NEW YORK  – Oil  prices  settled  nearly  flat  in choppy trade on Monday as  Russia  relaxed its  fuel  ban  and investors eyed elevated interest rates that could curb demand. Brent crude futures settled 2 cents higher at $93.29 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled 35 cents lower at $89.68. Crude  prices  fell last week after a hawkish Federal Reserve rattled global financial markets and raised concerns that interest rates could stay higher for longer, crimping  oil  demand.

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In the first 14 months of this administration, law-enforcement agents seized a staggering 7.3 tons of illegal drugs (4.4 tons of shabu and 3 tons of dried marijuana leaves) valued at P30 billion.  Congressman Robert Ace Barbers made this revelation during Monday's hearing of his House Committee on Dangerous Drugs. 'This quantity alone could bankroll the political campaigns of drug lords', he said in his opening statement. This reminds us of the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's perspective on campaign financing.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/167023/massive-p30-b-haul-of-illicit-drugs-financing-winning-drug-lords-in-politics

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered new genetic markers to identify Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer with high accuracy. Studies are underway to determine if these genetic markers are in stool samples and, if so, how this could lead to a non-invasive screening option for patients with Lynch syndrome. Their research was published in Cancer Prevention Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

https://www.miragenews.com/mayo-clinic-study-identifies-new-gene-markers-1088663/

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Athletes from across the state are facing off in Gilbert. The next few days will decide who will be the next Arizona Cornhole Champion. FOX 10's Lauren Clark joins us in the middle of all the excitement.

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Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi closing at 2,552.16 points on Tuesday, up 0.34 percent, or 8.75 points, from the previous trading session. [YONHAP] Stocks finished higher for a second day on Tuesday as investors await key economic data releases in the United States and China later in the week. The won rose against the dollar. The benchmark Kospi rose 8.75 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 2,552.16. Trading volume was moderate at 434.48 million shares worth 8.

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Foster & Motley Inc. decreased its stake in Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. ( NASDAQ:WBA – Get Rating ) by 13.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 29,782 shares of the pharmacy operator's stock after selling 4,552 shares during the quarter. Foster & Motley Inc.'s holdings in Walgreens Boots Alliance were worth $1,113,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sage Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in Walgreens Boots Alliance during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/13/walgreens-boots-alliance-inc-nasdaqwba-shares-sold-by-foster-motley-inc.html

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Rochelle Kopp, a long-time Tokyo resident and a leader of a widening movement opposing a controversial redevelopment for a historic park, talks to reporters at the Education Ministry Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Kopp submitted a fresh petition Monday, urging the Education Ministry to intervene and have one of its agencies involved as a landowner to revise the plan so that it won't cause overdevelopment and save more trees.(AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

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Mass prayer for the victims of earthquake in Morocco and flooding in LibyaMuslims pray for the victims of the earthquake in Morocco and the flooding in Libya during a mass prayer at Istiqlal Mosque, in Jakarta, Indonesia, 15 September 2023. More than a thousand Muslims attended the mass prayers for the earthquake and flooding victims. EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO

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SEOUL  -South Korea's jobless rate climbed in July for a second month and hit the highest since January, with job growth its slowest in nearly 2-1/2 years. The unemployment rate rose to 2.8 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, from 2.6 percent in June, Statistics Korea data showed on Wednesday. Its reading of 2.5 percent in May was the lowest since the data series began in June 1999. The number of employed people increased by 211,000 in July from the year before, smaller than a rise of 333,000 in June and the smallest since February 2021.

https://business.inquirer.net/414895/south-korea-unemployment-rate-climbs-to-six-month-high

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A flower permanently hangs on an extract from Milan Kundera's theater piece "Jacques et son Maitre" in a restaurant near his home in Paris, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris. He was 94. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Grandfield & Dodd LLC increased its stake in Chubb Limited ( NYSE:CB – Get Rating ) by 0.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 149,645 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 640 shares during the quarter. Chubb makes up about 2.4% of Grandfield & Dodd LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Grandfield & Dodd LLC's holdings in Chubb were worth $33,012,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/29/chubb-limited-nysecb-stock-holdings-lifted-by-grandfield-dodd-llc.html

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First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( NYSE:HPE – Get Rating ) by 3.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,646,761 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 357,534 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP owned approximately 0.75% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise worth $115,567,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/03/first-trust-advisors-lp-has-115-57-million-position-in-hewlett-packard-enterprise-nysehpe.html

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Matt Boldy had NHL fans talking after he joined Matthew and Brady Tkachuk on stage to sing Aerosmith's "Dream On" at the American Century Championship.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-nhl-fans-react-tkachuk-brothers-matt-boldy-singing-dream-on-country-music-band-why-like-this

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A week after saying ' I do ' to businessman Michael Hearn, Dominique Cojuangco has finally shared some wedding photos with her husband on social media. Dominique — daughter of veteran actress Gretchen Barretto and businessman Tonybody Cojuangco — took to her personal Instagram page on Sunday, March 12 to give a glimpse of her closer look at her elegant wedding ballgown, which was created by Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab. The bride was dolled up by hair stylist Paul Nebres and makeup artist Jelly Eugenio.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/490231/look-dominique-cojuangco-is-a-glowing-bride-in-new-wedding-photos

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FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo LOS ANGELES — Cultural juggernaut Taylor Swift packed stadiums on her concert tour, made voting cool again by urging her fans to do their civic duty and had teenage girls tuning in to professional football games to see her cheer from the stands. In her next act, Swift is poised to lift another corner of the economy: a movie box office still trying to recover from the pandemic and Hollywood strikes.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/522043/theaters-look-to-taylor-swift-to-shake-off-box-office-strike-pain

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Guild of Guardians (GOG) traded down 7% against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on July 14th. One Guild of Guardians token can currently be bought for $0.0563 or 0.00000187 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Guild of Guardians has a market capitalization of $16.34 million and approximately $234,534.83 […] The post Guild of Guardians (GOG) Trading Up 7.3% This Week first appeared on Daily Political .

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Black Diamond Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. ( NASDAQ:GOOG – Free Report ) by 5.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,379 shares of the information services provider's stock after buying an additional 354 shares during the quarter. Black Diamond Financial LLC's holdings in Alphabet were worth $767,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/27/black-diamond-financial-llc-buys-354-shares-of-alphabet-inc-nasdaqgoog.html

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Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR – Free Report) by 19.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,470 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 5,234 shares during the quarter. Ameritas […] The post Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. Sells 5,234 Shares of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR) first appeared on Daily Political .

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An official from the National Palace Museum of Korea carefully opens the lid of the returned najeon chilgi box that dates back to the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) on Wednesday at the museum in central Seoul. Nanjeong chilgi is lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl. [YONHAP] A rare najeon chilgi box dating back to the renaissance of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) made a dramatic homecoming from Japan and was revealed to local media on Wednesday at the National Palace Museum of Korea in central Seoul.

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Why are Spain sending some of their best young stars -- like Pedri -- from Euro 2020 to the Olympics? It's all part of their long-term plan.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/spain-esp/story/4430024/spain-fell-short-at-euro-2020but-now-many-of-same-stars-have-eyes-on-olympic-gold

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