COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A new study from the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing found that barriers, including poverty, low health literacy, cultural beliefs, lack of infrastructure and political issues, all work together to hinder diabetes self-management for Haitian migrants working in sugar cane fields in the Dominican Republic. Rosalia Molina, a nurse who has taken previous medical missionary trips to the Dominican Republic to help impoverished individuals self-manage their diabetes, led the study as part of her doctoral studies at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing.

https://www.miragenews.com/haitian-migrants-battle-diabetes-on-dominican-1054564/

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Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in The Progressive Co. ( NYSE:PGR – Free Report ) by 4.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,613 shares of the insurance provider's stock after buying an additional 396 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC.'s holdings in Progressive were worth $1,232,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PGR.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/13/mather-group-llc-boosts-stock-holdings-in-the-progressive-co-nysepgr.html

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Stell While career self-management gives an artist the assurance of greater creative freedom, it's also a daunting pursuit that comes with new sets of challenges. But it was a risk the P-pop group was willing to take. After seven years with their previous management company, ShowBT Philippines, now operates under 1Z Entertainment, a new media company put up by the band's members (Josh, Pablo, Stell, Ken, Justin) themselves. 'It's stressful. And of course, we're nervous. It's another challenge for us because we're no longer just artists.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/509649/stell-on-sb19s-nerve-wracking-leap-to-self-manage-career-if-not-now-when

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Gala ( GALA ) traded down 2.2% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on March 4th. One Gala token can now be bought for approximately $0.0363 or 0.00000162 BTC on exchanges. Over the last seven days, Gala has traded down 10.9% against the dollar. Gala has a total market capitalization of $253.07 million and approximately $74.18 million worth of Gala was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/04/gala-gala-price-reaches-0-0363-on-exchanges.html

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In a landmark study published today (TBC) in Nature Cell Biology, Australian researchers, led by Professor Jose Polo from Monash University and the University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne's Professor Kanta Subbarao from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), have revealed how COVID-19 can infect the human placenta. Research has shown that COVID-19 infections during pregnancy may lead to adverse outcomes, but little is known about the mechanisms behind the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy.

https://www.miragenews.com/research-uncovers-covid-viruss-placental-1047771/

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MANILA, Philippines — A Grade 5 student in Antipolo City died on Monday, October 2, 2023, 11 days after his teacher allegedly pulled his hair and slapped him in school. Elena Minggoy said her 14-year-old son Francis Jay Gumikib was hurt by his teacher on September 20 after he reported about his noisy classmates. Minggoy claimed the teacher pulled her son's collar and hair and then slapped him just as the Grade 5 student returned to his seat. In an interview with Radyo360 on Tuesday, October 3, the mother recalled his son telling her: 'Mama, wala po akong kasalanan nagsumbong lang ako sa teacher (Mom, it's not my fault I just reported to the teacher).

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1840141/grade-5-pupil-dies-11-days-after-teacher-slapped-him-in-antipolo-city

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Gagauzia region Governor Evghenia Gutul's inauguration ceremony in ComratNewly elected head of Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia (ATUG) Evghenia Gutul (C) attends her official inuaguration ceremony in Comrat, Moldova, 19 July 2023. No official representative from Chisinau was present to the ceremony. There is ongoing investigation about defrauded elections in Gagauzia. EPA/DUMITRU DORU

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 16:02 | Others BREAKING NEWS: BOJ to examine pros and cons of yield cap program: Ueda ==Kyodo 1 hour ago | KYODO NEWS

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The graft charges filed by former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis 'Chavit' Singson against two former mayors of Narvacan town received a boost after the Sandiganbayan allowed one of the co-accused to become state witness. In a resolution on Aug. 18, the antigraft court's Second Division granted the prosecution's motion to discharge Constante Cabitac, then the president of the Federation of Farmers of Narvacan Ilocos Sur. Cabitac can provide 'direct evidence' against those responsible for the alleged misappropriation of P81 million intended for the federation, on top of the testimonies already given by 11 other witnesses, the prosecutors said.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1821514/coaccused-in-graft-case-vs-2-ilocos-sur-ex-mayors-allowed-to-turn-state-witness

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CWS Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Stryker Co. ( NYSE:SYK – Get Rating ) by 5.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 295,004 shares of the medical technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 15,572 shares during the quarter. Stryker accounts for approximately 31.0% of CWS Financial Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/18/stryker-co-nysesyk-shares-purchased-by-cws-financial-advisors-llc.html

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CAIRO (AP) — United Nations-commissioned experts on Monday called for forces of a powerful Libyan military commander to stop evicting residents and demolishing their homes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. The experts said in a statement that the Libyan National Army, commanded by Khalifa Hifter, has since March removed more than 20,000 residents from their homes 'at a very short notice.' They also said the destruction in the city center 'is spreading in an alarmed manner,' with residents expelled and forced to give up their property or their ownership documents.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3220974/un-experts-urge-forces-of-powerful-libyan-commander-to-stop-evicting-residents-demolishing-homes.html

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Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of Cummins Inc. ( NYSE:CMI – Get Rating ) by 17.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,833 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 876 shares during the quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC's holdings in Cummins were worth $1,413,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CMI.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/09/cummins-inc-nysecmi-shares-acquired-by-orion-portfolio-solutions-llc.html

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What is making 2023 likely the hottest year recorded Human-made climate change is supercharging natural weather phenomena to drive heatwaves roasting Asia, Europe and North America that could make 2023 the hottest year since records began, scientists say. Here experts explain how 2023 has got so hot, warning these record temperatures will get worse even if humanity sharply cuts its planet-warming gas emissions. - El Nino and more - After a record hot summer in 2022, this year the Pacific warming phenomenon known as El Nino has returned, heating up the oceans.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/what-is-making-2023-likely-the-hottest-year-recorded/news-story/1a209bdacf041c388e0c728bc3f35dae?nk=21bb388cf64749e99cb9b2096a681514-1689686234

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EAC ( EAC ) traded up 0.4% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on April 16th. EAC has a market cap of $4.99 million and $7,814.06 worth of EAC was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, EAC has traded 5.2% higher against the U.S. dollar. One EAC token can now be bought for about $0.0166 or 0.00000056 BTC on exchanges. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/16/eac-eac-one-day-trading-volume-reaches-7814-06.html

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WTA BNP Paribas Poland Open tennis tournamentKarolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in action during her women's singles round of 32 match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus at the WTA BNP Paribas Poland Open tennis tournament in Warsaw, Poland, 25 July 2023. EPA/Piotr Nowak POLAND OUT

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Indigenous Xikrin warriors return from a failed attempt to expel land squatters from the Trincheira Bacaja Indigenous Indigenous territory, in Brazilian Amazon, Para state, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2019. AP SAO PAULO — Brazil's government on Monday began removing thousands of non-Indigenous people from two native territories in a move that will affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The South American nation's intelligence agency ABIN said in a statement that the goal is to return the Apyterewa and Trincheira Bacaja lands in Para state to the original peoples.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1840152/brazil-starts-expelling-non-indigenous-people-from-amazon-territories

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MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa is proposing new laws, amendments and policy reforms based on the initial Senate investigation on the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. In a statement on Thursday, Dela Rosa, who heads the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee that conducted the inquiry, said the possible new laws and amendments to existing ones are: *An amendment to the Omnibus Election Code, particularly section 69 on nuisance candidates *An amendment to the Local Government Code to ensure that the authority to appoint police provincial directors must be with the Philippine National Police and not with the local government officials *An amendment to the Firearms Law *A'strong law'that would effectively prevent the organization of private armies.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1761744/fwd-dela-rosa-proposes-possible-legislation-policy-reforms-based-on-initial-degamo-probe

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Kinneret Advisory LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. ( NASDAQ:CSCO – Free Report ) by 5.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 149,510 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after selling 8,032 shares during the period. Cisco Systems makes up 1.0% of Kinneret Advisory LLC's holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Kinneret Advisory LLC's holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $7,816,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/14/kinneret-advisory-llc-sells-8032-shares-of-cisco-systems-inc-nasdaqcsco.html

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Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:VRDN – Free Report ) has received a consensus recommendation of 'Buy' from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $45.07. Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Viridian Therapeutics in a report on Monday, April 17th.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/09/viridian-therapeutics-inc-nasdaqvrdn-receives-consensus-rating-of-buy-from-brokerages.html

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US Capital Advisors upgraded shares of Equitrans Midstream ( NYSE:ETRN – Get Rating ) from a hold rating to an overweight rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, PriceTargets.com reports. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Equitrans Midstream's Q2 2023 earnings at $0.08 EPS and Q3 2023 earnings at $0.09 EPS. ETRN has been the subject of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised Equitrans Midstream from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating and boosted their price target for the company from $7.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/03/equitrans-midstream-nyseetrn-stock-rating-upgraded-by-us-capital-advisors.html

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