Ontario case rates now on a similar trajectory to where they were in mid-December when the Omicron wave was beginning to build.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/03/30/were-really-heading-into-the-storm-wastewater-readings-show-ontario-entering-6th-covid-wave.html

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the award today of $238 million in "Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act" funding for the establishment of eight Microelectronics Commons (Commons) regional innovation hubs. This is the largest award to date under President Biden's CHIPS and Science Act. "The Microelectronics Commons is focused on bridging and accelerating the lab-to-fab transition, that infamous valley of death between R&D and production," said Deputy Secretary Hicks.

https://www.miragenews.com/dod-deputy-secretary-awards-238m-for-chips-1088458/

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LUXO ( LUXO ) traded down 1.3% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 13:00 PM Eastern on April 15th. LUXO has a total market cap of $103.50 million and $6,252.28 worth of LUXO was traded on exchanges in the last day. One LUXO token can now be bought for about $0.0610 or 0.00000201 BTC on popular exchanges. During the last week, LUXO has traded down 0.7% against the US dollar. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 4.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/15/luxo-trading-down-0-7-over-last-7-days-luxo.html

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MANILA  -Security Bank Corp. in partnership with ACI Worldwide is gearing up to roll out within the next few months a ramped up real-time payments system that streamlines their internal business processes while raising their customers' experience. Security Bank and ACI Worldwide are working on this as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas doubles down on its push to promote the use of digital payment channels. In June, then outgoing BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said the regulator may now focus on the digitalization of payments in the Philippines, having 'done well' in shepherding inflation back toward acceptable levels of below 4 percent.

https://business.inquirer.net/410578/security-bank-aci-ready-real-time-payments-system

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Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in The Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW – Free Report) by 40.3% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 26,865 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 7,715 shares during the period. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Charles Schwab were worth […] The post Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires 7,715 Shares of The Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW) first appeared on Daily Political .

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/20/cascade-investment-advisors-inc-acquires-7715-shares-of-the-charles-schwab-co-nyseschw.html

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MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III now wants the Senate to investigate the 'long delayed issuance' of the national identification cards (IDs) by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In Senate Resolution No. 585 filed on Tuesday, Pimentel specifically asked the Senate blue ribbon committee to conduct the probe. 'Given the unreasonably prolonged delivery, questionable usefulness, and substandard quality of the national IDs, there is already cause to believe that there is malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance on the part of the leadership in the PSA, the BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas), and other relevant agencies in fulfilling its mandate under Republic Act No.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1764199/pimentel-seeks-probe-on-long-delayed-issuance-of-national-id-cards

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Zcash ( ZEC ) traded up 1.9% against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 14:00 PM E.T. on March 12th. Zcash has a market cap of $520.30 million and approximately $32.77 million worth of Zcash was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, Zcash has traded 17.5% lower against the US dollar. One Zcash coin can currently be bought for approximately $31.86 or 0.00151926 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded up 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/12/zcash-zec-trading-17-5-lower-this-week.html

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Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF ( NYSEARCA:VFH – Get Rating ) by 119.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 32,372 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 17,648 shares during the quarter. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $2,410,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/04/laidlaw-wealth-management-llc-increases-holdings-in-vanguard-financials-etf-nysearcavfh.html

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Friday, 24 March 2023, 6:00AM Radio Hauraki has teamed up with Wild Outdoorsman and we have your chance to win the Ultimate Big Boys Easter Hunt! Tell us below where you plan to take the lads this Easter and we could be helping you out with a petrol voucher and $1,000 worth of hunting gear! Wild Outdoorsman is 100% Locally Owned and Operated on the West Coast of New Zealand with two Stores - one in Greymouth & one in Hokitika. They have everything you need in terms of Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Clothing & Outdoor gear including a huge range of tried and trusted brands.

https://www.hauraki.co.nz/winning/bigboyseaster/

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Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS second quarter 2023 resultsA general view shows the headquarters of the Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS in Zurich prior the presentation of its second quarter 2023 results in Zurich, Switzerland on 31 August 2023. EPA/ENNIO LEANZA

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/091/0009499761?sid=104

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LONDON: Barclays is seeking to overturn a ruling by an Indian court that found the United Kingdom bank had retaliated against a whistleblower, according to legal filings. The case concerns a former senior information technology manager who raised concerns about how a data loss had been handled. Barclays' whistleblowing policy 'appears to be in existence only on paper', a District Court in the western Indian city of Pune said in a March 28 judgment published online, which was seen by Reuters and is reported here for the first time.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-10-03-story-h-218809557-Barclays_challenges_whistleblower_ruling

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An evacuation order has been issued due to a large wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo region on Tuesday night, covering 150 parcels of land and multiple First Nations r...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/evacuation-order-wildfire-cariboo-regional-district-sept-2-1.7623602?cmp=rss

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Australia's small business owners are rapidly getting older as the proportion of younger entrepreneurs shrinks, according to research from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman. Ombudsman Bruce Billson said the most common age of small business owners across Australia is 50 years, compared to 45 years in 2006. "In the 1980s there were actually twice as many small business owners aged between 30 and 49 as there were aged over 50," Mr Billson said. "The Intergenerational Report being released by the Treasurer this week highlights the ageing of the population and the quest to make our economy larger to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future.

https://www.miragenews.com/aging-trend-emerges-among-small-business-owners-1070007/

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State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System decreased its position in shares of Laboratory Co. of America Holdings ( NYSE:LH – Free Report ) by 5.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 101,088 shares of the medical research company's stock after selling 6,070 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System owned 0.11% of Laboratory Co. of America worth $23,192,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/16/laboratory-co-of-america-holdings-nyselh-shares-sold-by-state-board-of-administration-of-florida-retirement-system.html

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08:45 UTC+8, 2023-04-04        NASA on Monday announced a 4-member crew for its Artemis II moon mission, the first crewed flight that paves the way for future lunar surface missions. Reuters NASA Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the four-member team chosen for the Artemis II lunar flyby, pose wearing flight suits in Houston, Texas, US, on March 30, 2023. NASA on Monday announced a 4-member crew for its Artemis II moon mission, the first crewed flight that paves the way for future lunar surface missions.

https://www.shine.cn/news/world/2304044554/

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The grid for 2026 is now complete with Red Bull finally confirming their two-team driver line-up on Tuesday

https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/f1-2026-grid-driver-lineup-red-bull-cadillac-b2879600.html

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Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC decreased its position in Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ATVI – Free Report ) by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,441 shares of the company's stock after selling 297 shares during the period. Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC's holdings in Activision Blizzard were worth $206,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/22/franklin-street-advisors-inc-nc-sells-297-shares-of-activision-blizzard-inc-nasdaqatvi.html

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HELSINKI -Finnish and Norwegian regulators said on Tuesday they had banned Russian tech group Yandex and its Netherlands-based partner Ridetech International from transferring to Russia any personal data of customers of Yandex's Yango ride-hailing app. "The Finnish DPA (data protection authority) has become aware of a legislative reform that will enter into force in Russia at the beginning of September, under which the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation will have the right to receive data processed in taxi operations," the regulator said in a statement.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-08-08-story-h-242999169-Finland_and_Norway_ban_Yandex_from_transferring_data_to_Russia

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