Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still had their checkmarks. 'The Shining' author King, who has previously called Musk a terrible fit for Twitter, tweeted: 'My Twitter account says I've subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven't. My Twitter account says I've given a phone number. I haven't.

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Summit Trail Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Gilead Sciences, Inc. ( NASDAQ:GILD – Get Rating ) by 12.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,915 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after selling 810 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC's holdings in Gilead Sciences were worth $508,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/30/gilead-sciences-inc-nasdaqgild-shares-sold-by-summit-trail-advisors-llc.html

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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Co. ( NYSE:ZWS – Get Rating ) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $20.06 and last traded at $20.07, with a volume of 466105 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $20.27. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Zurn Elkay Water Solutions from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a 'buy' rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 20th.

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Monday's game that pits the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (17-16) against the Florida Gators (17-14) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum has a projected final score of 68-61 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Wake Forest, who is the favorite in this matchup by our model. Game time is at TBA on March 20. The Demon Deacons won their last game 75-49 against Morgan State on Thursday. Wake Forest vs. Florida Game Info When: Monday, March 20, 2023 Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Use this link to get a free trial of fuboTV , where you can watch college hoops and other live sports without cable! Wake Forest vs.

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Recognized for its commitment to protecting Filipino families, generation after generation,   Pru Life UK recently landed a spot on the inaugural edition of the Philippines' Best Customer Service List 2023 by the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Statista.  Pru Life UK's over 40,000 digitally empowered agents commit to helping drive-up financial inclusion in the country Philippines' Best Customer Service brands were selected based on an independent survey from over 11,000 customers who have purchased, used services, or gathered information about products or services in the past three years.

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MANILA, Philippines— Adamson got petrified by University of the Philippines' uncanny ability of springing surprises before securing a 25-20, 27-25, 23-25, 25-15 win that sent the Lady Falcons back to the Final Four in the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball. Lucille Almonte helped the Lady Falcons weather the storm by delivering 13 attacks as the Lady Falcons notched their ninth win in 13 games overall, enough to propel them to a semifinal showing for the first time in nine years. 'It's hard to compete with a team that is no longer in contention.

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Frax Price Index Share ( FPIS ) traded up 5.5% against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on June 1st. One Frax Price Index Share token can currently be bought for $2.32 or 0.00008603 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Frax Price Index Share has traded 0.7% higher against the U.S. dollar. Frax Price Index Share has a market capitalization of $42.95 million and approximately $238,356.35 worth of Frax Price Index Share was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/01/frax-price-index-share-price-hits-2-32-on-exchanges-fpis.html

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James W. KitchensMississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice James W. Kitchens, asks a question of lawyers during their arguments on the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that would authorize some judges who would be appointed in a state where most judges are elected, Thursday, July 6, 2023, before the court in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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The major factors facing the industry in the second half of the year are high inventory levels of polished diamonds in the midstream, which affects demand for rough diamonds, as well as ongoing global economic uncertainties, particularly in major markets such as the United States. The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates to a 22-year high last week, further pressuring consumers in a market that accounts for about 54% of the diamond jewellery market.

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The Howard Hughes Co. ( NYSE:HHC – Get Rating ) Director Pershing Square Capital Manage purchased 35,483 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $74.51 per share, for a total transaction of $2,643,838.33. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 16,245,791 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,210,473,887.41. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website .

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Buzzi Unicem S.p.A. ( OTCMKTS:BZZUF – Get Rating ) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 822,400 shares, a drop of 31.5% from the January 31st total of 1,200,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 8,224.0 days. Buzzi Unicem Stock Performance Shares of OTCMKTS BZZUF remained flat at $22.40 during mid-day trading on Friday. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $20.

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James (center) with students. Hawaiʻi and many states around the country are in dire need of more teachers and especially those in the STEM fields. To develop more high-quality mathematics teachers in Hawaiʻi , the University of Hawaiʻi –West Oʻahu received a nearly $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation . The three-year, $299,527 grant was awarded in August for the project, ' Building Confidence through Inquiry, Research, Community Leadership, and Engagement (B-CIRCLE) .' UH West Oʻahu elementary education students and middle-level/secondary mathematics majors will benefit from B-CIRCLE as they build confidence through unique engaging activities.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/01/west-oahu-b-circle-stem/

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Colombia makes landmark decision to declare the HIV medicine dolutegravir of public interest, allowing the country to purchase or manufacture more affordable, generic versions of the HIV medicine BOGOTÁ/GENEVA, 4 October 2023- applauds the government of Colombia for declaring the HIV medicine dolutegravir of public interest. This important breakthrough in public health measures will allow the government to issue a compulsory license, breaking the monopoly, and making it much more affordable for the Colombian government to purchase or manufacture.

https://www.miragenews.com/colombias-new-decision-for-affordable-hiv-1097477/

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Feral chickens have deep roots in Hawaii. But the mushrooming population of birds has left residents pleading for an end to their constant shrieking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/17/hawaii-chicken-bird-problem-bill/

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A suspected case of hepatitis A in Manitoba linked to contaminated frozen mangoes has provincial health officials encouraging Manitobans who have consumed the p...

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The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the relentless expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. During the last three months, more than 10,000 housing units were advanced, Tor Wennesland told ambassadors at the UN Security Council in New York. "Settlements further entrench the occupation, fuel violence, impede Palestinian access to their land and resources, and systematically erode the viability of a Palestinian State as part of a two-State solution", the senior envoy said .

https://www.miragenews.com/israeli-settlements-undermine-palestinian-state-1093180/

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CITY OF CALAPAN—Concerned organizations on Tuesday demanded 'transparent, urgent and sufficient action' on the oil spill that continued to affect Oriental Mindoro and some areas in Antique, Palawan and Batangas since MT Princess Empress sank off Naujan town on Feb. 28. The Stop the Oil Spill (SOS) coalition, a broad network of civil society organizations, noted that it has been a month since the oil spill wrought havoc in Oriental Mindoro and nearby seas but investigations by concerned agencies remained unavailable for public scrutiny.

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I even interviewed some who claimed to have been harassed and abused in the process of the DIS investigations. As a journalist, I never thought I was immune from law enforcement agencies. In fact, in 2015 the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) took me in for questioning following a story I had written. I actually got a call from my then Managing Editor, Shike Olsen, calling me to the Botswana Gazette office as there were some DCEC officers looking for me. I took a combi and went to the office and we engaged with the officers.

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Capital Power ( TSE:CPX – Get Free Report ) had its price objective cut by stock analysts at CIBC from C$47.00 to C$46.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has a 'neutral' rating on the stock. CIBC's price target suggests a potential upside of 16.75% from the stock's current price. A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on CPX. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$50.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/21/capital-power-tsecpx-price-target-cut-to-c46-00-by-analysts-at-cibc.html

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Song Young-gil, center, former chairman of the Democratic Party, speaks in front of reporters on Tuesday at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul, after filing a complaint against President Yoon Suk Yeol accusing him of lying about a fraud case concerning his mother-in-law. [YONHAP] Prosecutors on Thursday raided 15 locations linked to a former business lobbyist and close ally to Song Young-gil, ex-chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), in connection to a cash-for-vote scandal involving the party's 2021 leadership election.

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