard, late kick, Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in Olympic record time. The gold-medal performance caps a stunning Olympics for her. She also bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.

Sifan Hassan wins Olympic women's marathon, for a third U.S. medal at Paris Olympics

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the upcoming gold medal matches for the U.S. men's and women's basketball teams and a wrap-up of the Olympic games in Paris.

Saturday Sports: U.S. basketball teams will play for Olympic gold

Vienna, NY

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Christopher Schuetze, a reporter with the New York Times who’s been covering a foiled terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

New details emerge on foiled Vienna attack

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins CNN as the Middle East braces for possible Iranian retaliation for the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran.

Ret. US general predicts how Iran could escalate attacks against Israel

The Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create “balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.”. Masoud Pezeshkian...

Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US his country won’t be pressured

Reuters

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a restrained response to Israel's suspected killing of the leader of Hamas, advising against attacks on Israeli civilians, two senior Iranian sources said.

Putin asks Iran to avoid civilian casualties in Israel response, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House will offer deportation relief and work permits to an estimated 11,500 Lebanese nationals already in the U.S., due to conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, U.S. President Joe Biden said in a memo on Friday. The measure, under an authority known as Deferred...

White House grants deportation reprieve to Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions

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The U.S. has reportedly warned Iran that a retaliatory attack on Israel for the recent killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran would pose a “serious risk" to the country's stability.

US issues warning to Iran of 'serious risk' if it carries out retaliatory attack against Israel: report

Nigeria had a terrible showing at the Olympics. Its athletes say they were failed by corruption and mismanagement by the nation's sports officials.

Nigerian athletes say mismanagement by the country's officials cost them the Olympics

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