(3rd LD) N Korea-missile launch(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea ahead of Kim-Putin summit(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in an apparent show of force ahead of its leader Kim Jong-un's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from an area in or around Sunan in Pyongyang between about 11:43 a.

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By Andy May The argument about the proper way to estimate error in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) ERA5 weather reanalysis dataset between Nicola Scafetta and Gavin Schmidt has finally been published by Geophysical Research Letters . Schmidt, Jones, and Kennedy's comment is here (Schmidt, Jones, & Kennedy, 2023), and Scafetta's response is here (Scafetta N., 2023a). I first wrote about this dispute earlier in the year here . Nothing much has changed in the final versions.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/09/23/more-on-the-statistical-dispute-between-scafetta-and-schmidt/

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Gen Z kids are digital natives but can they actually be business-savvy? For the Oreta family, entrepreneurship lessons started when mom Maiki and her daughters Brielle, now 17, and Ava, 13, cofounded Kiddo-preneur in 2011. It is 'a socially oriented organization that aims to promote business and entrepreneurship among the Filipino youth' and provides early training and support to kids who are interested in building a business. Before the pandemic, Kiddo-preneur was highlighted by selling events held in the summer and Christmas season, featuring booths conceptualized by kids aged 5 to 17.

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Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a slate of legislation Wednesday targeting the LGBTQ community, including restrictions on transgender health care, content on LGBTQ identities in schools, transgender bathroom use and drag performances in the state. The news comes on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, May 17. What the new laws say Florida state bill DB 254 will restrict gender-affirming healthcare for transgender people under the age of 18, allowing the state to take temporary custody over any child who receives such treatment.

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COTABATO CITY—The governors of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have raised anew their bid to postpone the holding of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in the region during Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Maimbung, Sulu, over the weekend. Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan, who hosted the meeting on Saturday, presented the position paper earlier signed by the BARMM governors calling for the deferment of barangay and SK elections set this October until after the former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have fully given up their firearms under the peace accord's decommissioning process.

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Trees surround Crawford Lake in Milton, Ontario., on Monday, July 10, 2023. A team of scientists is recommending the start of a new geological epoch defined by how humans have impacted the Earth should be marked at the pristine Crawford Lake outside Toronto in Canada. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP) From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.

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In connected car news are LG, CCC, BlackBerrry, CerebrumX & Applied Information. The Car Connectivity Consortium® (CCC) announced  that major players in the automotive and global smart device industries came together to advance CCC Digital Key, delivering a secure, effortless, and universal way for vehicle access. The event, CCC End-to-End Interoperability PlugFest #3, was hosted by Google, in San Jose, CA, on March 27-31, 2023 and is a milestone in the consortium's advancement of the CCC Digital Key certification.

https://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2023/04/connected-car-news-lg-ccc-blackberrry-cerebrumx-applied-information/

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Haitians take to the streets to protest against insecurityProtesters set up a burning barricade during a demonstration to demand security against gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 07 August 2023. Hundreds of Haitians took to the streets of Port-au-Prince to protest against the insecurity situation created by the action of armed gangs that forces thousands of people to become internal refugees and to criticize the authorities for their inaction. Throughout the route demonstrators threw stones at certain institutions and erected barricades made of burning tires, while shouting slogans hostile to the government.

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Machine learning model provides quick method for determining the composition of solid chemical mixtures using only photographs of the sample. Artistic depiction of machine learning analysis of chemical mixture ratios. (Image: Yasuhide Inokuma) Have you ever accidentally ruined a recipe in the kitchen by adding salt instead of sugar? Due to their similar appearance, it's an easy mistake to make. Similarly, checking with the naked eye is also used in chemistry labs to provide quick, initial assessments of reactions; however, just like in the kitchen, the human eye has its limitations and can be unreliable.

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Alex Smalley will hit the course at TPC San Antonio (Oaks) in San Antonio, Texas for the 2023 Valero Texas Open from March 30 - April 2, aiming to conquer the par-72, 7,438-yard course with $8,900,000.00 in prize money on the table. Looking to wager on Smalley at the Valero Texas Open this week? Read on for the betting trends you need before you make your picks. Put together your best lineup of golfers and you could win cash prizes! Sign up for FanDuel Fantasy using our link for the best first-time player offer.

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Charlotte Hornets' Kai Jones, left, and San Antonio Spurs' Julian Champagnie scramble for the ball during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game Friday, July 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Platinum Investment Management Ltd. lessened its stake in Omega Therapeutics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:OMGA – Get Rating ) by 9.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 631,079 shares of the company's stock after selling 63,352 shares during the period. Platinum Investment Management Ltd. owned 1.31% of Omega Therapeutics worth $3,420,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business.

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Wizit-capital increaseWizit to raise 5 bln won via stock offering SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Wizit Co.on Tuesday announced that it will sell stock to raise 5 billion won (US$3.7 million). The proceeds from the stock sale will be used mainly to finance its operations. According to a regulatory filing, the company will issue some 8.69 million common shares at a price of 575 won per share. The stock will be sold to the investors that the firm designated.(END)

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Alexander Noren is part of the field from March 30 - April 2 in the 2023 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio (Oaks) in San Antonio, Texas, taking on a par-72, 7,438-yard course. Looking to place a wager on Noren at the Valero Texas Open this week? Read on for all the stats and odds you need to know before you make your picks. Put together your best lineup of golfers and you could win cash prizes! Sign up for FanDuel Fantasy using our link for the best first-time player offer. Alexander Noren Insights Noren has finished under par five times and carded seven rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 14 rounds.

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New research reveals that parents' tolerance of risk and injury is a determining factor in how physically active their children are. In a world-first study looking at children's physical activity behaviours and their parents' attitudes towards risk and injury, more than three-quarters of parents expressed a low tolerance for adventurous play. Alethea Jerebine, a PhD candidate at Deakin University's School of Health and Social Development, and Coventry University's Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences in the UK, said the results could help explain why Australian children aren't as physically active as they need to be.

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China has secured five titles on offer at the ITTF Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals as they claimed men's and women's doubles titles and swept women's singles final berths here on Saturday. Top-ranked Sun Yingsha demonstrated her supreme position in a 4-1 victory over Japan's Hina Hayata, who had saved nine match points to edge out another Chinese paddler Wang Yidi in the quarterfinal. Sun will make her second successive appearance in the singles final of the tournament. "Two years have passed, and I feel that everyone has progressed.

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Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in Alphabet Inc. ( NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report ) by 15.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,918,919 shares of the information services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 384,181 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 1.3% of Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.'s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position.

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district0x ( DNT ) traded 1.7% lower against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on April 30th. district0x has a total market capitalization of $17.44 million and $549,074.92 worth of district0x was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, district0x has traded down 1.4% against the US dollar. One district0x token can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0291 or 0.00000099 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 3.

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Riverbridge Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. ( NYSE:DSU – Free Report ) by 2.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 63,672 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,333 shares during the quarter. Riverbridge Partners LLC's holdings in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund were worth $606,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of DSU.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/06/riverbridge-partners-llc-acquires-1333-shares-of-blackrock-debt-strategies-fund-inc-nysedsu.html

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