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Stefon Diggs had his eyes on a cheerleader minutes after Cardi B announced the birth of their son … because he tossed her a football during his NFL game. Cardi took to social media Thursday to announce she had given birth to Stefon’s boy ……
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The White House is calling the recent trove of Epstein documents a “distraction” as both Democratic and Republican lawmakers call for the full release of the Epstein files. In Charlotte, North Carolina, city leaders and residents are scrambling after last-minute notice that Border Patrol agents could arrive within days. And economists warn the government shutdown left lasting scars on the U.S. economy, from lost wages to missing federal data that may never be recovered.
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By Edwin Mbewe
LILONGWE–(MaraviPost)-The Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has geared up with preparations for the 2025 African Netball tournament by naming a 20-member provisional squad.
The country will host the competition from 8-14 December at the Griffin Saenda Indoor Sports Complex in Lilongwe.
Head coach Peace Chawinga-Kalua has retained several experienced players while introducing promising new faces as part of the team’s rebuilding strategy.
Former Manchester Thunder and current Leeds Rhinos star Joyce Mvula leads the shooting department alongside Florence Jeke and Cynthia Khunga. They are joined by Stella Matelezi and Chimwemwe Dzanja.
In midcourt, Chawinga has called up veterans Takondwa Lwazi, Thandie Galeta and Bridget Kumwenda, along with newcomers Florence Gamuka, Idesi Zechariah and Meria Soko.
The defensive unit features Mphatso Kanyimbo, Shabel Bengo and Martha Dambo, complemented by Chifuniro Moses, Aisha Gama, Tendai Masamba and Grace Chimbiri.
NAM General Secretary Yamikani Khungwa-Kauma revealed the team is expected to begin camping on Sunday.
The Queens last hosted the African Netball tournament in 2013 in Blantyre, where they emerged victorious. Thirteen years later, they will be looking to replicate that feat on home soil.
Besides hosts Malawi, ten other nations will compete: Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Uganda, Lesotho, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania and Botswana.
Peace Chawinga-Kalua will lead the technical panel alongside assistant coach Madano Tepheteya.
Beatrice Mpinganjira serves as fitness trainer, while Trisser Mailosi is the team manager.
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….Swearing-in of 30 new councillors marks the beginning of a fresh five-year term
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Blantyre City Council is today set for a decisive election as it chooses a new Mayor at the Civic Centre.
Three Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ward councillors have thrown their hats into the ring, signalling an intense intra-party contest.
The contenders are Isaac Jomo Osman of Bangwe Ntopwa Ward, Eric Mofolo of Mapanga-Mzedi Ward, and Joseph Makwinja of Bangwe Namiyango Ward.
Each of the three councillors has publicly expressed confidence in their leadership capabilities and their desire to steer Blantyre City in a new direction.
The mayoral vote is taking place alongside the swearing-in and oath-taking ceremony for 30 newly elected Blantyre City councillors.
The ceremony marks the beginning of their five-year mandate to serve Malawi’s commercial capital and its residents.
The election of a new Mayor is expected to set the tone for how the council will manage critical issues such as road infrastructure, waste management, security, and service delivery.
Observers note that the race is likely to be tight, given that all three candidates are from the same political party and share similar political constituencies.
The emergence of internal competition is also seen as a test of unity and democratic maturity within the DPP’s local structures.
Residents of Blantyre are watching closely, hoping that the new leadership will bring fresh energy and solutions to the city’s long-standing governance challenges.
The results of today’s election will shape the council’s direction and determine the political atmosphere at the Civic Centre for years to come.
The Maravi Post will provide updates as the election concludes.
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….Judge grants injunction as lawyers challenge repeated arrests despite bail orders
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The High Court in Lilongwe has stopped police from re-arresting 10 suspects linked to recent political violence.
The court’s decision follows an application by the suspects’ lawyers seeking judicial review of the State’s conduct.
The legal team argued that the police had continued to re-arrest the suspects despite bail orders issued by various magistrates’ courts.
They asked the High Court to grant permission for judicial review, to bar police from further arrests, and to suspend all criminal cases already filed.
Judge Howard Pemba granted the suspects leave to commence judicial review proceedings.
He also issued an injunction restraining the police from carrying out any further arrests.
In his ruling, Judge Pemba stated: “If there is any additional criminal charges against the applicants, let them be prosecuted without any further arrests.”
However, the judge declined the request to stay the ongoing criminal cases currently before the lower courts.
Lawyer George Kadzipatike confirmed that the injunction had been granted and that the police had already been served with the order.
Kadzipatike described the development as a critical test of institutional respect for the rule of law.
He stressed that any continued detention of his clients beyond today would signal a serious governance problem.
He said: “If our clients continue to be in custody beyond today, the nation should know that we now have a big problem in terms of rule of law.”
The case is expected to attract significant public attention as judicial review proceedings begin.
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Food influencer Michael Duarte’s wife is speaking out for the first time since his shocking death … sharing an emotional tribute while pushing back on what she calls damaging misinformation. Michael’s wife, Jess released a statement to TMZ ……
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Christian influencer Allie Beth Stuckey clapped back at Candace Owens’ claims that she doesn’t care about who murdered Charlie Kirk — and that the right-wing activist’s murder was an “inside job.”
Stuckey — who has been identified by the Wall Street Journal as a possible successor for Kirk to helm his non-profit, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) — addressed Owens’ recent claim that she was not “worried” about bringing Kirk’s killer to justice. (Kirk was shot and killed on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. He Was 31. Two days later, Tyler Robinson was identified as the shooter and taken into police custody.)
“I wasn’t going to respond to Candace publicly, but I was genuinely hurt by her accusation that I don’t care about who killed Charlie because I expressed concern for the lives of people who have been implicated in her series on CK’s murder,” Stuckey, 33, wrote via X on Wednesday, November 12, alongside a video from her “Relatable” podcast.
Stuckey fired back at Owens, 36, writing, “That couldn’t be further from the truth. Charlie was my friend. He encouraged me, prayed for me, championed me and gave me advice when I needed it. We linked arms for the gospel, and I miss that so much. I very much care about justice for him.”
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She continued: “But you know who cares about justice for Charlie far more than any of us? His family. His friends and colleagues who were with him every day.”
Stuckey said that she “trusts” that Kirk’s inner circle are “asking the right questions to the right people in the right way” while looking into Kirk’s assassination.
She said she has hope they are “doing so in a manner that doesn’t stir up suspicion against innocent people. In a way that doesn’t hinder the actual investigation into who was involved in Charlie’s murder.”
Stuckey noted, “I want to see due process play out uninhibited,” seemingly slamming Owens’ choice to allegedly point the finger at people without thinking about the consequences.
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“And, yes, I do feel deeply for those who have been unfairly maligned by implications of guilt. That’s really scary, serious, and wrong,” Stuckey continued. “Most of all, I care about how Christians seek truth.”
She claimed that “Just asking questions,” which is what she said Owens has been doing on her YouTube series investigating the circumstances surrounding Kirk’s death “isn’t a justification for slander.”
“The God who created us and weighs our words has a lot to say about how we speak and what we seek,” Stuckey added.
Stuckey further detailed her issue with Owens alleging on her YouTube series that she wasn’t “worried” about Kirk, by claiming they don’t have the same resources.
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“I can’t compete with secret sources. Candace has referenced unnamed sources that she has in the government and within Turning Point,” Stuckey alleged. “I do not have secret sources. … Charlie has not come to me in a dream.”
Owens previously wrote via X on October 19 that she thinks “Charlie was betrayed. By everyone.” She also claimed that his murder was “an inside job.”
“I think it’s really serious when we bring these things to the table,” Stuckey said on her podcast about Owens’ allegedly throwing stones at people she doesn’t think are involved in an alleged cover-up. “I would want people to stick up for me.”
She added, “I just don’t think this is right, catching people up like this.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Owens for comment.
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Just as quickly as Maxton Hall brought James and Ruby back together, the show is threatening to break them apart following that cheating story line.
During the Thursday, November 13, episode of the hit Prime Video show, James (Damian Hardung) visited Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten) at her home, which paved the way for a reconciliation after James’ infidelity. They initially decided to keep their relationship a secret until a party where they chose to finally go public.
James even surprised Ruby with a very romantic date that led to a heated makeout session. He then invited Ruby back to his home because he assumed his dad — who didn’t approve of her — wasn’t there. But bad weather led to James’ father canceling his traveling plans and returning home, leaving the episode on a cliffhanger.
The chances of James’ dad interfering in his relationship with Ruby is quite high after the first three episodes this season threw multiple obstacles their way. The season 2 premiere, which aired earlier this month, saw James struggling with his mother’s sudden death and cheating on Ruby in front of her.
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Based on the second part of Mona Kasten‘s Save You novel, season 2 of Maxton Hall picks up after James and Ruby’s “passionate night together in Oxford and her greatest life goal within reach, everything seems to be going perfectly for Ruby.”
Things take a turn, however, when “a stroke of fate in James’ family changes everything and James himself, of all people, brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality. Ruby is devastated. She has never had such strong feelings for anyone as she does for James — and never before has anyone hurt her so deeply.”
The logline continues: “She wants her old life back, where no one at Maxton Hall knew her yet and she wasn’t part of the elitist world of her classmates. But she can’t forget James — especially since he’s doing everything he can to win her back.”
Before they returned to film season 2, Herbig-Matten, 22, and Hardung, 27, discussed what they would like to see for their characters.
“[I would like Ruby] to stay true to herself and to set boundaries. She’s already doing this, but to keep doing this. And not changing for him,” Herbig-Matten exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2024. “And I would like to focus on female friendships. That is really important too. And don’t let a man destroy your life.”
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The actress told Us she learned some important lessons from filming the first season that she planned to take with her into season 2.
“What I’ve learned from Damian is he worked out a lot after shooting. That’s what I learned from him. And I think there’s really to get out of your head and to just process the day,” she added. “I’ve learned that from him and that has really worked for me.”
Hardung, meanwhile, wanted to see James work on himself more.
“I’ve been saying this a lot. I truly wish for him that he and his family ideally go to family therapy and figure out what’s been going on,” he told Us. “They could have better communication of their wants and their needs together and kind of figure out how they can fulfill that. And they can learn how to go forward and not make life so hard for each other.”
Maxton Hall airs on Prime Video Thursdays.
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One trail runner just wrapped the wildest marathon of his life … and the finish line came courtesy of Donald Trump, who swooped in with a surprise presidential pardon after a record Grand Teton trail run somehow morphed into a federal fiasco.…
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By Zakeyu Mamba
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Residents of Area 38 in Lilongwe, particularly those living in Katondo and Msambachikho, are expressing growing frustration over a water shortage that has lasted for more than a month.
The shortage has severely affected their daily routines and is creating serious hygiene and sanitation challenges in their homes.
Many households say they are struggling to carry out basic activities such as bathing, washing dishes, and cleaning, as water has not been available for weeks.
Ellen Banda, one of the residents affected, said: “We have gone for an entire month without seeing even a drop of water.
“It has become extremely difficult to maintain hygiene and carry out simple household chores. We are really struggling and feeling the impact on our health and wellbeing.”
Another resident, Smart Mbewe, expressed disbelief that the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) continues to send high water bills despite the prolonged water outage.
“We do not understand why we are being charged such high amounts when no water is coming through our taps. It is very frustrating,” he said.
When approached for comment, LWB spokesperson Kondwani Kintu explained that the organization is still investigating the cause of the disruption and needs time to provide a detailed and accurate response.
He assured that the board is aware of the residents’ concerns and is working to find a solution.
Meanwhile, residents continue to urge both the government and the Lilongwe Water Board to take immediate action to restore water supply to the affected areas.
They emphasize that timely intervention is critical to prevent further health risks and to ensure that normal life can resume.
The community remains hopeful that the issue will be resolved soon, as prolonged water shortages are not only inconvenient but can also have long-term impacts on hygiene, health, and daily living.
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