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ISABEL BALDWIN AT PELICAN GOLF CLUB: 'She's just another girl. She's just like any other golfer,' a father assured his young daughter. But he was wrong. Kai Trump was not just any golfer.

Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a Substack post by economist/entrepreneur Skander Garroum: You know that feeling when you're waiting for the cable guy, and they said 'between 8am and 6pm, and you waste your entire day, and they never show up? Now imagine that, except the cable guy is 'electricity,' the day is '50 years,' and you're one of 600 million people. At some point, you stop waiting and figure it out yourself. What's happening across Sub-Saharan Africa right now is the most ambitious infrastructure project in human history, except it's not being built by governments or utilities or World Bank consortiums. It's being built by startups selling solar panels to farmers on payment plans. And it's working. Over 30 million solar products sold in 2024. 400,000 new solar installations every month across Africa. 50% market share captured by companies that didn't exist 15 years ago. Carbon credits subsidizing the cost. IoT chips in every device. 90%+ repayment rates on loans to people earning $2/day. And if you understand what's happening in Africa, you understand the template for how infrastructure will get built everywhere else for the next 50 years.

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The woman, Kelly, was reported missing from the Witcombe area, near Gloucester, on Friday afternoon and was last seen on Wednesday.

While his true identity is unknown, he operates under the names Shaxawan Jamal and Kardos Mateen. To others he is simply referred to as 'the accountant'.

It's a great place to live if you want to live in London without the huge price tag

NIK SIMON: Thirteen years of heartbreak later, it was England's evergreen No 10 who delivered a masterclass to earn England another famous victory over the mighty All Blacks.

Cruz Beckham took his little sister Harper to Winter Wonderland on Thursday night, even in the pouring rain.

'It becomes exhausting. You start to wonder if this is just how you will live from now on. There were times when I felt really low.'

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales cut his interview with German podcaster Tilo Jung short after a contentious exchange.

Former Strictly professional James Jordan , who appeared on the show between 2006 and 2013, has called for the show to have a full shake-up - including axing HALF of the pros.

LNER staff member Samir Zitouni had been in a critical condition since November 1, having suffered multiple injuries during a stabbing rampage in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

It is shocking, to a British patriot, to learn of some of the unquestioned atrocities which were committed by British troops in Palestine in the 1930s. But the drama itself omits some important things too.

One of the brightest stars of 80s television made a rare outing in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Ageless and striking, she reminded fans why rumors of a romance with Matthew Perry once flew.

'I believe Southend definitely deserves more credit'

The Duke and Duchess of Drama have stepped in it again. And my Montecito mole thinks she knows what really happened.

Women's football has never been more popular, and this generation of players are determined to make sure the surge in attention becomes lasting change.

Shona McGarty proved she's more than ready for anything the jungle might throw at her as she dunked her head into a gravy-filled bath in a bid to win silver stars.

Sarah Ferguson has been delivered another devastating blow after her children's book is axed amid Prince Andrew's controversy over his links with Jeffrey Epstein. 

Channel Islands-based carrier Blue Islands has ceased operations and grounded all planes.

Sydney Hardeman, the young woman whose stunned reaction to Beyoncé's 2018 Coachella performance went viral, has died by suicide at age 25.