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JEFF BEZOS' MUM, JACKIE BEZOS DIES AT 78

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Jeff Bezos mum, Jacklyn "Jackie" Gise Bezos has died at 78 after a long fight with Lewy body dementia. She died on August 14 at her home in Miami.

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OPRAH DENIES BLOCKING ROAD DURING HAWAII EVACUATION

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Amid widespread panic following a massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Oprah Winfrey has denied claims she refused to open a private road on her Maui estate to assist with tsunami evacuations.

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DIDDY'S ATTORNEY CALLS RELATIONSHIP WITH CASSIE A “MODERN-DAY LOVE STORY” AMID ABUSE A LLEGATIONS

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, has stirred controversy after describing the rapper’s long-term relationship with singer Cassie Ventura as a “modern-day love story” despite her claims of enduring years of sexual assault, coercion, and physical abuse.

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CARIBBEAN HOMES NOW COME WITH A PASSPORT

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In the turquoise waters of the Eastern Caribbean, real estate is getting an elite upgrade, homes for sale now come with more than just ocean views. Increasingly, buyers are being offered a powerful bonus: a second passport. In nations like Antigua and Barbuda, St. Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, and St. Kitts and Nevis, citizenship-by-investment (CBI) schemes are booming, especially among American buyers spooked by political uncertainty at home.

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PLANE CRASH IN NAIROBI CLAIMS SIX LIVES

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A tragic aviation accident in Nairobi has claimed the lives of six people after a light aircraft operated by the medical charity Amref Flying Doctors crashed shortly after takeoff. The Cessna plane departed Wilson Airport on Thursday afternoon, heading for Hargeisa, Somalia, before it went down in the Githurai residential area and burst into flames.

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CANDACE OWENS DOUBLES DOWN AFTER EMMANUEL MACRON’S LIBEL SUIT

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Candace Owens has doubled down after being sued by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, in response to her repeated and unsubstantiated claims that Brigitte was born male. The Macrons filed a 22‑count defamation lawsuit in Delaware, accusing Owens of spreading “outlandish, defamatory and far‑fetched fictions” through social media and a podcast series called Becoming Brigitte.

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BOOMING CRISIS AS NIGERIA'S AID DWINDLES DANGEROUSLY

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A looming humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria has sparked alarm among aid agencies as funding cuts threaten to further destabilize a region already ravaged by Boko Haram's insurgency. With the World Food Programme (WFP) officially running out of aid, fears are mounting that militants will exploit desperation and hunger to swell their ranks.

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SPIKE LEE APPOINTED BENIN'S CULTURAL AMBASSADOR

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The Republic of Benin has taken a bold step in reconnecting with its historical roots by appointing legendary American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, as its new cultural ambassadors. Their role, focused on engaging African-Americans with the West African nation's rich heritage, aims to bridge centuries of history disrupted by the transatlantic slave trade. This appointment follows a wave of initiatives by Benin to rekindle ties with descendants of enslaved Africans.

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