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  A stronger-than-expected Democratic showing in the U.S. midterms has taken pressure off President Biden as his party looks to the 2024 presidential race. Republican antipathy toward Donald Trump, who intends to run for president again, has also quieted Democrats’ anxiety over Biden’s poor approval ratings. Now, as the president mulls whether to seek a second term, interviews with more than two dozen Democratic elected officials and strategists suggest that, whatever misgivings some Democrats may harbor about another Biden candidacy, his party is more inclined for now to defer to him than to try to force a frontal clash with a sitting president. Younger Democratic operatives have begun considering what a Biden re-election campaign might look like. Lawmakers have lauded the president for the party’s history-defying midterm performance, crediting him with the major legislative accomplishments they were able to run on and with pressing a message that cast Republican candidates as ext...

  Swelling protests against pandemic restrictions in China are injecting uncertainty and instability into the global economy as nations struggle to manage the effects of the energy crisis, inflation and the war in Ukraine. Analysts warn that more unrest could further disrupt the global supply chain and might even push companies in the U.S. and Europe to disengage from China. Anger at China’s restrictive “zero Covid” policies turned to widespread protest after an apartment fire last week killed 10 people; many questioned whether a tight lockdown had prevented their escape.  It is unclear whether the demonstrations will be quickly snuffed out or erupt into broader resistance to the iron rule of China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, but so far the most significant economic damage stems from major lockdowns. Concerns about the economic impact of the unrest appeared to be partly responsible for a decline in world markets yesterday. The S&P 500 index closed 1.5 percent lower, while th...

  Brazil beat Switzerland 1.0 to qualify for the round of sixteen after winning their opening matches of the group. Brazilians had to fight for the win with Switzerland proving to be hard to break.  However, introduction of Real Madrid star Rodrygo  changed everything as the striker was all powerful upfront. Rodrygo chose to perform a tradition that left social media users in surprise, The forward decided to touch Ronaldo's legs for special powers going to the knockout stages of the tournament. The team will face Cameroon before the knockout stages.

   No fewer than 5.4 million of Twitter druggies' records including particular phone figures and dispatch addresses, are available on the dark web as part of a massive data dump.  The data dump was linked by the author of cyber security mindfulness company Habitu8, Chad Loder, who participated the news in a post on his Twitter handle on November 23 and had his account suspended shortly after posting the information.     Loder stated that the attack affects Twitter druggies in the European Union and the United States, and that he verified that the traduced data is correct and passed no earlier than 2021.  The junking of his tweet and suspense of his account has fueled enterprise that Twitter is trying to hide the data breach. 

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      The members of the Osun Online Media Practitioners Association( OOMPA), has complimented Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke on his inauguration as the sixth administrative governor of the state.     We prompt the Governor to sustain smooth media relationship with media practitioners, other state workforce and labour unions to achieve the administration’s set- pretensions.  We also compliment the Chief Press Secretary, Rasheed Olawale, all other nominees as we wish you each well.     We wish to reiterate our readiness to be partner in the development of Osun at all times. 

Protests against harsh COVID restrictions have spread across China, including Beijing, with some protesters calling for President Xi Jinping to resign. Citizens on Sunday took to the streets and university campuses, venting their anger and frustrations on local officials and the Communist Party. There was heavy police presence in some areas where huge crowds gathered in Shanghai, after protesters at one of the locations on Saturday called for President Xi Jinping to step down, a level of national dissent unheard of since he took power a decade ago.