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Naomi Osaka, 26, has no plans to have “any more” children after the traumatic birth of her daughter.The tennis player posted a video to her TikTok account on Sunday in which she responded to a comment asking if she was pregnant and expressed her hope for more children.”I’m not pregnant, but even if I were, I don’t think I want any more children because childbirth would be so traumatic, but I’m grateful for all the well wishes,” Osaka said in the video, which has been viewed nearly 60,000 times.Osaka welcomed her first child, a daughter, Shai, with her partner, rapper…

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SFU President Rev. Malachi Van Tassel and Bob Moore, former president, general manager and CEO of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. Neil Rudel email address LORETTO – The St. Francis University Athletics Hall of Fame held a unique ceremony Saturday night to induct athletes into the Hall of Fame. With the next class not scheduled to fill until 2027, SFU officials decided to hold an invitation-only recognition dinner to honour Bob Moore’s significant contributions to the school’s sporting history. It was a truly wonderful night. About 60 current and former St. Francis administrators, Moore’s family, close…

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Sacramento police are investigating the third break-in at a popular bookstore in just over a year. Just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers were at Beers Books on R Street when the break-in occurred. According to Sacramento police, officers found the store’s glass broken and filed a theft report. “We had to replace the windows before it cost thousands of dollars, especially for the commercial doors. We’re talking to our insurance company. Hopefully we don’t die from the deductible, but we take a hit every time,” Beers Books manager Andrew Naifai said. The store expressed its frustration on Instagram, saying someone…

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During Saturday’s preseason game against the Commanders, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross visited the television booth for an interview. During the interview, Ross wrote a metaphorical check much larger than the literal checks he’s written to several key players this year.”We have a great group of guys right now and I think everybody has high expectations,” Ross said of the team, “but it’s the old injury problem. We’ve got to make sure we don’t have injuries like we had last year. If we can stay injury-free and stay healthy, I think we’re definitely a Super Bowl contender.”Ross explained that he paid…

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Sudan’s Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement on Sunday that a cholera outbreak in the country has killed about two dozen people and infected hundreds in recent weeks.Ibrahim’s statement said at least 354 cases of cholera had been confirmed across Sudan in recent days. The World Health Organization (WHO) said as of July 28 this year, 78 cholera deaths had been recorded in Sudan, with 2,400 cases in the same period, according to the Associated Press.In a video released on Saturday, Ibrahim declared a cholera epidemic in Sudan, according to the AFP news agency.”Due to the weather…

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SUMEDANG, Indonesia, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Docquity, a leading healthtech company founded in 2015, announces its foray into the B2G space by partnering with Sumedang Regency, West Java to launch the Puskesmas AI platform. This initiative builds on the success of Docquity’s social platform that connects doctors across specialties across the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesia. Endorsed by the Mayor of Sumedang and the Secretary General of West Java Province, the platform has quickly become a valuable assistant for medical professionals involved in the pilot. The main objective of this program is to enhance Puskesmas’ capabilities by leveraging generative AI,…

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I’m a bit of a newbie on this one. On the first Saturday in August, I put on my favorite pair of business slacks, sage green pants, and walked to Chapel Hill to cover my first media appearance for the UNC football team on my first day off from my summer internship. Filled with nerves, I arrived at the venue way too early, asked if I was at the right entrance, called assistant editor Emma Moon to confirm directions, then called last year’s sports editor Shelby Swanson to confirm, and then finally, I called her to confirm, maybe she was…

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Eleven quarterbacks were selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. A few of them are expected to be starters in the regular season opener. A few others are still vying for specific roles this fall. But all of them deserve some attention as the preseason progresses and the actual games draw closer.How did the first-year quarterbacks fare in Week 2 of the exhibition games? Here’s how the drafted rookie quarterbacks performed. Despite completing less than 50 percent of his passes against the Cincinnati Bengals, Williams again turned heads with some flashy plays, including a pass to fellow rookie Rome Odunze for…

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Listed car retailer Autosport Group (ASX: ASG) has acquired Melbourne BMW and Ducati dealer Stillwell Motor Group for $55 million, strengthening the group’s foothold in the premium automotive sector.Stillwell, which also sells BMW Motorrad, MINI, Volvo and MG brands in Victoria, has been owned by the Stillwell family for the past 75 years and operates four dealerships in Melbourne. $10 million of the acquisition price will be net tangible assets and the remaining $45 million will be goodwill.Sydney-based Autosport Group, which operates more than 55 retail operations across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Auckland, is prepared to acquire…

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During an earnings call in July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for the company’s value-for-money ad service, further enhanced by artificial intelligence.”In the next few years, AI will also be able to generate creative for advertisers and personalize it for people to see,” he said.But Meta’s use of AI may already be putting the company in hot water as trillion-dollar companies try to revolutionize advertising tech.On Thursday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Republican Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan and Democrat Rep. Kathy Kastl of Florida sent a letter to Zuckerberg demanding that he answer questions…

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