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A charity is to open the region’s first centre to support women with endometriosis.The condition causes tissue, similar to the lining of the uterus, to grow elsewhere in the body, including the ovaries, pelvis, bladder and bowel.It can cause extreme pain, fatigue, heavy periods and can make it difficult to get pregnant.Helen Brewster, co-founder of Hull and East Yorkshire Endo, said getting a diagnosis can take years.”It roughly affects about one in ten women and those assigned female at birth, but it’s quite a misunderstood and under diagnosed condition,” she said. “Typically a patient would probably be diagnosed with appendicitis…

England bowled South Africa out for just 69 as they made a winning start to their Women’s World Cup campaign with a ruthless 10-wicket thrashing in Guwahati. Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith was the pick of the bowlers with 3-7, claiming the prized wickets of Laura Wolvaardt, in-form opener Tazmin Brits and Marizanne Kapp. Sinalo Jafta was the only batter to reach double figures in a dismal batting performance which saw the Proteas bundled out for their third-lowest ODI total in just 20.4 overs. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt took 2-5 in her first competitive bowling spell since the Ashes, while spinners Sophie…

There is a line that tends to get trotted out whenever some big-budget, high-profile piece of IP flops hard. “I made this for the fans, not the critics,” they’ll huff, conveniently dividing the lovers, who’ll eat up anything they’re given, from the haters, who want only to complain. I doubt if Taylor Swift, an artist who reacted to Reputation’s Grammys underperformance with a firm “I just need to make a better record,” has ever earnestly tried to float this excuse. To the contrary: Her new album, the short, upbeat, Max Martin-produced The Life of a Showgirl, feels almost as much…

new video loaded: What We Know About the Protests in MadagascarA youth-led movement against the president of Madagascar is sustaining protests across the country. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what’s happened.By John Eligon, Christina Thornell, Jon Hazell and Laura SalaberryOctober 2, 2025

Luanda — The Agricultural Development Support Fund (FADA), on Thursday in Luanda, presented the available financing lines that enables to add value to local production initiatives for the establishment of manufacturing industries in Angola. FADA’s credit director Adão Mataria who was speaking to ANGOP on the sidelines of the 4th National Entrepreneurial Techniques Forum (FONTE), said that the institution offers financial solutions that include support lines for agriculture, investment in light and heavy agricultural equipment, as well as the “Transforma Aqui” program. He stressed that FADA has already financed up to 250 million kwanzas for micro-enterprises, 400 million kwanzas for…

As Bad Bunny continues to avoid the continental US on his world tour out of fears of ICE raids, news that he’ll be headlining the Super Bowl LX halftime show has been met with a furious backlash from MAGA influencers who’ve complained that he “doesn’t sing in English” and has been critical of Donald Trump.The controversy has escalated beyond social media with Corey Lewandowski, adviser to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, threatening the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the event to detain and deport undocumented immigrants. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven…

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James (Jim) Mitchum, a film and television actor and son of Robert Mitchum who appeared in over 35 titles between 1949 and 1994, died on Sept. 20 at his home in Skull Valley, Ariz. He was 84. Born in 1941, Mitchum grew up in Los Angeles, where the young family is said to have lived in a converted chicken coop behind his grandmother’s West Hollywood bungalow before his father became successful enough to rent a house nearby. When Jim was born, his family recounted that Robert Mitchum was appearing as a Russian peasant in a small theater production and rushed…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Arthur Jones, a defensive lineman who spent his first four NFL seasons in Baltimore and won a Super Bowl with the Ravens, has died. He was 39.Syracuse, Jones’ alma mater, said he died Friday morning. The school and the Ravens didn’t give a cause of death in their announcements.”Arthur’s presence was a gift to everyone he encountered,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said. “His big, bright smile, infectious energy and eternal positivity created a presence that continuously uplifted others.”Jones was a fifth-round draft pick in 2010 and had 8½ of his 10 career sacks in a…

OpenAI has acquired Roi, an AI-powered personal finance app. In keeping with a recent trend in the AI industry, only the CEO is making the jump.   Chief executive and co-founder Sujith Vishwajith announced the acquisition on Friday, and a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch he is the only one of Roi’s four-person staff to join OpenAI. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company will wind down operations and end its service to customers on October 15.  The Roi deal marks the latest in a string of acqui-hires from OpenAI this year, including Context.ai, Crossing Minds, and Alex. While it’s not clear whether any of Roi’s technology…