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The two playoff-contending teams will meet on Saturday in a key WNBA regular-season matchup, with Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever facing the Minnesota Lynx. Indiana won 81-74 in the first meeting between the two teams on July 14, and Minnesota will play their third game in four days. The Fever (13-15), third in the Eastern Conference, have won four of their last five games. The Lynx (21-8), first in the Western Conference, have won seven of their last nine games, including a five-game winning streak.The game is scheduled to begin at 8 PM ET at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Minnesota…

Food security in Southeast Asia is linked to food security in Northeast Asia, where the figures for food import dependency of key agricultural commodities are even more alarming: Japan, for example, is dependent on imports for wheat (83%), soybeans (78%), and edible oil (97%).Increasing domestic agricultural production seems like an obvious solution, but the magnitude of the challenges countries face, including land and water constraints, means that these cannot be solved overnight. Instead, a regional approach is needed.Some steps have already been taken – notably the ASEAN+3 Emergency Rice Reserve by China, Japan and South Korea, which provides a joint…

According to Royse City Police, a 15-year-old girl was walking home from school when she was picked up by a Royse City man and offered money in exchange for sex acts. Daniel Leak, 44, was charged with human trafficking of a minor and solicitation of prostitution in connection with the incident, which occurred on Thursday, August 22nd at approximately 4pm. According to Royse City Police, a 15-year-old girl was walking home from school along IH-30 South Service Road between FM 35 and FM 548 when an unknown man, who identified himself as Leek, approached her in a white SUV and…

Durov was arrested at Le Bourget airport, police sources said. Telegram says Durov has nothing to hide. Durov holds French and United Arab Emirates nationality. Russia says Durov's rights should be respected. Russian MP: Freedom of speech is dead in Europe. PARIS/MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of messaging app Telegram, was arrested and detained shortly after arriving on a private jet at Le Bourget airport outside Paris late on Saturday, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The arrest of the 39-year-old tech billionaire prompted warnings from Moscow to Paris on Sunday…

Sotheby's in Dubai has unveiled the world's largest flawless GIA-certified diamond, the Golden Canary, which will tour the world before being auctioned in New York on December 7, 2022.A 2,492-carat diamond has been discovered in South Africa, making it one of the world's largest rough diamonds ever unearthed, according to Lucara Diamond Company.Lucara said in a statement that the diamond was detected and recovered at Lucara's Karowe mine in eastern Botswana using its Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray transmission technology. Diamond in hand. (Lucara/FOX Weather)”This discovery reinforces Karowe's position as a truly world-class diamond mine and highlights the continued success of…

Vice President Kamala Harris' plan to increase the U.S. housing supply could be the biggest boost since the end of World War II, according to housing expert Jim Parrott and Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. In an editorial on Wednesday, The Washington Post blamed the housing affordability crisis on a lack of supply and estimated that the U.S. needs 3 million more homes, most of them in the bottom half of the market. The Harris plan, announced earlier this month, aims to increase affordable housing stock by encouraging more construction while also offering first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down…

August is National Breastfeeding Month, and the Berrien County Health Department is spreading the message to new mothers about the benefits of breastfeeding. Tami LeValley, a breastfeeding counsellor with the ministry, said breast milk is very beneficial for a baby's health. “There are so many benefits for mothers and babies,” LeValley says. “Breastmilk can protect babies against things like Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), diabetes, certain types of cancer, high cholesterol, and even allergies.” LeValley says breastfeeding is also good for a baby's emotional development because breast milk contains hormones that promote calm, and she points out that there are…

Vytalize Health, a risk-bearing provider assistance platform, ranked No. 1 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The company’s co-founders, CEO Faris Ghawi, MBA, and Chief Medical Officer Amer Alnajar, MD, recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation about the company’s business model and impressive growth rate. Founded in 2014 and serving more than 2,500 primary care physicians in 36 states, the company earned the top spot with revenue of $1.5 billion in 2023 and three-year revenue growth of 90,778 percent. The Hoboken, New Jersey-based company has raised more than $200 million from healthcare investors.…

In July 2017, I wrote an article about toplessness for Vogue Italia. Director, actress, and political activist Lina Esco came from show business to question US indecent exposure laws with her 2014 film Free the Nipple. Her film took on a life of its own, eventually evolving into a political movement, supported by Miley Cyrus, Cara Delevingne, and Willow Smith. On social media, the hashtag #FreeTheNipple spread with lightning speed. The same year, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted “Me too,” encouraging other survivors of sexual assault to do the same, building on a movement launched by activist Tarana Burke more than…

Texas won a key recruiting battle on Saturday, signing five-star in-state safety Jonah Williams with a commitment.Williams, ranked No. 10 among 2025 recruits by the 247Sports Composite, chose the Longhorns over Louisiana State, Texas A&M, Oregon and USC. He announced his decision during a ceremony at Galveston (Texas) Ball High School's Coolville Stadium.With Williams' addition, Texas rose from 12th to seventh in the team rankings.Williams is Texas' second five-star freshman in the 2025 class and the Longhorns' seventh commitment ranked in the top 150 nationally. He took official visits to Louisiana State, A&M, Oregon, USC and Ohio State in June…