SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Garza ruled after California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Chino Valley Unified School District for adopting a policy requiring schools to tell parents when their children change their pronouns or use a bathroom of a gender other than the one listed on their official paperwork.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/state/3222158/california-judge-halts-district-policy-requiring-parents-be-told-if-kids-change-pronouns.html

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SEOUL - South Korean tech giant Naver's webcomics business, called "Webtoon", will rely on its deep bank of content and creators to fend off new competition from larger Silicon Valley rivals, its CEO said, as it plans a listing next year. Webtoons are digitalised short-form comics optimised for reading on mobiles and read vertically by scrolling through short, full-colour episodes. The global webtoon industry made $4.7 billion in 2021 and is projected to make $60.1 billion by 2030, according to Spherical Insights & Consulting.

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The rising cost of living is turning into a thorny political issue ahead of Japan’s upper house election this weekend, as opposition parties peg blame for

https://www.gulf-times.com/story/720668/Inflation-not-deflation-now-Japan-s-political-hot-

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Monday, 15 May 2023, 9:00AM What's On This Winter with Christchurch City Council and Canterbury.  Winter is right around the corner, and the Christchurch City Council has a whole range of activities to get you through the chilly months. Find out what's happening in your city by looking at the What's On guide - ccc.govt.nz/whatson Check out what's on the schedule below:    Winter Fireworks Spectacular, Saturday 1 July     KidsFest, Saturday 1 July – Sunday 16 July    Tirama Mai, Saturday 7 July – Saturday 15 July    Go Live, Saturday 29 July      Also, be sure to tune into Workdays with Connor Kitto, weekdays 9am-3pm, where he will be visiting schools and catching up with tamariki about what they can look forward to thing winter.

https://www.thehits.co.nz/whats-on/canterbury/christchurch-whats-on/

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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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Inventions resulting from Federal funding should benefit American producers and workers when possible. Bidenomics is mobilizing historic levels of private sector investment in the United States, supporting American innovation and research and development (R&D), strengthening domestic manufacturing after decades of offshoring, and creating new, good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don't require a college degree. Over the last several decades, American workers, researchers and companies have created and commercialized many of the world's most important technologies.

https://www.miragenews.com/biden-signs-order-boosting-domestic-1056191/

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[Photo by Kim Ho-young] South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday passed a motion to arrest Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, after an unexpected number of the controlling party members voted for the move.The motion was approved by 149 lawmakers and opposed by 136 lawmakers during a plenary session, with six abstained and four invalid votes in a secret ballot with 295 votes cast.In February, when the first motion for Lee's arrest was rejected, there was one more vote in favor, but it fell short of a majority.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/009/0005190572?sid=104

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Independent providers in the skills training and higher education sectors have rejected suggestions that an 'international student levy' should be introduced. The idea was raised in the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report released by the Australian Government, and has been widely criticised by members of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent providers in the skills training, higher education, and international education sectors.

https://www.miragenews.com/tertiary-educators-reject-international-student-1066140/

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The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) on Thursday called on the government to reconsider imposing new taxes on junk food and raising existing ones for sugar-sweetened beverages, marking the first major pushback from business groups concerning the tax policy direction. JFC, a coalition of the American, Australian-New Zealand, Canadian, European, Japanese and Korean business chambers, as well as the Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters Inc., said there should be a careful reassessment of these additional taxes as these would be inflationary for local consumers and discriminatory to certain businesses.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1795365/group-urges-govt-to-reconsider-junk-food-taxes

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, effectively prohibiting affirmative action policies long used to raise the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students on American campuses. In a blockbuster decision that will force many colleges and universities to overhaul their admissions policies, the justices ruled that affirmative action admissions programs that consider an applicant's race in ways like Harvard and UNC did violate the U.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1795465/us-supreme-court-rejects-affirmative-action-in-university-admissions

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Ballast Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF ( NYSEARCA:SPHQ – Free Report ) by 1.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 341,273 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 5,080 shares during the quarter. Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF makes up approximately 6.6% of Ballast Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Ballast Inc.'s holdings in Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF were worth $16,149,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/29/ballast-inc-has-16-15-million-stock-holdings-in-invesco-sp-500-quality-etf-nysearcasphq.html

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Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its position in shares of Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. ( NYSE:CDAY – Free Report ) by 5.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,089 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 527 shares during the quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co's holdings in Ceridian HCM were worth $812,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CDAY.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/04/ceridian-hcm-holding-inc-nysecday-shares-bought-by-elo-mutual-pension-insurance-co.html

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By AP News Published Sep 24, 2023 01:22 pm Canadian autoworkers ratified a new labor agreement with Ford Motor Co. on Sunday, averting a threatened strike and potentially setting a precedent that could play out in the United Auto Workers' strike at automaker facilities in the U.S. The new agreement raises base hourly pay for production workers by almost 20% over three years, and by more than 25% for trade workers, the Canadian autoworker union Unifor said. It also gives permanent workers a $10,000 bonus and adds a cost-of-living adjustment, a mechanism that adjusts wages in line with inflation.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/3233568/canadian-autoworkers-ratify-new-labor-agreement-with-ford.html

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Experiences of anti-Asian racism and feelings of invisibility are common among Asian American medical students, according to a Yale-led study based on interviews with students at more than a dozen schools in the U.S. The experiences, say the researchers, highlight the need to establish a more inclusive medical school learning environment. The study was published Sept. 11 in the journal JAMA Network Open. In 2020, Dr. David Yang, who is now a fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, experienced an instance of COVID-19-related racism.

https://www.miragenews.com/research-probes-anti-asian-racism-among-medical-1081852/

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MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday told the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to consider the rulings of the Supreme Court and the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration when the government proceeds with its plan to have another round of exploratory talks with the People's Republic of China. 'Dapat po siguro yung pakikipag-usap o gagawing pakikipag-usap sa People's Republic of China ng DFA, eh isaalang-alang itong desisyon ng Supreme Court… at isaalang-alang din yung nilalaman ng ating Saligang Batas base po sa ating karapatan sa ating exclusive economic zone,' Tolentino said in a statement during an interview with DZBB.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/213188/exploratory-talks-with-china-should-be-based-on-arbitral-sc-rulings-says-tolentino

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A group of Chinese nationals visiting New Zealand for a long-anticipated holiday have left feeling grateful after one officer went above and beyond the call of duty. The family arrived in New Zealand in July and had been staying in a rental property in Mellons Bay when they were the victims of a burglary. A number of items were stolen, including an iPad, MacBook and laptops. One of the laptops contained an extremely important document for the victim's work. Constable Daniel Yee, of the Counties Manukau East Tactical Crime Unit, was quick to execute a search warrant at a nearby property where the laptop was believed to be.

https://www.miragenews.com/little-help-goes-long-way-1068624/

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Saitama ( SAITAMA ) traded 1.4% lower against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on April 16th. Saitama has a total market capitalization of $80.77 million and $1.10 million worth of Saitama was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Saitama token can currently be purchased for $0.0018 or 0.00000006 BTC on major exchanges. During the last seven days, Saitama has traded 8.1% higher against the US dollar. Here's how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: Toncoin (TON) traded down 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/16/saitama-price-up-8-1-this-week-saitama.html

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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Public servants are encouraged to improve existing systems and working methods to expedite processes and effectively solve issues face by the people, said the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. According to him, the understanding of Merdeka should be embraced by every citizen, especially civil servants, not just in the context of freeing oneself from colonial rule but also addressing the issues faced by the people. "In the past, there were old systems and methods that made things slow.

https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2221156

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