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Nation: Getting Together in Yazoo

SQUATTING tiredly on the banks of the river from which it takes its name, Yazoo City is an arche typical Mississippi community. Dependent on the cotton crop, it is, like the rest of the state, a land of hill and Delta where traditions are respected and segregation is not just an institution but a way

Obasanjo alleges return of fuel subsidy amid rising inflation

In a surprising turn of events, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that the fuel subsidy, removed by the Federal Government in 2023, has been reintroduced due to rampant inflation. This comes after President Bola Tinubu's firm declaration during his May 29, 2023, inaugural address that the subsidy was abolished.

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Picturing the American Drought, George Steinmetz

August 11, 2011 4:00 AM EDT As Bryan Walsh writes this week, drought is one of the most insidious types of natural disaster, but no less devastating. The recent record-setting period of dry weather in the American South has caused billions of dollars of damage, ruined crops, and altered entire ecosystems, and it may get

Pink Floyd Quietly Releases 18 Dark Side of the Moon Era Concerts Onto Streaming Service

As the rock era has moved into old age, a phenomenon has emerged known as the copyright dump, where, due to a still vaguely defined European Union law, artists must release recordings before those recordings become 50 years old, or lose the rights to them.