Artist Jung Yeon-doo (MMCA)The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has selected Jung Yeon-doo as the artist featured in its MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2023, in recognition of his art that hovers between reality and illusion and casts a critical look on various social issues.Jung has explored various artistic media, including photographs, performances and installations, creating art that provokes curiosity about the relationship between reality and illusion. His 'DMZ Theater' shown at MMCA in 2021 encompassed performances and photographs inspired by the Demilitarized Zone.

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Allogene Therapeutics ( NASDAQ:ALLO – Free Report ) had its price objective reduced by Truist Financial from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report released on Wednesday, FlyOnTheWall reports. Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. William Blair reaffirmed an outperform rating on shares of Allogene Therapeutics in a research note on Wednesday, March 22nd. HC Wainwright reiterated a buy rating and issued a $23.00 price objective on shares of Allogene Therapeutics in a report on Thursday, April 20th.

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A Gippsland man who pretended to be a registered builder has been convicted and ordered to pay more than $100,000 following a VBA investigation. Ashwin Datta was fined $55,000 plus fees and consumer compensation of $61,737 by the Latrobe Magistrates Court for building work at a home in Warragul, that had to be demolished. The VBA found he was not a registered builder, nor was his company a registered building company. The Court heard Mr Datta was hired by a couple to build an extension to their property in Warragul, which was riddled with defects and had to be pulled down.

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Peterson Financial Group Inc. lessened its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF ( NYSEARCA:IWM – Get Rating ) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,378 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 320 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 ETF comprises approximately 1.6% of Peterson Financial Group Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Peterson Financial Group Inc.

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Boston Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida watches his home run against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Blue-light glasses are said to reduce eye strain when using computers , improve your sleep and protect your eye health. You can buy them yourself or your optometrist can prescribe them. Laura Downie Associate Professor in Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne But do they work ? Or could they do you harm? We reviewed the evidence. Here's what we found. What are they? Blue-light glasses, blue light-filtering lenses or blue-blocking lenses are different terms used to describe lenses that reduce the amount of short-wavelength visible (blue) light reaching the eyes.

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A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: The Foreign Secretary congratulated Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Indonesia's ASEAN chairmanship, reiterating the UK's commitment to ASEAN centrality, stability and prosperity. They discussed next steps to take forward the Indonesia-UK Roadmap agreed in 2022 and strengthen the bilateral relationship. The Foreign Secretary warmly welcomed Indonesia's application to join the OECD. Both Foreign Ministers also discussed key issues such as the importance of working together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal targets.

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MANILA, Philippines — The missing vote of Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill raised questions as he had been a vocal dissenter of the proposal over the past few months. Pimentel on Thursday pointed out that the Senate shouldn't even be approving bills at an ungodly hour despite any evident rush to pass it. In the wee hours of Wednesday, the Senate passed the MIF bill on the second reading and immediately after, on the third and final reading.

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Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of 3M ( NYSE:MMM – Free Report ) by 3,439.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 393,484 shares of the conglomerate's stock after acquiring an additional 382,368 shares during the quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.'s holdings in 3M were worth $41,359,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Mdex ( MDX ) traded 0.1% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on July 8th. One Mdex token can now be bought for approximately $0.0650 or 0.00000215 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Mdex has a market capitalization of $61.79 million and $1.28 million worth of Mdex was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Mdex has traded 0.1% lower against the U.S. dollar. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 0.

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Akebia Therapeutics ( NASDAQ:AKBA – Get Free Report ) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by ($0.03), MarketWatch Earnings reports. Akebia Therapeutics had a negative net margin of 20.79% and a negative return on equity of 235.17%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. Akebia Therapeutics Price Performance AKBA opened at $1.

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A prolonged heat wave kept its grip on the U.S. South on Tuesday as dangerously high temperatures rising well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and oppressive humidity were on tap across a wide swath of the region through the holiday weekend. Meanwhile, in Chicago, children, the elderly and people with respiratory diseases were being cautioned to stay indoors for a wholly different reason: polluted air. Some 62 million Americans in central Arizona, across Texas and the Deep South and into Florida's panhandle were under excessive heat watches, warnings and advisories that were expected to last until the Fourth of July, the National Weather Service said.

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Maso Capital Partners Ltd reduced its holdings in shares of Slam Corp. ( NASDAQ:SLAM – Get Rating ) by 12.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 263,619 shares of the company's stock after selling 36,381 shares during the quarter. Slam accounts for about 1.0% of Maso Capital Partners Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Maso Capital Partners Ltd's holdings in Slam were worth $2,612,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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SoftBank Group Corp is on track for the best weekly gain since March 2020 as analysts and investors become more bullish on its potential as an artificial intelligence (AI) stock. The shares rose as much as 6% on Friday (June 2), and are poised for a jump of about 18% on the week. Jefferies provided the latest spark, upgrading SoftBank to buy from hold, saying it is a 'likely beneficiary' of the frenzy in recent stocks following Nvidia Corp's bullish sales forecast last month. Investor enthusiasm for all things AI in the wake of ChatGPT's launch late last year has driven huge gains in related stocks globally.

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Edgio, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGIO – Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,810,000 shares, a drop of 59.0% from the June 15th total of 4,410,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is […] The post Edgio, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGIO) Short Interest Down 59.0% in June first appeared on Daily Political .

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Boat pilot Paulo Monteiro da Cruz observes dead fish at Piranha Lake, which has been affected by the drought of the Solimoes River, in Manacapuru, state of Amazonas, Brazil, September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly MANACAPURU, Brazil — Some rivers winding through Brazil's vast Amazon rainforest have piled up with dead fish in recent days as a worsening drought has led water levels to fall, affecting local communities' access to food and drinking supplies. Over 110,000 people have already been affected, officials say, as the dead fish have rotted and contaminated the water supply.

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Police & Courts A MAN who contested the seat of Northern Victoria at the 2022 Victorian elections has been ordered to repay $10,000 in accumulated fines including for failing to vote. The Mildura Magistrates' Court heard Henk Wallenborn, who attracted just 0.03 per cent of first preference votes for the Freedom Party of Victoria, faced 55 days' imprisonment in default of his payment obligations.

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finance-China's real estate crisis S. Korea sees little impact from China's real estate crisis: minister SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Sunday the country expects "no direct impact" from China's real estate crisis on the Korean economy. Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho said in a TV program aired earlier in the day that "domestic financial institutions preemptively took a cautious stance against investments in the Chinese real estate market. They invested a very small amount of money in Chinese property developers.

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Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new stake in Wix.com Ltd. ( NASDAQ:WIX – Free Report ) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 11,911 shares of the information services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,189,000. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in WIX. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wix.

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