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React useInterval Hook: setInterval Without Stale Closures (2026)

Every React developer writes this component once, and it never does what they expect: function Counter () { const [ count , setCount ] = useState ( 0 ); useEffect (() => { const id = setInterval (()…

  • React useInterval hook introduced in 2019 to fix stale closures with setInterval.
  • Addresses timing inconsistencies by maintaining consistent timer values across renders.
  • Offers pause and resume controls for granular timer management.

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Methu labels Murkomen ‘CS for Goons and Coordination of National Terror’

Methu accused Murkomen of failing to curb what he described as a growing “goon culture” targeting opposition activities.

  • John Methu accuses Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen of coordinating national terror.
  • Police instructed to stay away during violent attack on opposition supporters in Nakuru.
  • Methu alleges attacks were funded by Nakuru West MP Samuel Arama and Governor Susan Kihika.

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Ukraine Strikes Industrial Facility in Samara Region

Local authorities acknowledged that a facility had been hit but did not publicly confirm details.

  • Ukraine strikes industrial facilities in Russia's Samara region.
  • Air defenses thwart significant attack, but infrastructure suffers damage.
  • Moscow Times faces risks for independent reporting in repressive environment.
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