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Claim: Jill Biden was a teenager working as the Biden family babysitter when she started dating then-Sen. Joe Biden. Rating: In August 2026, a long-standing rumor recirculated on social media, claiming that former U.S. first lady Jill Biden was a teenager working as a babysitter for former President Joe Biden’s children when they met. “Working class Joe. The only thing he worked over was the underage babysitter,” one X post (archived) read.  The post featured an image purportedly showing Jill and Joe Biden alongside text that read: This is Joe Biden at age 30 with his then 15 year old…

French four-time Olympic gold medallist Léon Marchand won the 200m butterfly final at the European championships in Paris on Saturday to claim his first continental title, while German teenager Johannes Liebmann smashed the 1,500m freestyle world record. Two years on from his exploits at the Paris Games, Marchand returned to form in the French capital as he put injury woes behind him to claim Euro gold in a world-leading time of 1 minute 51.72 seconds. The 24-year-old finished a huge 2.34sec ahead of Hungarian silver medallist Richard Marton, with Greece’s Apostolos Siskos rounding off the podium a further 0.04sec behind. “It…

The hardware comes in natural or black finishes, which is nice if you’re particular about matching your setup. The FKM rubber comes in four different colorways, including a limited-edition icy blue that glows in the dark. The glow effect is short-lived (roughly 10 to 20 minutes), and based on online feedback, more of a novelty than a standout feature.Best Silicone Apple Watch BandPhotograph: Boutayna ChokranePhotograph: Boutayna ChokraneMoft’s Snap Duo Watch Band is made from nontoxic, food-grade silicone, but you wouldn’t know it at a glance. The pebbled finish mimics leather, giving it a more elevated look, without the stiffness or…

Solana Research Institute, a Solana-aligned research group, used an Aug. 14 post to revive a July open letter by Angus Scott to the UK Financial Conduct Authority and other regulators. SRI reported roughly $18 billion in liquidations over 14 hours during the Oct. 10, 2025 crypto crash, including $3.21 billion in a single minute, and argued that opaque centralized venues failed while transparent on-chain finance kept functioning.The crash records point to a more specific conclusion. Public data made it possible to reconstruct a large auto-deleveraging event on Hyperliquid, as well as deficits and oracle delays at Aave. ESMA later said…

Gombe, Nigeria – On a weekday morning in Pantami District, Gombe, the streets fill with the familiar rush of motorcycles carrying students, workers and traders across the city. But increasingly, some pass almost silently – a subtle sign of a transport shift driven not by climate policy, but by Nigeria’s soaring fuel prices.One pedestrian did not realise a motorcycle was behind him until the rider sounded its horn. Unlike the petrol-powered bikes that dominate Nigerian roads, the electric motorcycle moved almost noiselessly and produced no exhaust fumes.Electric motorcycles are gradually appearing across Gombe as riders seek relief from rising fuel…

I told myself I wouldn’t buy an OhSnap accessory for my phone. Every one I’d tested was nice, but felt overpriced and slightly flawed. After I weighed in on the $40 Snap Grip 5 last year, I wound up sticking with my $25 Syncwire instead. But OhSnap’s $50 Snap Grip Stand finally got me. To have a truly useful vertical stand and grip always attached to my phone, ready at a moment’s notice? Heck yes.I started testing the Snap Grip Stand months ago, and soon discovered that I never took it off. So I bought my own.It’s thin — 3.7mm,…

In brief Hyperscale Data sold most of its Bitcoin holdings to support the expansion of its Michigan data center. The company sold about 685 Bitcoin for roughly $43 million. Hyperscale retained about 275 Bitcoin and plans to continue mining the cryptocurrency. Hyperscale Data has sold most of its Bitcoin holdings to help finance the expansion of its Michigan data center.In an announcement on Friday, the Las Vegas-based company, which trades on the NYSE American under the ticker GPUS, said it sold approximately 685 Bitcoin for about $43 million.Myriad: Bitcoin’s next move? Click to make your prediction.Hyperscale said it plans to…

Steve Smit, known in KwaZulu-Natal as the “Monkey Man,” spent three decades rescuing and rehabilitating vervet monkeys and other urban wildlife.Before becoming a full-time rescuer, he spent roughly 25 years in South Africa’s intelligence services and helped build the country’s early animal-rights movement.Through FALCON, Justice for Animals, and later Monkey Helpline, he challenged elephant culling, wildlife trade, vivisection, and other practices he believed sacrificed individual animals.Smit, who died on August 12 at 70, became known for an uncompromising defense of animals that many people regarded as common, troublesome, or expendable.See All Key Ideas In 2015 Steve Smit badly…

Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad in Cairo amid ongoing Gaza tensions.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Hamas political leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya is travelling to Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials, according to Hamas sources, ahead of a planned Middle East visit by US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner.In his first visit to the country since taking over Hamas’s leadership in late July, al-Hayya is expected to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad on Sunday morning, Hamas sources told the AFP and Anadolu news agencies.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listNext…

As if you needed more reason to love Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” beyond its pop perfection, it is also, according to lore, the genesis for Switched on Pop, one of the best music podcasts out there. Cohosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding obsessively dissect pop songs, from the theory behind their musical choices to their production techniques. If you’re a student of pop music, then this is a must-listen podcast.Sloan is a composer and professor of musicology at USC Thornton School of Music, where he researches pop, but also jazz and even Tin Pan Alley. Harding is a…