German Air Force flies aid supplies to LibyaTwo German armed forces transport planes loaded with technical relief supplies are pictured before flying to Libya after Storm Daniel caused significant destruction and deaths, in Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, 14 September 2023. The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) is delivering generators, pitch beds, tents, blankets, and sleeping mats to Libya as part of an emergency response to the ongoing disaster. EPA/CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF

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Boston Family Office LLC increased its stake in shares of FedEx Co. ( NYSE:FDX – Get Rating ) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,182 shares of the shipping service provider's stock after buying an additional 101 shares during the quarter. Boston Family Office LLC's holdings in FedEx were worth $2,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FDX.

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HOUSTON – Chevron Corp CEO Michael Wirth was paid $23.6 million in 2022, a 4-percent increase from the prior year while the median annual compensation for the oil giant's employees fell 12 percent, a securities filing showed on Wednesday. In addition to sky-high energy prices, cost-cutting measures including payroll reductions helped Chevron's profit more than double in 2022 to a record $36.5 billion. The median annual compensation for Chevron employees last year dropped to $161,488. Under a new metric required by the U.

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People take shelter outside their homes after an earthquake in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday, damaging buildings in major cities and sending panicked people pouring into streets and alleyways from Rabat to Marrakech. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh sees the rational for the office of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) to be moved to a new location in the Kuala Lumpur Sports City (KLSC), Bukit Jalil. Hannah, who heard a presentation on the application to relocate by OCM president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria on March 3, today organised a visit to Wisma OCM in Jalan Hang Jebat here which was built in 1991, to see for herself the condition of the country's sports governing body's facilities.

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Concorde Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF ( NASDAQ:ESGU – Get Rating ) by 76.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,625 shares of the company's stock after selling 43,485 shares during the period. Concorde Asset Management LLC's holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,155,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Valmark Advisers Inc.

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IN A STRANGE move desperate gardaí have appealed to the media to speculate wildly about a recent murder, taking any details shared and making sure to grossly e...

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stocks-morningSeoul shares up later Mon. morning amid eased China concerns SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded higher late Monday morning as China's interest rate cut eased market jitters. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had added 14.15 points, or 0.56 percent, to 2,518.65 as of 11:20 a.m. On Monday morning, China slashed its one-year loan prime rate by 10 basis points from 3.55 percent to 3.45 percent. The move was aimed at propping up its economy and soothing market concerns over the bankruptcy protection sought by China's heavily indebted property developer Evergrande Group in the United States last week.

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Mr. Constitution Hour  airs every Saturday Night at 9pm. K-Praise ( www.kprz.com ) Mr. Constitution Hour on KPRZ  is a radio broadcast that looks at The United States Constitution through the lens of Christianity. The program is hosted by  Mr. Constitution Douglas V. Gibbs . Mr. Constitution Hour by Douglas V. Gibbs: The Rise of the American Super Power - Today's socialists in America lament the rise of the United States as a superpower during the dawn of the twentieth century, as did the socialists of that era.

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ABUCAY, Bataan — Two armed men on Thursday, March 2, killed a man who owned fighting cocks at Barangay Gabon in this town. In a report, local police identified the victim as Danilo Alisbo, 57, who suffered bullet wounds to his head and different parts of the body. Investigators said Alisbo died on the spot, while the culprits immediately fled. The motive for the killing has yet to be established by the police, said Colonel Romell Velasco, Bataan police director. Last February, a man was shot and killed inside a cockpit arena in Bataan's Pilar town.

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Consumer confidence fell 3.4pts, and the four-week moving average declined 0.4pts. Confidence fell in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, but was unchanged in South Australia. 'Weekly inflation expectations' rose 0.5ppt to 5.4%, while the four-week moving average was unchanged at 5.2%. 'Current financial conditions' were down 2.8pts and 'Future financial conditions' dropped 8.3pts. 'Current economic conditions' decreased by 2.0pts and 'Future economic conditions' weakened 2.

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Berlin's Rani Khedira, left, and Vienna's Roman Kerschbaum, right, challenge for the ball during a friendly soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and Rapid Vienna in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP) GERMANY OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) has been nominated in 2 categories in a prestigious awards competition. GAD has been successfully shortlisted in the Rising Star Awards 2023 from Professional Pensions. Our 2 nominees are: Credit: Unsplash Jake Dascombe said: "I am thrilled to be shortlisted for this annual high-profile competition especially in this category. "I would like to say a big thank you to those at GAD who have provided and continue to provide me with both the opportunities and support that has led to me being shortlisted.

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Oxen ( OXEN ) traded 3.6% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on August 6th. Oxen has a market cap of $3.58 million and $9,866.32 worth of Oxen was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Oxen coin can now be bought for about $0.0558 or 0.00000192 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Oxen has traded 16.1% lower against the U.S. dollar. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $29,053.

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ANZ Group Holdings Limited ( ASX:AN3PJ – Get Rating ) announced a interim dividend on Monday, June 5th, MarketIndexAU reports. Investors of record on Monday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of 1.127 per share on Monday, June 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 6th. This is an increase from ANZ Group's previous interim dividend of $1.02. ANZ Group Stock Performance Receive News & Ratings for ANZ Group Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ANZ Group and related companies with MarketBeat.

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When an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, it set off a devastating mass extinction. The dinosaurs (except for a few birds) all died out, along with lots of the mammals. But some small mammals survived, laying the groundwork for all the mammals alive today. For decades, scientists have assumed that mammals and their relatives that survived challenging times (like those during mass extinctions) made it because they were generalists that were able to eat just about anything and adapt to whatever life threw at them.

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The wildfire that swept across Maui a week ago turned one of the nation's most celebrated island vistas into an ashen moonscape and killed at least 99 people, a number that officials warn could rise by scores as the search continues. (August 15)

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Women with Lyme disease take longer to get diagnosed, have more severe symptoms and experience higher rates of disability when compared to men. They may also be more likely to develop persistent Lyme disease. Those are among the findings of a recent study that analyzed information from the MyLymeData patient registry. The results have been published in the International Journal of General Medicine . The present study, which was conducted by LymeDisease.org, a research and advocacy organization, assessed sex-based differences in Lyme disease patients who remained ill for six months or more after antibiotic treatment.

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP ( NYSE:WLKP – Get Rating ) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 31,200 shares, a decrease of 36.8% from the May 15th total of 49,400 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 38,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Westlake Chemical Partners A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WLKP.

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[Courtesy of Lotte Chemical] South Korean companies are in a race to develop a technology that replaces anode materials in lithium-ion batteries with lithium metal instead of existing materials such as graphite and silicon.According to industry sources on Sunday, major companies such as Lotte Chemical Corp. are seeking development of lithium metal anode materials with others by forging partnerships.Lithium metal anode materials use lithium metal as a metallic substance instead of conventional materials such as graphite and silicon.

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