Phillips Financial Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF ( NYSEARCA:VO – Get Rating ) by 11.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 106,898 shares of the company's stock after selling 14,363 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF accounts for 2.2% of Phillips Financial Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Phillips Financial Management LLC's holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $21,787,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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South Africans mark Nelson Mandela International DayRunners take part in the Mandela Day Houghton Run through the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, 16 July 2023 (issued 17 July 2023). Nelson Mandela International Day, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2009, is marked every year on 18 July to honor the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. The theme of the Mandela Day 2023 edition is 'It's in your hands'. The run took participants past three historic Mandela-related sights in the area. EPA/

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(2nd LD) exports-July(2nd LD) Exports down 15.2 pct during first 20 days of July(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 5 paras with BOK report) SEJONG, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports fell 15.2 percent on-year in the first 20 days of July amid the protracted slump in the chip sector, data showed Friday. The country's outbound shipments reached US$31.2 billion in the July 1-20 period, compared with $36.8 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.

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Japan guard Yuki Kawamura has signed for the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA club has announced.

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Leader of “There Is Such a People” Slavi Trifonov will sue the resigned Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. This is clear from a statement of the Sofia City Court.

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Financial Sense Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips ( NYSE:COP – Get Rating ) by 34.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,295 shares of the energy producer's stock after selling 8,209 shares during the quarter. Financial Sense Advisors Inc.'s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $1,805,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COP.

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Indian Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi conviction in defamation caseCongress supporters wait to welcome senior leader Rahul Gandhi at the party's headquarters in New Delhi, India, 04 August 2023. The Indian Supreme Court has stayed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi for the 'Modi'-surname remarks he allegedly made during a political rally in 2019. Gandhi was sentenced to two years in jail in the 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him for his remarks on the surname Modi - the familly name of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi - for which he later was granted bail.

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The continued failure to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland has left its higher education system 'in limbo', a vice-chancellor has warned. Northern Ireland has effectively been without a government since February last year, when the Democratic Unionist Party, driven by its opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol, triggered the collapse of devolved government. The Northern Irish government had pledged a 'full review' of higher education, but the delay in starting the review caused by the lack of functioning executive is already damaging the sector, said Ian Greer, president and vice-chancellor of Queen's University Belfast .

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HONG KONG  – Most Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar and oil steadied, as investors held safe ranges awaiting more clues on whether central banks will continue their aggressive interest rate hikes. Market conditions were also subdued heading into the U.S. Independence Day public holiday on Tuesday, with most of Wall Street closed. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1 percent, by Tuesday mid-morning. Australian shares were mostly flat, as investors waited to see whether the central bank will tighten again when it announces a policy decision later in the day.

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Asiana-Q2 earningsAsiana Airlines shifts to black in Q2 on recovery in travel demand SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, said Friday it swung to the black in the second quarter on growing demand for passenger travel. Asiana logged a net profit of 1.8 billion won (US$1.36 million) in the April-June period of 2023, compared with a net loss of 91.5 billion won during the same period of last year, the company said in a regulatory filing. Sales rose 11.

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The most serious scandal facing the government today is the involvement of 49 police officers in pilfering what has been dubbed as the 'biggest drug haul in the history of the Philippines.' While diehard supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte cite the incident as proof of the correctness of the bloody war on drugs, on the contrary, it proves its very wrongness and the utter waste of lives during those violent years. The scandal began when Philippine National Police's Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) officers raided a lending office in Manila in October 2022.

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Casper ( CSPR ) traded up 1.3% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on April 27th. One Casper coin can now be purchased for $0.0552 or 0.00000188 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Casper has a market capitalization of $604.85 million and approximately $14.67 million worth of Casper was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Casper has traded up 10.4% against the dollar. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded up 3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.

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By Sabrina Biehl Published Aug 23, 2023 12:20 pm Josephin ‘Jo' Marie Froehlich, born August 1, 1932 in Tiltonsville, Ohio passed away March 23, 2023 in Edmonton, Kentucky. Graveside inurnment services will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 1 PM in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Lyons-Bald Mountain Road in Sonora, California. Terzich & Wilson Cremation-Funeral Home entrusted with local arrangements Date of Death: 03/23/2023 Age: 90 Residence: Edmonton, Kentucky (Long time resident of Sonora) Services: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 1 PM in St.

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Aaron Avana Muia, 5, joined supporters of a bill to give domestic workers the same safety protections required by law for other types of employees, marches past the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. The bill, SB 686 by state Sen. María Elena Durazo, D-Los Angles, would give those hired by private employers to do domestic work, protections under the California Occupation Safety and Health Act. Aaron attended the march with his mother, Mivna Avana, who is a domestic worker. (A

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MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water Foundation, in partnership with Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and Safeguard Philippines, provided product support to 12 public hospitals as part of their campaign to promote hand washing with soap and water, aiming to prevent the spread of germs and communicable diseases. This initiative is a component of the Health in our Hands program by Manila Water Foundation, which aims to raise awareness about the significance of sanitation and healthy habits such as proper toothbrushing and hand washing.

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COTABATO CITY — Six gunmen of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered Wednesday to the military in Maguindanao del Norte. Claiming they were deceived to join a group espousing a wrong ideology, the six Moro extremists laid down their guns and pledged allegiance to the country's flag and Constitution during surrender rites at the headquarters of the Army's First Brigade Combat Team in Barangay Pigcalagan, Sultan Kudarat town. 'Five of them were members of BIFF and one from Dawlah Islamiyah-Abu Turaife faction,' said Lieutenant Colonel Rommel Agpaoa, commander of the Army's 92nd Infantry Battalion.

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Cloverfields Capital Group LP cut its position in Microsoft Co. ( NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report ) by 0.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,437 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 73 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises about 1.4% of Cloverfields Capital Group LP's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Cloverfields Capital Group LP's holdings in Microsoft were worth $4,162,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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I can still remember, growing up in the 80s and 90s in a small village in Germany, how my Mum used to watch the lottery numbers every Wednesday on TV. She would have her ticket and a pen in hand, excitedly circling every number she had guessed right. On the screen, small ping pong-sized balls with numbers would drop, one-by-one, into seven plastic tubes. As a child, I sensed that something important was going on here, given that Mum spent all this time watching quite a dull procedure, just to do it again the week after.

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An aerial view shows buildings submerged in floodwaters in Skofja Loka, Slovenia, August 4, 2023 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Slovenian Army/Handout via REUTERS KAMNIK, Slovenia – At least two people died as torrential rains hit northern and western Slovenia on Friday, causing floods, cutting power and disrupting traffic. Two men from the Netherlands died, possibly after being hit by lightning, Slovenian press agency STA reported. The Dutch government confirmed the deaths but not the cause.

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Defiant statements from Trump and his political allies, as well as violent rhetoric in online forums, have put law enforcement officials on alert ahead of a Tue...

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