First published MAY 17, 2023 Updated 3 hours ago The Green Party says the Loafers Lodge fire was a 'preventable tragedy' and the best way to honour those killed is to finally take some action around the quality of the country's rental stock and under-funded emergency services Green Party co-leader James Shaw is outraged every time a political party proposes improving the quality of rental stock it gets accused of a 'war on landlords'. 'And then we back off because that's somehow worse than people dying – that's outrageous,' Shaw told Newsroom.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/decades-of-ignoring-led-to-tuesdays-preventable-tragedy-greens

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Paris to vote on self-service e-scooter banepaselect epa10553710 People ride a self-service e-scooter in Paris, France, 01 April 2023. On 02 April Paris residents will be able to vote whether to ban self-service scooters in use in the city. EPA/YOAN VALAT

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Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF ( NYSEARCA:VUG – Get Rating ) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,535,852 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 68,267 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 0.8% of Commonwealth Equity Services LLC's holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.

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ABC News (KEYSVILLE, Ga.) -- For nearly three decades, Lucious Abrams says he has gotten letters from the United States Department of Agriculture promising to wipe out his debt --but for him and other Black farmers in the country, receiving relief from the federal government has been a difficult process. Every morning in the rural town of Keysville, Georgia, the sun rises over 600 acres of farmland that has belonged to Abrams' family for three generations. It is now planting season, typically the time when he would start tending to crops, but on this farm, he says nothing is operational.

https://wadk.com/national-news/3b3bd601752cc42397eeb80e354300a2

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Another strong performance by Jayson Tatum helped the Boston Celtics move a step closer to first place in the Eastern Conference standings by earning a 122-114 home victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. The win moved Boston (54-24) within one and one-half games of idle Milwaukee, which has the NBA's best record (55-22). Tatum scored a game-high 39 points and also had 11 rebounds. He was 12 of 17 from the field, and made five of his eight 3-point attempts. Malcolm Brogdon came off the bench to score 19 points and record seven assists for the Celtics, who received 17 points from Derrick White and 12 rebounds from Blake Griffin.

https://sports.inquirer.net/503579/nba-celtics-top-undermanned-jazz-gain-on-idle-bucks

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Rice University computer scientists have won two grants from the National Science Foundation to explore new information processing technologies and applications that combine seamlessly co-designed hardware and software to allow for more effective and efficient data stream analysis using pattern matching . Initiated by a Rice seed grant, the projects address the limitations of current computing infrastructure's ability to process complex, unstructured data streams. A $1.2 million award will support Kaiyuan Yang , Konstantinos Mamouras and Todd Treangen in developing a programmable formal specification-based data stream processor that can analyze input from physical, biological and other systems, enabling real-time monitoring and informed decision-making in varied contexts ⎯ from health-monitoring to bioinformatics or cybersecurity applications.

https://www.miragenews.com/nsf-backs-rice-processor-design-chip-security-1093230/

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Cameco ( TSE:CCO – Get Rating ) (NYSE:CCJ) had its price target raised by equities research analysts at TD Securities from C$50.00 to C$51.00 in a research report issued on Monday, BayStreet.CA reports. The firm presently has an 'action list buy' rating on the stock. TD Securities' price target suggests a potential upside of 35.06% from the stock's previous close. CCO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Cameco from C$48.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/01/cameco-tsecco-pt-raised-to-c51-00-at-td-securities.html

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Tezos ( XTZ ) traded 1% higher against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 19:00 PM ET on May 20th. One Tezos coin can now be bought for about $0.90 or 0.00003334 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Tezos has a market capitalization of $847.63 million and approximately $10.27 million worth of Tezos was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Tezos has traded up 1.7% against the dollar. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: Belrium (BEL) traded 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/20/tezos-achieves-market-cap-of-847-63-million-xtz.html

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said the government is studying the proposal to return to the previous March school vacation schedule. The school vacation was moved from June to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Pinag-aaralan natin ng mabuti ‘yan dahil nga marami ngang nagsasabi pwede na, tapos na ‘yung lockdown. Karamihan na ng eskwela, face-to-face na, kaunti na lang ‘yung hindi na,' Marcos said in a radio interview with Erwin Tulfo, former secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1760325/bongbong-marcos-govt-studying-proposal-to-revert-school-vacation-to-march

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Homestead Advisers Corp boosted its position in shares of Chevron Co. (NYSE:CVX – Free Report) by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 626,652 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after buying an additional 3,200 shares during the quarter. Chevron makes up approximately 2.6% of Homestead Advisers Corp's holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Homestead Advisers Corp's holdings in Chevron were worth $98,604,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/10/08/homestead-advisers-corp-purchases-3200-shares-of-chevron-co-nysecvx.html

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Shop Health Coaching Classes Editor's Picks Author: Image by Helen Ast / unsplash With a new moon in Cancer and the north and south nodes shifting to a new axis, we're in for an eventful week in the cosmos. Here's your horoscope. This ad is displayed using third party content and we do not control its accessibility features. Serve it up family style! Warm-fuzzy vibing is on the menu as the new moon in Cancer beams its nurturing energy into the ether. Who are the stars of your innermost circle? It's easy to take those unwavering supporters for granted, but today, treat them like VIPs.

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/weekly-horoscope-for-july-17-23-2023-from-astrotwins

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Frax Price Index Share ( FPIS ) traded 1.9% lower against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on June 27th. Frax Price Index Share has a total market cap of $38.26 million and approximately $118,052.27 worth of Frax Price Index Share was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Frax Price Index Share has traded 8.5% lower against the dollar. One Frax Price Index Share token can currently be purchased for about $1.97 or 0.00006429 BTC on popular exchanges.

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Mob vandalises several churches, homes in Faisalabad over blasphemy allegationsA man surveys a damaged house after mobs burn Christian churches and homes after blasphemy allegations in Jaranwala, near Faisalabad, Pakistan, 16 August 2023. Armed mobs in Jaranwala, targeted two churches and private homes, setting them on fire and causing widespread destruction. The attack was sparked by the discovery of torn pages of the Muslims holy book Koran with alleged blasphemous content near a Christian colony.

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VSE Co. ( NASDAQ:VSEC – Free Report ) declared a quarterly dividend on Saturday, July 8th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 12th will be given a dividend of 0.10 per share by the construction company on Wednesday, July 26th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 11th. VSE has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 5.0% per year over the last three years. VSE has a dividend payout ratio of 9.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/09/vse-co-vsec-to-issue-quarterly-dividend-of-0-10-on-july-26th.html

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President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos | PHOTO: RTVM MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday welcomed the increased employment rate but believed that more work needs to be done to generate more jobs. The country's unemployment rate is at its lowest since 2005 at 4.3 percent as of May 2023, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The employment rate is 95.7 percent, which means that 48.26 million in May 2023 people are employed. Ang puno't dulo nitong lahat ay trabaho talaga.

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KYIV — Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow has touted as a next-generation hypersonic missile that was all but unstoppable. When asked about the Ukrainian claim, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed it, the RIA news agency reported. His ministry said a Kinzhal had destroyed a U.S.-built Patriot surface-to-air missile defense system. 'A high-precision strike by the hypersonic Kinzhal missile hit a U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in the city of Kyiv,' the defense ministry said in a statement.

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Morgan Stanley ( NYSE:MS – Get Free Report ) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 16,390,000 shares, a decline of 18.6% from the June 30th total of 20,140,000 shares. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,380,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Insider Buying and Selling In related news, Director Thomas H. Glocer sold 4,535 shares of Morgan Stanley stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 3rd.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/29/short-interest-in-morgan-stanley-nysems-declines-by-18-6.html

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Traxx ( TRAXX ) traded 2.1% higher against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 16:00 PM ET on June 27th. One Traxx token can now be purchased for about $0.0210 or 0.00000068 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Traxx has traded up 2.9% against the US dollar. Traxx has a total market capitalization of $941,802.83 and approximately $289,964.26 worth of Traxx was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 1.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/27/traxx-one-day-volume-tops-289964-26-traxx.html

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Neal Adams revolutionized the comic book industry with his hyper-realistic style with characters such as Batman, Superman, the Green Lantern and the X-Men.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is questioning Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the current administration's approaches to manage the weakening of the ringgit. In a posting on Twitter, Dr Mahathir said what had been done so far had yet to boost any confidence among the business community and parents, instead they had expressed their concerns. "Many people came to see me expressing concern over the ringgit's continued decline against the US dollar. "The government needs to do something because it is causing anxiety among traders and also parents whose children are studying abroad," he said.

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