IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR IHOP - IHOP renamed the Biscuit Capital of the World, Natchez, MS, to IHOP, MS, as part of the launch of its new Biscuits menu, featuring a selection of savory and sweet options available nationwide on Monday, August 28, 2023. (Ben Hillyer/IHOP via AP Images) THIS IMAGE WAS MADE BY AP IMAGES FOR IHOP. COPYRIGHT 2023 IHOP.

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Philippine men's volleyball team. Photo from SEA V-League MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine national men's volleyball team finished the Southeast Asia (SEA) V-League empty-handed and missed out on a podium finish in the second leg. Vietnam pulled the rug from under the Filipinos, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 24-26, 15-8, at City of Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna on Sunday to seal the silver medal for themselves, leaving the Philippines in last place. Thuen Nguyen Ngoc saved his best performance for last with 22 points built on 17 successful spikes.

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MANILA, Philippines — A total of 689,885 family food packages have been pre-positioned 'nationwide' by the state social welfare bureau in preparation for possible supertyphoon Mawar. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) also started the delivery of additional 98,000 food packs to Regions 1-3, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and Visayas, according to a Tuesday press briefing. The move is part of the department's efforts to 'augment the possible effects of this supertyphoon,' according to DSWD Special Assistant to the Secretary Marlon Alagao.

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FlatQube ( QUBE ) traded up 8.8% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 13:00 PM Eastern on March 12th. FlatQube has a market capitalization of $41.41 million and $1,783.74 worth of FlatQube was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, FlatQube has traded down 0% against the dollar. One FlatQube token can now be bought for about $2.20 or 0.00010683 BTC on popular exchanges. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 8.

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Throngs of actors portraying protesters, some in make-up, gather outside a courthouse for the filming of a scene in the "Joker" movie sequel in New York, Saturday, March 25, 2023. Production crews had to wrestle with the possibility that filming could be disrupted by real-life protests over the Trump case, none of which have materialized so far. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)

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FactSet Research Systems Inc. ( NYSE:FDS – Get Rating ) EVP Goran Skoko sold 7,969 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $412.96, for a total value of $3,290,878.24. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 4,352 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,797,201.92. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website .

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KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): A businessman known as "Datuk Roy" together with a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer claimed trial to two charges each for soliciting and receiving bribes in return for not investigating former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's son for alleged wrongdoing linked to the Jana Wibawa programme. "Datuk Roy", or Mohd Hussein Mohd Nasir, together with the officer Mohd Rasyidi Mohd Said had both pleaded not guilty to the two charges at the Sessions Court on Thursday (May 25) before judge Azura Alwi.

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Police can now name the man who was found deceased after a house fire in Foxton on 27 September. He was Dean Kahukiwa, aged 32. Dean was resident in Foxton at the time of his death. The homicide investigation in relation to Dean's death is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this stage. A scene examination and post mortem have been completed, and an investigation team based in Horowhenua is continuing work to establish the circumstances leading to Dean's death and identify those responsible.

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MANILA, Philippines — A police officer from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) well-versed in anti-drug operations has claimed that he heard Philippine National Police officials discuss how to help Police Mst. Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo, the anti-narcotic operative arrested with 990 kilograms of shabu in October 2022. Police Lt. Col. Glenn Gonzales told lawmakers from the House of Representatives' committee on dangerous drugs on Wednesday that relieved Philippine National Police (PNP) Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) chief Brig.

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NEW DELHI: Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate. Here is a look at what we know so far: The first Nipah outbreak was recorded in 1998 after the virus spread among pig farmers in Malaysia. The virus is named after the village where it was discovered. Outbreaks are rare but Nipah has been listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) - alongside Ebola, Zika and Covid-19 - as one of several diseases deserving of priority research for their potential to cause a global epidemic.

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Enovis Co. ( NYSE:ENOV – Get Rating ) SVP Bradley J. Tandy sold 2,491 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.08, for a total value of $139,695.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 13,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $756,126.64. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink . Enovis Trading Up 0.9 % NYSE:ENOV opened at $57.73 on Friday.

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TOKYO – Toshiba Corp's board on Thursday accepted a buyout offer from a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), ending months of speculation over whether the investors would be able to take it private. The deal would potentially draw a line under the Japanese conglomerate's recent troubled history. Here is a timeline of Toshiba‘ woes since 2015. 2015 – Toshiba discloses accounting malpractices across multiple divisions, which involved top management. It overstated pretax profit by 230 billion yen ($1.

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LOS ANGELES, United States — Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' trounced the competition for the second straight weekend in North American theaters, earning $60.5 million for a global haul topping half a billion dollars, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The latest tale of oddball intergalactic mercenaries, human and otherwise, again stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel — this time on a mission to save comrade Rocket Raccoon from a scientist intent on removing his brain.

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McAdam LLC raised its position in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWP – Free Report) by 161.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 52,689 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 32,532 shares during the period. McAdam LLC's holdings in iShares Russell […] The post McAdam LLC Purchases 32,532 Shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWP) first appeared on Daily Political .

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China lost more of its share of U.S. imports from 14 low-cost countries and regions (LCCs) in Asia last year, a recent report showed, as companies continued to move manufacturing out of the world's second-largest economy. In 2022, the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong accounted for a combined 50.7% of U.S. imports of manufactured goods from the 14 Asian LCCs. The number is down from 53.5% in 2021 and continues a downward trend that began in 2013, according to the annual Reshoring Index report by management consulting firm Kearney.

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Paradigm Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Danaher Co. ( NYSE:DHR – Get Rating ) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 16,268 shares of the conglomerate's stock after buying an additional 426 shares during the quarter. Danaher comprises about 1.2% of Paradigm Financial Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Paradigm Financial Partners LLC's holdings in Danaher were worth $4,108,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Canfor Pulp Products Inc. ( OTCMKTS:CFPUF – Get Rating ) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $3.42 and traded as low as $2.50. Canfor Pulp Products shares last traded at $2.50, with a volume of 10,000 shares. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several brokerages recently weighed in on CFPUF. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Canfor Pulp Products from C$7.00 to C$6.00 in a report on Thursday, March 2nd.

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Presiden Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa MOSCOW, May 21 (Bernama-Sputnik) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied on Sunday that Russia had taken full control of Bakhmut after Russian troops were filmed raising the flag over the hotly contested city, reported Sputnik. "I know for sure what is going on in Bakhmut … As of today, Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation," he told a press conference on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

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Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips ( NYSE:COP – Get Rating ) by 10.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 215,716 shares of the energy producer's stock after selling 24,761 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $25,454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business.

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Edre Olalia, chair of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers and co-head of the Universal Periodic Review (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines — Civil society groups raised anew their concern over human rights abuses in the country before the 53rd Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, last week. Representatives of the Center for Environmental Concerns, Coalition for People's Rights to Health, Council for Health and Development, Ibon Foundation, Kilusang Mayo Uno, and National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) — groups which form part of the Philippines' Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as mandated by the UN — attended the conference.

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