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The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has unveiled the new trophy for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), PAMOJA 2024, in a reveal that featured three of the continent’s most celebrated football icons – Victor Wanyama (Kenya), Denis Onyango (Uganda) and Mrisho Ngasa (Tanzania). The announcement comes ahead of the tournament’s much-anticipated kick-off, with the TotalEnergies CAF CHAN, PAMOJA 2024 set to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from 02-30 August 2025. The three legends lent their presence and prestige to a special video released to mark the occasion, underscoring the significance of the new trophy and its…

Late-night hosts discussed the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal and the “spite” behind Donald Trump’s impending tariffs.Seth MeyersOn Late Night, Seth Meyers spoke about the theories circulating over the death of Epstein, spurred on by the alleged missing minute from his jail cell video on the night of his death.He said that Trump is not in the right place to be handling it, as he’s “old” and “tired” and just came back from a golfing vacation in Scotland.While there, he opened a private new golf course, which was on the official White House live stream. “They’re not even pretending any more,…

Western nations discuss Palestinian statehood, but Israel’s policy to starve the Palestinians in Gaza remains intact.Despite some pushback from his party to deal with the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza – especially Israel’s starvation policy – the US governing Republican Party remains unmoved.Republicans overwhelmingly support Israel’s tactics against the Palestinians, as support for Israel plummets among Independent and Democratic voters.Trump says he wants more food to reach Gaza via the militarised distribution mechanism, the GHF. But he criticised Western countries that spoke of diplomatic moves, such as recognising Palestinian statehood.Host Steve Clemons speaks with Republican analyst Mark Pfeifle and Democratic…

The athletic footwear market reached $50.98 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to $54.23 billion in 2025, with online sales driving much of this expansion. Yet 31% of consumers report buying their athletic shoes online, making it the most popular purchasing channel for running footwear. However, the convenience of online shopping comes with unique challenges that require strategic approaches to ensure you get the perfect fit, performance, and value. Shopping for sports shoes online demands a completely different skill set than browsing physical stores. The inability to physically test cushioning, assess stability, or experience the immediate feel of…

Michael RothsteinCloseMichael RothsteinESPN Staff WriterMichael Rothstein, based in Atlanta, is a reporter on ESPN’s investigative and enterprise team. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein.Anthony OlivieriCloseAnthony OlivieriESPN Staff WriterAnthony Olivieri is a staff writer for ESPN. He has a degree in communications with a concentration in journalism from Marist College. He’s been with ESPN since 2012.Aug 3, 2025, 07:00 AM ETLAS VEGAS — The gunman who killed four people before taking his own life in a midtown Manhattan office building that houses the NFL’s headquarters had for years sought medical help for frequent, debilitating headaches — including receiving injections in…

Shortly after Hunter Lightman joined OpenAI as a researcher in 2022, he watched his colleagues launch ChatGPT, one of the fastest-growing products ever. Meanwhile, Lightman quietly worked on a team teaching OpenAI’s models to solve high school math competitions.  Today that team, known as MathGen, is considered instrumental to OpenAI’s industry-leading effort to create AI reasoning models: the core technology behind AI agents that can do tasks on a computer like a human would. “We were trying to make the models better at mathematical reasoning, which at the time they weren’t very good at,” Lightman told TechCrunch, describing MathGen’s early…

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:FAREED KOTB / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGESBathers float on salt lakes in the Siwa Oasis, north-western Egypt, on Monday.TAHSIN CEYLAN / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGESFurther east the next day, bioluminescence is captured underwater in the Red Sea…TAHSIN CEYLAN / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGESFREDRIK LERNERYD / AFP / GETTY IMAGESHundreds of country music-lovers head to International Cowboy Day in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, on Saturday.PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP / GETTY IMAGESOn the same day, young ballerinas warm up at Mballet Dance Academy in South Africa’s Thembisa township.GIANLUIGI GUERCIA…

Monrovia — The Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) has responded to recent media reports surrounding the death of a 16-year-old boy at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital earlier this year, providing clarity on its investigation and regulatory actions taken in the aftermath. In a statement issued Wednesday through its Communications Manager Momoh B. Siryon, the LMHRA acknowledged the widespread public interest and media coverage of the January 2025 incident, while stressing that it does not typically address sensitive health issues in the press. However, the agency said it found it necessary to address misinformation and explain its…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureLap 11/70: So, Hulkenberg has indeed been hit with a five-second time penalty for moving before the start. He’s now dead last.Share“What’s going on with these cuts?” asks a bemused Leclerc on the Ferrari team radio. Is his engine cutting out intermittently?“We need to get past Russell,” is the message Norris is receiving from his team. YES I KNOW GUYS.ShareLap 10/70: Norris has picked up some super speed and finds himself within DRS pouncing distance of fellow countryman Russell. He won’t stop pushing.ShareThat didn’t last long …ShareLap 8/70: It…

NewsFeedUS envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli families, as outrage grew over a new video of an emaciated captive held by Hamas. Relatives demanded Netanyahu’s government agree to a ceasefire, which would also bring relief to starving Palestinians in Gaza.Published On 3 Aug 20253 Aug 2025