Milestone Advisory Partners lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ( BATS:VFVA – Get Rating ) by 2.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 55,474 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,165 shares during the quarter. Vanguard U.S. Value Factor comprises 4.1% of Milestone Advisory Partners' portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Milestone Advisory Partners' holdings in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor were worth $5,474,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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Learning interrupted for over 11,000 Palestine Refugee Children BEIRUT More than 11,000 Palestine Refugees children in South Lebanon will not be able to join their peers at the beginning of the school year on 2 October. This is a quarter of refugee school children and is due to violence and clashes in the Ein El Hilweh camp, the largest in the country. "UNRWA was forced to take this decision given all our eight schools inside the camp have been taken over by armed groups. They have sustained significant destruction and damage.

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Tourists visit travel agency booths at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 on June 21. (Yonhap)Travel demand to Hong Kong remains weak among South Korean travelers, data showed Sunday, with a report suggesting anti-China sentiment is still prevailing.A total of 591,998 passengers used the air routes between Korea and Hong Kong from January to May, according to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The number is only 35.3 percent of the passengers recorded in the same period four years ago, when the pandemic had yet to break loose.

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HEALTH Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa recently announced that the government is in the midst of finalising the Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill 2023 ahead of its tabling to the Dewan Rakyat next month. There have been calls to expedite the tabling of the bill, also known also as the GEG Bill. This urgency arises from the alarming rise of vaping among our school children and youth. It is imperative that we address this issue promptly and effectively, and a crucial step in achieving this goal is to establish a clear distinction between smoking and vaping.

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A veteran wrestling personality shared a huge compliment for a top AEW name, comparing him to WWE's Roman Reigns.

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Shares of Atlantic Union Bankshares Co. ( NASDAQ:AUB – Get Rating ) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 396,612 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 30% from the previous session's volume of 304,481 shares.The stock last traded at $39.03 and had previously closed at $40.18. Analyst Ratings Changes Several equities analysts have recently commented on AUB shares. Raymond James started coverage on Atlantic Union Bankshares in a research note on Friday.

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Bank OZK lessened its stake in Merck & Co., Inc. ( NYSE:MRK – Free Report ) by 2.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 55,988 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,236 shares during the quarter. Merck & Co., Inc. comprises about 3.0% of Bank OZK's holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Bank OZK's holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. were worth $5,957,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/27/merck-co-inc-nysemrk-stock-holdings-lowered-by-bank-ozk.html

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Forest fire in La Palma forces evacuation of residentsepaselect epa10748965 Flames of a forest fire spread near a group of houses in Puntagorda town, La Palma island, the Canaries, Spain, 16 July 2023. The fire, that broke out in the early hours on 15 July, has affected some 4,600 hectares and forced the evacuation of over 4,000 people so far. EPA/MIGUEL CALERO

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South Africans had to wait for nearly an hour on Sunday night for President Cyril Ramaphosa to finally name his new Cabinet.

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Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympic and Paralympic Games Infrastructure The Honourable Dr Steven Miles SEQ's population will increase by almost 2.2 million to around 6 million by 2046, new figures show. SEQ's population is currently around 3.8 million. Queensland's population is growing, 6 million people will call South East Queensland home by 2046 - that's 2.2 million more South East Queenslanders.

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CS Tan 4.9 / 5.0 This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....

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MANILA, Philippines–The shutdown of Central Azucarera de Don Pedro, Inc. (CADPI), the largest sugar mill in the Calabarzon Region, has led to over 13,000 farmers and farm workers losing their livelihoods. House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday coordinated an aid distribution effort for some 800 displaced sugar farmers of CADPI. 'Nang makausap ko ang mga magsasakang naapektuhan ng pagsasara ng sugar mill sa Speaker's Office, nalungkot ako sa dala nilang balita. Alam ko ang epekto ng pagsasara ng sugar mill.

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Theta Network ( THETA ) traded 0.5% lower against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 16:00 PM Eastern on April 24th. Theta Network has a total market cap of $1.00 billion and approximately $11.70 million worth of Theta Network was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, Theta Network has traded 9.9% lower against the US dollar. One Theta Network coin can currently be bought for about $1.00 or 0.00003656 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Here's how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 2.

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Hart Blanton, head of Texas A&M's Department of Communication and Journalism, welcomes Kathleen McElroy, right, as the department's Director of Journalism at a ceremony in front of A&M's Academic Building on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in College Station, Texas. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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An AI photo editor shocked an Asian MIT student after turning her into a Caucasian.   Rona Wang has been experimenting with AI prompts and image generators, but she never expected Playground AI to turn her into a white woman.   Nevertheless, she shrugged off the software's error, saying the AI was not inherently racist. ChatGPT and numerous artificial intelligence are available worldwide for free. Consequently, these tools must serve users properly by respecting their cultures and beliefs. Understanding Rona Wang's unusual experience with an AI photo editor will help us see how this technology could impact our daily lives.

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Celltrion Inc.'s Remsima SC [Photo provided by Celltrion]South Korean pharmaceutical and biotech companies are pursuing strategies of changing the formulation of drugs to improve convenience for patients and to enhance their competitiveness in the global market.According to industry sources on Wednesday, a significant number of companies, including Celltrion Inc. and GC Pharma Corp., have either already changed or are in the process of changing the formulation of their pharmaceutical products.In the pharmaceutical market, where the majority of products, excluding orphan drugs, are generics, changing the formulation can improve convenience for patients and provide a differentiating factor for competition.

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By mining data from X-ray images, researchers at MIT, Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator, and the Toyota Research Institute have made significant new discoveries about the reactivity of lithium iron phosphate, a material used in batteries for electric cars and in other rechargeable batteries. The new technique has revealed several phenomena that were previously impossible to see, including variations in the rate of lithium intercalation reactions in different regions of a lithium iron phosphate nanoparticle.

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Find out what Hollywood stars are buzzing about this week from skincare to historic memorabilia — see more

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August 29, 2023 Sydney, Nova Scotia Employment and Social Development Canada Building on the government of Canada's commitment to improve inclusion and financial security of Canadians with disabilities, today, the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Kamal Khera, announced nearly $73 million in funding under the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities (OF) to support 31 projects that organizations across Canada will launch this year. This funding is in addition to $118 million announced in June 2023 to support 60 projects, which brings the Government's total investment under the OF 2022 call for proposals to approximately $191 million.

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