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تأمين صحي للسفر 2024

تأمين صحي للسفر، يعد التأمين الصحي للسفر أمرًا ضروريًا في التخطيط لأي رحلة، لأنه يضمن الحماية والراحة للمسافرين أثناء سفرهم. كما يتيح تغطية النفقات الطبية وحالات الطوارئ الصحية التي قد...

ظهرت المقالة تأمين صحي للسفر 2024 أولاً على سعودي 24.

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استقبل تردد قناة كراميش الجديد 2024 على النايل سات والأقمار الأخري

تردد قناة كراميش الجديد، يعد التردد الجديد لقناة كراميش من أبرز القنوات الفضائية المخصصة للأطفال في الوطن العربي. ويجمع بين أغاني الكارتون والتعاليم والقيم الاجتماعية وتنمية المهارات العقلية لدى الأطفال....

ظهرت المقالة استقبل تردد قناة كراميش الجديد 2024 على النايل سات والأقمار الأخري أولاً على سعودي 24.

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Simon Cowell postpones auditions for ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in the wake of Liam Payne’s death

Simon Cowell postponed “Britain’s Got Talent” auditions following Liam Payne’s sudden death. The former “X Factor” judge reportedly called off the tryouts last minute after hearing the tragic news. Watch the full video to learn more about Simon taking a step back from his work due to his protégé’s passing. 

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Our love of fish and chips goes back almost a million years, new study reveals

OUR love of fish and chips goes back almost a million years, a study reveals.

Neanderthals and cavemen had the same gene that makes us crave carbs such as spuds, experts say.

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The research found our Fred Flintstone-like ancestors could guzzle loads of starchy grub more efficiently, helping ensure their survival
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Our love of fish and chips goes back almost a million years, a study reveals

Called AMY1, it speeds up sugar digestion thanks to an enzyme called amylase in the saliva.

It meant our Fred Flintstone-like ancestors could guzzle loads of starchy grub more efficiently, helping ensure their survival.

It also explains why modern Brits love starch-heavy foods, with fish and chips ranked as our favourite meal.

Study author Dr Omer Gokcumen, from New York’s University of Buffalo, said: “The more amylase genes you have, the more starch you can digest.

“This allowed humans to adapt to shifting diets as starch consumption rose ­dramatically with new technologies and lifestyles.”

A study of ancient human remains found the AMY1 gene started around 800,000 years ago in Neanderthals.

It grew among hunter-gatherers who ate wild potatoes.

Modern humans flourished by developing further copies of the genes with a varied diet.

Dr Gokcumen said: “People with higher AMY1 copy numbers were likely digesting starch more efficiently and having more children.

“Their lineages ultimately fared better over a long ­evolutionary timeframe.”

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Dramatic vid shows Hamas boss Yahya Sinwar’s final moments before injured terrorist who masterminded Oct 7 is KILLED

THIS is the astonishing moment Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was captured on camera by the Israeli army before they assassinated him.

The terror kingpin was killed in an airstrike on Gaza yesterday after a year-long hunt, with officials confirming his identity after DNA testing on a body recovered at the site.

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A person that the IDF says is Yahya Sinwar – moments before he was killed in Gaza[/caption]
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The dust-covered figure sits hunched over on a chair in a building damaged by an airstrike[/caption]
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Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in the airstrike on Wednesday
Pictures show Israeli troops gathered around the body believed to be Sinwar
Pictures show Israeli troops gathered around the body believed to be Sinwar

Gruesome images shared online beforehand appeared to show his corpse with a huge head and leg wound buried in rubble at the strike area.

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed they had identified a terrorist in the building but did not know it was him until after the hit.

Footage later released by the army – which appears to have been filmed on a drone – shows a hunched over Sinwar inside the destroyed building.

Apparently covered from head to toe in a thick layer of dust, hunched over in a chair, the 62-year-old terrorist mastermind lives out his final moments.

The video seems to show him trying to lift something and failing, with the side of the house caved in and the rooms covered in rubble.

His right arm appears to be leaning on the arm of the chair, bloodied and possibly without a hand.

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said: “We fired on the building and went in to search.

“We found him with a flak jacket and a gun and NIS 40,000.

“He was fleeing from house to house, we identified him as a terrorist, we closed in professionally and eliminated him.”

Hagari said Sinwar was likely moving around in tunnels around southern Gaza for some time before he died.

The terrorist was likely trying “to escape to the north, to safer areas”, when the army closed in.

After initial speculation over his death foreign minister Israel Katz said on Thursday evening: “Mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and atrocities of 7 October, was killed today by IDF soldiers.”

Katz dubbed Sinwar’s death a “great military and moral achievement for Israel”.

He also said it could mean fresh hope for hostages still being kept in Gaza and a possible “new reality” in the ravaged Strip.

“The elimination of Sinwar creates an opportunity for the immediate release of the hostages and a potential change that could lead to a new reality in Gaza – without Hamas and without Iranian control,” Katz said.

Speaking about Sinwar’s death, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said “evil has been delivered a blow but our task is not complete”.

Netanyahu and top army officials have repeatedly vowed to take out Sinwar since October 7 last year.

The Hamas terror attack on Israeli soil killed over 1,000 people and saw some 250 more kidnapped into Gaza.

It sparked a horrific war in which more than 42,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes – according to the UN and other international human rights groups.

Israel recently launched a ground operation in Lebanon too, where Hamas ally Hezbollah is based, with Lebanese officials reporting the number of people killed as more than 2,300.

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The IDF circled Sinwar in the footage taken moments before he died
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Footage showed the bombed-out building in Rafah
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks about Sinwar's assassination
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks about Sinwar’s assassination
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar holding up a child wielding a gun
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar holding up a child wielding a gun

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Mystery sale of Serena Williams’ crumbling childhood home is likely a ‘fix & flip’ to put it back on market, expert says

THE loan used for the mystery sale of tennis ace Serena Williams’ childhood home could suggest the house is being flipped to sell again, an expert has said.

The star’s father, known as “King Richard,” and his wifeLakeisa Williams, fought for years over the house in West Palm Beach, Florida, before it was sold earlier this year.

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King Richard no longer lives in the home where the Williams sisters grew up[/caption]
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The home has been lying empty for years[/caption]

The couple was in a years-long legal battle after ex-stripper Lakeisha, 45, allegedly tried to steal the home from Richard through forgery.

Amazingly, the legendary tennis coach, 82, and his much younger spouse are still together in another Florida home after she admitted in court documents to faking his signature on the title deeds.

Lakeisha then allegedly transferred the home into her name and took out a risky $279,000 loan with “hard lender” David Simon, which she didn’t pay back. 

After reconciling and calling off their divorce earlier this year, they ended up selling the home to a man linked to Lakesiha as they wanted to “keep it in the family.”

In a seven-year court battle to retrieve Simon’s cash, Lakeisha managed to avoid foreclosure on the property at the very last minute – selling it for $1.2 million to an associate of hers. 

The new owner, Darrious Christian, who purchased it through a newly set-up business, Hardy Firm LLC, has a debt-strewn past and took out an unusual $600,000 two-year home loan with a mystery individual named Joshua Perdomo, The U.S. Sun revealed.

Christian lived at the same address as Lakeisha and a woman believed to be her aunt. 

To add to the confusion, Richard’s son Chavoita Lesane exclusively revealed to The U.S. Sun at the time of the sale that Lakeisha had saved the house from being sold.

He said: “I won’t lie, the house itself, a lot of work needs doing on that place.

“But they’re definitely not selling it. He wants to keep it. I already know that. My dad loves the house. It’s very sentimental to him.”

Chavoita also now insists that nothing is happening with the home when asked by The U.S. Sun about the loan.

Lindsay Fanali, Strategic Real Estate Advisor at Real Estate Bees, has studied the situation and says the type of loan that Christian took out with Perdomo is common for renovations.

He added it is predominantly used for quickly fixing up a home and selling it within “a few months.”

He claims this could pave the way for Richard and Lakeisha to buy it back.

She reportedly made a near $500,000 profit on the sale and would have ample money to put down a deposit. 

“It is common for investors to borrow money from an individual instead of a bank,” Fanali told The U.S. Sun

“Although it is a risky option, real estate investors prefer to seek out wealthy individuals to fund their deals and this could be for several reasons, including to fund a certain loan type like the one in this case. 

“The loan type is common to fix up a property and make renovations,” Fanali added.

“The loan that the buyer took out for the property was originated by an individual and the loan type was an open-ended mortgage.

“This is a loan that is made to fund any repairs or renovations done by the owner and will be paid back within two years.”

Richard and Lakeisha's Divorce Timeline

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Richard Williams has been keen to finalize his divorce from Lakeisha Graham for years but their case has dragged out amid a fight over their marital home.

The couple married in 2010 when Lakeisha was 32 and Richard was 69.

Williams is a hands-on father to their young son, Dylan, known as Junior, and has tried to maintain a good relationship with his ex despite the court case.

May 2017

  • Richard filed for divorce from Lakeisha after seven years of marriage. He claimed in his initial petition that she had forged his name on a deed transfer for their home and stole his Social Security checks.

March 2020

  • Court documents revealed excerpts from Lakeisha’s testimony, in which she admits to forging her ex’s signature and also selling his 1999 Bluebird Wanderlodge Motor Coach, worth $45,000. But she claimed she did so as he had left her and their son to starve, which his legal team denied.

February 2022

  • Lakeisha told a judge that her stepdaughter Serena wanted to lock her out of the family home. She claimed a letter from the tennis star’s lawyers “threatened to change the locks” if she did not vacate the property. Her legal team at the time did not respond to requests for comment.

June 2022

  • Richard filed a $1 million lawsuit against Lakeisha, despite her claiming in court documents they had reconciled and had been sleeping together again, which he later denied.

July 2022

  • Their home was valued at $1.45 million and was due to be auctioned off, but Lakeisha filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy and stalled the sale. The bankruptcy case was dismissed on July 5 but she filed to have it reinstated claiming she had found money for a repayment plan. She was in hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt after taking out a huge loan from a hard lender and not paying it back.

January 2023

  • The U.S. Sun sat down with Richard for a world-exclusive interview in which he accused ex-stripper Lakeisha of “taking everything” and blowing his cash. Asked how he feels about the split, he said, “I just want a divorce. It’s been six years, man. Just a bunch of junk, junk, junk. [I’m] so tired of that junk now.” But he didn’t seem to be getting any closer to finalizing it and his lawsuit was tossed out by a judge.

August 2023

  • It was revealed Lakeisha was struggling to keep up with her repayment plan as she battled to keep the house, where she was said to be living despite it needing extensive repair work.

April 2024

  • Richard missed a court date and deposition as he suffers from speech problems due to strokes, and didn’t want to be misunderstood. As a result, he had the case dismissed but planned to refile. Lakeisha tried for months to stave off the house being sold at auction by filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy three times, but each attempt failed.

July 2024

  • Richard’s son Chavoita confirms he is no longer pursuing a divorce and the pair are “happy” after reconciling. It comes days after she managed to somehow settle her $436,000 debt to save their former marital home from auction.

He claims this indicates an owner is “planning to fix the property up and sell it for a profit within the next few years, most likely in the next few months, and most commonly known as a fix-and-flip.” 

“I did not find much information on the individual Joshua Perdomo either,” he explained.

“But he is most likely a friend or previous business partner of the purchaser, maybe another investor or newer investor, that is part of the buyer’s network with enough cash to fund the deal. 

“These are likely both newer investors who have seen an opportunity and found a way to get the deal done together.”

The old home Richard once owned is considered empty and in terrible condition, although some of the roof has been fixed, according to his son.

Lakeisha admitted to forging Richard’s signature and had the property transferred to her before taking out a loan, according to court documents.

She could not pay back the loan, which almost saw the house auctioned off in a messy legal battle over the $436,000 she owed to Simon.

The house was saved from foreclosure at the last minute, buying it for $1.2 million just days before a court-ordered auction.

This meant that Lakeisha’s debt was paid off—and she is even believed to have made a nearly $500,000 profit from the sale.  

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Richard Williams and Lakeisha Graham, pictured in 2010, called off their divorced earlier this year[/caption]

Richard and Lakeisha's house timeline

The U.S. Sun

Richard Williams lost control of his marital home many years ago and was fighting his estranged wife Lakeisha in court until last month. Remarkably, the couple is now back together and the house has sold. Here’s a full rundown of the house drama.

May 2017

  • Richard claimed in his initial divorce petition in 2017 that Lekeisha had forged his name on a deed transfer for their home and stole his Social Security checks.

March 2020

  • Court documents revealed excerpts from Lakeisha’s testimony, in which she admits to forging her ex’s signature, but alleged she did so as he had left her and their son to starve, which his legal team denied at the time.

February 2022

  • Lakeisha told a judge that her stepdaughter Serena wanted to lock her out of the family home. She claimed a letter from the tennis star’s lawyers “threatened to change the locks” if she did not vacate the property. Her legal team at the time did not respond to requests for comment.

June 2022

  • Richard filed a $1 million lawsuit against Lakeisha, despite her claiming in court documents they had reconciled and had been sleeping together again, which he later denied. It was later thrown out.

July 2022

  • Their home was valued at $1.45 million and was due to be auctioned off, but Lakeisha filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy and stalled the sale. The bankruptcy case was dismissed on July 5 but she filed to have it reinstated claiming she had found money for a repayment plan. She was in hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt after taking out a huge loan from a hard lender and failing to pay it back.

August 2023

  • It was revealed Lakeisha was struggling to keep up with her repayment plan as she battled to keep the house, where she was said to be living despite it needing extensive repair work.

April 2024

  • Lakeisha tried for months to stave off the house being sold at auction by filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy three times, but each attempt failed.

July 2024

  • Richard’s son Chavoita confirms he is no longer pursuing a divorce and the pair are “happy” after reconciling. He insisted the house was safe and she had mysteriously managed to pay off her huge debts.

August 2024

  • Documents show the house sold for $1.2 million to a mystery company set up in June last year called Hardy Firm LLC. It is thought the owner has links to Lakeisha Williams and they have managed to keep the home in the family.

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Red Bull banned from using controversial device in major boost to Lando Norris’ F1 World Championship hopes

LANDO NORRIS believes he has been dealt a possible boost in his bid to beat Max Verstappen to world championship glory after Red Bull were ordered to make changes to their car.

Rival teams claimed Red Bull have gained an advantage by running a contentious device which allowed them to adjust the setup of the car between qualifying and the race – something which is not prohibited in the sport’s rules.

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This could hinder Max Verstappen on the track[/caption]
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The changes could boost Lando Norris title hopes[/caption]

A senior team representative at Red Bull said: “Yes it (the device) exists, although it is inaccessible once the car is fully assembled and ready to run.

“In the numerous correspondence we have with the FIA, this part came up and we have agreed a plan going forward.”

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s US Grand Prix, McLaren’s Norris was asked if the FIA’s move to intervene will hand the title advantage his way.

He replied: “If it has been helping them, and they have been utilising it in a way that people think they have, then maybe it will shift in our direction.

“But they wouldn’t have got several poles and wins because of such a device. I don’t think it will really change anything, but then when you look at the gaps in qualifying, and when the gap has been just hundredths of a second, then you might say this has helped.

“It is good that the FIA are doing such a thing. There is a difference between black and white stuff like this, and a difference between Formula One and pushing the boundaries and innovating.

“That is what we have done a very good job on, but been sure not to go any further than that.”

Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri said: “From what I heard, and I have been told, something like this is not pushing the boundaries, it is clearly breaking them.”

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Norris’ emphatic win at the last round in Singapore a month ago means he trails Verstappen by 52 points with 180 still to play for over the remaining six rounds.

Norris has taken 26 points out of Verstappen in the last four races.

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And there will be an additional eight points up for grabs in Austin with a sprint race on Saturday.

He said: “After Singapore I wanted to keep going.

“We were in a good rhythm, and we have been for quite a while, but everyone needs a break, including my team.

“It is nice to reboot and put our heads down again.

“I have been happy with how things have gone and I am confident if we keep our heads down and keep pushing we can do it, we can close the gap, but it is not going to be easy.

“I need more than me first, and Max to finish second, but I cannot change that.

“I need to focus on myself and leave the rest to everyone else.”

F1 reporter Isabelle Barker's prediction

I EXPECT Max Verstappen to go all guns blazing over the next six-rounds. I also think his experience and aggression could give him the edge.

It seems too little too late for Norris showing consistency, despite that dominant win in Singapore last time out.

You can’t help think what could have been had he sorted out his first-lap issues sooner.

Norris needs to prove he has the mental fortitude, because we all know he’s got the speed, the team and the fastest car.

Verstappen has endured an eight-race winless streak, but he has still managed to score points, with three second-places during that time.

So I think the Dutchman will lift his fourth world-title this season, by the skin of his teeth. 

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