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The Katsina State Hisbah Board, says it has settled more than 2,500 marriage related cases since its establishment by Governor Dikko Radda. The Hisbah Commander General in the state, Dr Aminu Usman (Abu Ammar), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Katsina on Tuesday. He said that the board was established by the governor to address the moral decadence and social vices bedeviling the society across the state. “Issue of divorce has been a source of concern in the state, however, with the hHisbah intervention, over 2,500 marriages were sustained,” the commander general said. He further explained that without their intervention, those women would have been divorced by their husbands, and spread in the society to become something else. The Hisbah commander general said: “This is an achievement, because we have succeeded in tackling the rampant cases of divorce in the state. “The board has also succeeded in returning back to their parents, more than 500 girls, who have abandoned their families for months or years, to become street girls.” He explained that some of the girls who have turned various joints across the state their homes, were found with children out of wedlock. Usman said: “Those with children, we traced those that impregnated them and forced the males to take in the females as their wives. “I can boldly tell you that such issues mentioned above have drastically reduced across the state. This success was recorded due the unrelenting support the governor has been given us.” NAN reports that Hisbah is an institution established to uphold the Shari’ah Legal System by protecting society from moral decadence, deviance, preserving faith, and ensuring the welfare of people. Its functions also include drawing attention to transgression, enjoining people to do good and preventing them from evil acts among others. NANNone
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Fantasy Football Rankings 2024: Week 17SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ASP Isotopes Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPI) and certain of its most senior executives are now entangled in a securities class action, alleging the company deceived investors by making false and misleading statements about its advanced nuclear fuel technologies. Hagens Berman urges investors in ASP Isotopes who suffered substantial losses to submit your losses now . Class Period: Oct. 30, 2024 – Nov. 26, 2024 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025 Visit: www.hbsslaw.com/investor-fraud/aspi Contact the Firm Now: ASPI@hbsslaw.com 844-916-0895 ASP Isotopes Inc. (ASPI) Securities Class Action: The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims that ASPI misled investors about the viability and potential of its Aerodynamic Separation Process (ASP) and Quantum Enrichment technologies. The complaint alleges that ASPI overstated the effectiveness of its enrichment technologies, the development potential of its high assay low-enriched uranium facility, and the performance of its nuclear fuels operating segment. The truth emerged on Nov. 26, 2024, when a scathing report by Fuzzy Panda Research revealed that ASPI's technology was outdated and unlikely to be commercially viable. The report accused ASPI of using "old, disregarded laser enrichment technology" to falsely position itself as a cutting-edge nuclear fuel company. It also alleged that ASPI had employed individuals to promote its stock and that former executives of Centrus Energy had deemed its technology "virtually worthless.". Following the release of the report, ASPI's stock price plummeted 23% in a single trading day. These events have prompted shareholder rights firm Hagens Berman to open a probe. “We are investigating whether ASPI may have misled investors about the true commercial prospects for its ASP and Quantum Enrichment technologies," said Reed Kathrein, a partner leading the investigation. If you invested in ASP Isotopes or have knowledge that may assist the firm’s investigation, submit your losses now » If you’d like more information and answers to frequently asked questions about the ASP Isotopes case and our investigation, read more » Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding ASP Isotopes should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email ASPI@hbsslaw.com . About Hagens Berman Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs’ rights complex litigation firm focusing on corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice and represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and other wrongdoings. Hagens Berman’s team has secured more than $2.9 billion in this area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com . Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw . Contact: Reed Kathrein, 844-916-0895
National Consumer Helpline to launch AI features, partners with 1,000 firmsNoneWhen then-48-year-old vice presidential nominee Sen. Walter F. Mondale revealed that he was taking medicine for hypertension, a July 16, 1976, article in the New York Times announced, “Mondale Controlling High Blood Pressure.” Hypertension was newsworthy. Today, a governmental study found that 55.9% of American men over age 40 were hypertensive, along with 49% of women. Hypertension is practically the norm, especially among older citizens. The National Center for Health Statistics, under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published a “NCHS Data Brief,” No. 511, in October 2024. Based on data collected between 2017 and 2020, from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Cheryl D. Fryer, MSPH, and co-authors, found that 47.7% of Americans over age 18 years were hypertensive. Among adults carrying this diagnosis, only 59.2% were aware of the condition. The data showed 20.7% of hypertensives had well-controlled blood pressure. Well-controlled blood pressure translates into systolic blood pressure below 130, and diastolic below 80, measured in “millimeters of mercury,” or mm Hg. The percentage of persons with controlled pressure was lower among adult men (18.9%) compared to women (22.8%), but this difference became insignificant after age 60 years, with overall control at that age reaching about 29.2%. The prevalence of hypertension increased with age, with those 60 years of age or older manifesting hypertension in 71.6% of individuals. If you grow old, hypertension will likely be diagnosed. Although the authors noted that “hypertension is a treatable chronic condition,” one must wonder why blood pressure elevation is so common in modern America. Some obvious reasons come to mind. We are living longer, so we have more time to manifest disease. In the year 1900, for example, Americans lived to be about 49, often succumbing to infections such as influenza or tuberculosis. As public sanitation improved, and with the advent of antibiotics and widespread immunization, more of us have survived to suffer the slings and arrows of chronic degenerative disorders, such as hypertension, arthritis, dementia and diabetes. The obesity epidemic does not help, of course. The combination of high body weight and sedentary lifestyles predisposes to a host of conditions, including high blood pressure and cholesterol elevation, sometimes referred to as a “metabolic syndrome.” Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, tending to predict a high frequency of elevated blood pressure. The current blood pressure standards for “normality” are also quite unforgiving. Since blood pressure creeps up with age, it is likely that most of us will eventually exceed the 130/80 mm Hg threshold for “hypertension.” I recall, decades ago, that we focused on 140/90 mmHg, and we often attributed even higher systolic pressures to “normal” aging. Medical consensus opinions favor more aggressive therapy, even for modestly elevated readings. While I wander down memory lane, I feel compelled to also express skepticism regarding today’s blood pressure measurement devices. I often find patients with alarmingly high readings on initial screening, by automated sphygmomanometers. When I examine these prospective hypertensives myself, after 10 minutes of rest, with an appropriate cuff and manual reading, I often encounter reassuring numbers. Getting blood pressure measured after rushing into a clinic from a traffic jam may not reveal an accurate understanding of the examinee’s clinical status. An indwelling arterial line measurement, considered the gold standard for accuracy during surgical procedures, is rarely practical. Technological advances for pressure monitoring will no doubt continue. Adrenal gland disease, along with other conditions, may cause “secondary hypertension.” So-called “essential hypertension,” however, is more commonly encountered, without a specific identifiable cause. We manage hypertension with dietary adjustments, exercise and medication. The “Silent Killer” nickname describes hypertension, which contributes to strokes, heart problems or kidney failure. Dr. Scott Anderson (standerson@ucdavis.edu) is a clinical professor at the UC Davis Medical School. This column is informational and does not constitute medical advice.
US President-elect Donald Trump has the Panama Canal in his sights, blasting the "exorbitant prices and rates of passage" levied on US ships, and threatening to retake control of the US-built shipping route, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. "The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the US," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform . Accusing Panama of "ripping off" the US, Trump added that the canal "was not given for the benefit of others, but merely as a token of co-operation with us and Panama. If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question." Why was the Panama Canal built? The 51-mile waterway, through the middle of Panama, connects the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, and allows ships to avoid the long, treacherous journey around the southern tip of South America. Creating such a passageway was the "elusive goal of several empires that had colonies in the Americas", said CNN . The US took control of a strip of land and began construction in 1904, after backing a revolt that helped Panama win its independence from Colombia. When the canal was completed in 1914, it "cemented the US's status as an engineering and technological superpower" – despite the "enormous human cost". An estimated 5,600 people died during its construction. Now, up to 14,000 ships pass through the canal every year, transporting cargo worth about $270 billion (£214 billion). And the US is its biggest customer. Who owns the Panama Canal? Ownership of the canal has long been a bone of contention. After the canal opened, the US controlled it, to the exclusion of Panamanians – which, over the years, "created tensions between locals and US visitors", said The Guardian . These tensions reached critical mass in 1964 when anti-US riots broke out in the canal zone, leading to several deaths and a brief severing of diplomatic ties between the two countries. In 1977, the US began ceding control back to Panama, under a treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter. But the move wasn't supported by all, with then-presidential candidate Ronald Reagan stating that "the people of the United States" are "the rightful owners of the Canal Zone", said CNN. After a period of joint custody and official neutrality – "marred by a 1989 US invasion" to overthrow Manuel Noriega – Panama took full control in 1999, and has since operated the canal through the Panama Canal Authority. Trump has now suggested that the canal is in danger of falling into the "wrong hands" – an apparent reference to China, the canal's second-biggest customer. A "Chinese company, based in Hong Kong, controls two of the five ports next to the canal", said The Guardian. After Trump raised the issue again in a speech on Sunday, Panama's President José Raúl Mulino said that his country's sovereignty and independence were "non-negotiable", and that China had "no influence" or control over the canal. "Every square metre of the Panama Canal and its adjacent zones is part of Panama, and it will continue to be," Mulino said in a video statement. Trump responded: "We'll see about that!" Why is Trump interested in the Panama Canal? The canal is "running dry" , said the BBC . A lack of rain and the El Niño weather phenomenon mean that water levels in Lake Gatún, which feeds the canal, are "falling critically low". This drought has "hampered the canal's ability to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans", said Bloomberg . As part of its water-saving measures, Panama has reduced the number of ships allowed to pass through, and the weight they are allowed to carry, exacerbating existing pressures on supply chains. Despite the restrictions, the canal's profits increased by about 9.5% in the year ending in September, said Reuters , to $3.45 billion (£2.7 billion). But authorities have imposed higher and higher fees to pass through the canal, and this "appears to form one part of Trump's issue", said CNN . His other claim that China is seeking to exert more control "is not without merit", either – China's influence in the area around the canal has grown since Panama vowed in 2017 not to maintain any official ties with Taiwan . Trump also has form for "threatening to take or encroach on territory belonging to a friendly foreign power". He has "taunted" Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by suggesting that Canada should be made the 51st US state, and, during his first term, he "repeatedly floated the idea of the US buying Greenland from Denmark" – a notion he also "resurrected" last weekend. His "not-so-subtle threats" are a reminder that Trump "does not always see the sovereignty of other nations' borders as sacrosanct", said The New York Times . Instead, he displays "the instincts of a real-estate developer who suddenly has the power of the world's largest military" to back him up.
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot hailed “special” Mohamed Salah after seeing him fire the Premier League leaders to the brink of victory at Newcastle. The Reds ultimately left St James’ Park with only a point after Fabian Schar snatched a 3-3 draw at the end of a pulsating encounter, but Salah’s double – his 14th and 15th goals of the season – transformed a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead before the Switzerland defender’s late intervention. The 32-year-old Egypt international’s future at Anfield remains a topic of debate with his current contract running down. Asked about Salah’s future, Slot said: “It’s difficult for me to predict the long-term future, but the only thing I can expect or predict is that he is in a very good place at the moment. Two goals and an assist for Mo tonight 👏 pic.twitter.com/tMXidgeA0P — Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 4, 2024 “He plays in a very good team that provides him with good opportunities and then he is able to do special things. “And what makes him for me even more special is that in the first hour or before we scored to make it 1-1, you thought, ‘He’s not playing his best game today’, and to then come up with a half-hour or 45 minutes – I don’t know how long it was – afterwards with an assist, two goals, having a shot on the bar, being a constant threat, that is something not many players can do if they’ve played the first hour like he did. “That is also what makes him special. If you just look at the goals, his finish is so clinical. He’s a special player, but that’s what we all know.” Salah did indeed endure a quiet opening 45 minutes by his standards and it was the Magpies who went in at the break a goal to the good after Alexander Isak’s stunning 35th-minute finish. Slot said: “The shot from Isak, I don’t even know if Caoimh (keeper Caoimhin Kelleher) saw that ball, as hard as it was.” Salah set up Curtis Jones to level five minutes into the second half and after Anthony Gordon has restored the hosts’ lead, levelled himself from substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 68th-minute cross. He looked to have won it with a fine turn and finish – his ninth goal in seven league games – seven minutes from time, only for Schar to pounce from a tight angle in the 90th minute. Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe was delighted with the way his team took the game to the Reds four days after their disappointing 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. Howe, who admitted his surprise that VAR official Stuart Attwell had not taken a dimmer view of a Virgil van Dijk shoulder barge on Gordon, said: “It’s mixed emotions. “Part of me feels we should have won it – a big part of me – but part of me is pleased we didn’t lose either because it was such a late goal for us. “Generally, I’m just pleased with the performance. There was much more attacking output, a much better feel about the team. “There was much better energy, and it was a really good performance against, for me, the best team we’ve played so far this season in the Premier League, so it was a big jump forward for us.”