This City Council came into office with an electoral mandate to do something about housing costs and housing availability . And amid various other crises they've faced, they have been at work on the housing conundrum over their first six months in office. They've put a number of changes in motion, ranging from departmental reorganization to doing away with parking requirements, but today's Council meeting (Thursday, June 8) seems like a watershed moment, with a number of proposals, all of them seeming likely to pass, that have the potential to seriously move the needle on housing.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-06-09/public-notice-the-two-sides-of-more-housing/

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News Cr Bill Moar says studies have found 400 to 500 gigalitres of water was used in the Swan Hill area to generate more than $1 billion in produce. AUTHORITIES should use available environmental water before demanding or buying more from irrigators – that was the message from this week's Swan Hill Rural City Council meeting. Cr Bill Moar said 2,888,551 megalitres of water had already been bought for the environment under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, and Victorian irrigators had contributed more than their share, while one million megalitres of environmental water sitting in the Eildon, Hume and Dartmouth dams could not be used.

https://www.theguardian.com.au/news257/push-back-on-buybacks

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The University of Alberta's board of governors has approved two proposed tuition increases for domestic and international students on Friday.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/u-of-a-approves-tuition-hikes-despite-student-protests-1.6790143?cmp=rss

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FX/Michael Becker In a touching new article in AARP The Magazine , Jeff Bridges speaks candidly about his battle with lymphoma, which he revealed in 2020, and a subsequent fight with COVID-19. Bridges recalls he was on a pandemic break of shooting his FX show The Old Man when he noticed something was wrong. "I was doing some exercises while on the ground and felt what seemed like a bone in my stomach. I thought to myself, Hmm. But it didn't hurt or anything," he explained, so he put off seeing a doctor.

https://wadk.com/entertainment-news/218d507683221b8eca7ec161183e2800

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FILE - Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., listens to fellow speakers before President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) FILE PHOTO

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Exact Sciences ( NASDAQ:EXAS – Get Rating ) had its target price increased by analysts at Benchmark from $81.00 to $96.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. Benchmark's target price indicates a potential upside of 3.65% from the stock's previous close. Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Exact Sciences in a research note on Friday, May 5th. They set a 'neutral' rating and a $73.00 price objective for the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/23/exact-sciences-nasdaqexas-pt-raised-to-96-00-at-benchmark.html

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EHP Funds Inc. grew its holdings in WinVest Acquisition Corp. ( NASDAQ:WINVW – Get Rating ) by 111.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,863,677 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 982,900 shares during the period. EHP Funds Inc.'s holdings in WinVest Acquisition were worth $112,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Separately, Ramius Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of WinVest Acquisition during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/04/ehp-funds-inc-acquires-982900-shares-of-winvest-acquisition-corp-nasdaqwinvw.html

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LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA – Get Free Report) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Volatility and Risk LanzaTech Global has a beta […] The post LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) vs. Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Financial Review first appeared on Daily Political .

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/23/lanzatech-global-nasdaqlnza-vs-westlake-nysewlk-financial-review.html

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The Dog Squad and local police have arrested two teens in Northcote this morning following a series of dangerous driving incidents across the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The pair, a male and female aged 16 and 15, were arrested after officers cordoned an area in the vicinity of Creek Parade near Merri Creek. The Air Wing assisted officers and the Dog Squad on the ground as they tracked the pair found in bushland near the creek about 3.20am. Police were alerted to the pair following reports a number of people were acting suspiciously near cars in Cunningham Street.

https://www.miragenews.com/police-arrest-teens-in-northcote-1086740/

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New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.9 percent in the June 2023 quarter, following a flat March 2023 quarter, according to quarterly figures released by Stats NZ today. Quarter Quarterly growth (%) Mar-17 1.1 Jun-17 1 Sep-17 0.8 Dec-17 1 Mar-18 0.9 Jun-18 1.1 Sep-18 0.1 Dec-18 1.5 Mar-19 0.8 Jun-19 0.4 Sep-19 0.7 Dec-19 0.8 Mar-20 -0.9 Jun-20 -10.5 Sep-20 13.8 Dec-20 0 Mar-21 2.3 Jun-21 1.7 Sep-21 -4.1 Dec-21 3.6 Mar-22 0.1 Jun-22 1.3 Sep-22 1.

https://www.miragenews.com/gdp-increases-0-9-percent-in-june-2023-quarter-1088855/

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New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom became the first pitcher inspected under MLB's new foreign substance rules during his Monday start vs. the Atlanta Braves.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/mets-degrom-first-pitcher-inspected-new-mlb-foreign-substance-rules/

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Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF ( NYSEARCA:VWO – Get Rating ) by 19.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 58,470 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after buying an additional 9,405 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 1.5% of Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/17/vanguard-ftse-emerging-markets-etf-nysearcavwo-shares-purchased-by-murphy-middleton-hinkle-parker-inc.html

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Zach McKinstry, Elvis AndrusDetroit Tigers' Zach McKinstry, bottom, is tagged out by Chicago White Sox second baseman Elvis Andrus during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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AMSTERDAM — The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces have committed atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbor. In its first warrant for Ukraine, the ICC called for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1744688/icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrant-against-putin-over-alleged-war-crimes

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Lüscherz, Switzerland — Fifteen people were injured, including at least one seriously hurt, in two separate train derailments that happened in quick succession Friday in stormy wind in northwestern Switzerland, police said. The incidents, on regional passenger rail lines, took place about 30 kilometers apart, north of the Swiss capital Bern. Three people were injured in the first, including the driver, and 12 were injured in the second, with wind speeds of 136 kilometers per hour recorded nearby.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751086/15-hurt-as-two-swiss-trains-derail-in-storm

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MANILA, Philippines— Persons who say they were victims of former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on illegal drugs and their kin called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume its investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings, abuses and other crimes committed during his term. In the accounts collated by the ICC Registry's Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS), these individuals had told the court that justice for the anti-drug war victims remains 'elusive.' They added the situation reflects the more extensive 'fragility' of the Philippine judicial system.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1774474/anti-drug-war-victims-seek-resumption-of-icc-probe-on-extra-judicial-killings

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AUSTIN -- The next 2023 Governor's Small Business Summit will ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

http://www.boernestar.com/article/community/fredericksburg-hosting-small-business-summit

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MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is ready for more engagements with their counterparts from the United States (US), as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. believes stronger ties can be forged by more interactions between the respective countries' Congresses. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Thursday that they look forward to meeting lawmakers from both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. 'We, at the House of Representatives, welcome the suggestion of President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1764829/fwd-house-ready-for-ph-us-legislative-engagements-to-strengthen-ties-romualdez

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MANILA  -The cost of long-term borrowing for the government is also rising as the average rate on 10-year Treasury bonds jumped by 31.9 basis points (bps) to 6.562 percent even as the auction committee opted for a partial award. This was as financial markets factored in upward pressures from recent interest rate hikes by central banks in Europe as well as expected increases in the United States later this year. The auction committee led by the Bureau of the Treasury on Tuesday raised only P23.

https://business.inquirer.net/408567/hawkish-bets-push-up-t-bond-rates

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