Lowes home improvement store in Woburn, MassachusettsA photo taken with a drone, shows customers enter a Lowes home improvement store in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, 21 August 2023. Lowe's Companies, Inc, (NYSE:LOW) a retail home improvement store based in Mooresville, North Carolina, is to report second quarter earnings on 22 August 2023. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

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Malik Owolabi-Belewu scored in the 53rd minute and Forge FC advanced to the Canadian Premier League championship game with a 1-0 win over Atletico Ottawa in the...

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15:50 UTC+8, 2023-05-20        China-Europe freight train services saw solid growth from January to April this year, with the transport capacity and efficiency continuously rising.   15:50 UTC+8, 2023-05-20        China-Europe freight train services saw solid growth from January to April this year, with the transport capacity and efficiency continuously rising. The number of China-Europe freight train services increased by 17 percent year on year to 5,611 trips in the first four months of 2023, according to the China State Railway Group Co Ltd on Saturday.

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Medical care delivered by human beings should never be replaced with Artificial Intelligence (AI), but AI technology can potentially achieve improved healthcare, the AMA said today.

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A new Cornell-led project aims to use carbon dioxide emissions and residue from aluminum recycling - a carbon-heavy process - to produce high value products. The two-year, $2.5 million project was announced in August by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management that supports research to create carbon management technologies and applications that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions and address the impact of climate change. "Aluminum recycling is carbon intensive," said Greeshma Gadikota , associate professor of engineering and the principal investigator of the project.

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President Biden's son, Hunter, has admitted to making hundreds of thousands of dollars from his association with a company backed by the Chinese Communist Party. While the admission directly contradicts previous denials, Hunter says he made the money without his father's awareness.

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In the article 'Going abroad? More documents needed, stricter rules to follow starting Sept. 3,' (Inquirer.net, 8/25/23), the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking was reported to have 'revised the departure protocols … ‘to combat the grave menace of human trafficking' …' emphasizing 'that the Revised Guidelines have been formulated not to encroach upon the fundamental right to travel, but to serve as a protective bulwark shielding our fellow citizens from the dire perils of human trafficking.

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Hong Kyung-seon, chairman of KHA's Seoul branch, Jung Won-ju, chairman of Daewoo E&C and KHA, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Yoon Hyung-ju, chairman of Habitat for Humanity Korea pose for a picture at the City Hall in central Seoul on Monday after signing an agreement to help repair houses in vulnerable areas. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it had signed an agreement with the Korea Housing Association, Daewoo E&C and Habitat for Humanity Korea to team up to help repair houses in vulnerable residential areas.

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Erickson Financial Group LLC cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF ( BATS:USMV – Get Rating ) by 46.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,280 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,672 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF makes up about 0.9% of Erickson Financial Group LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Erickson Financial Group LLC's holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $813,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla, Inc. ( NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Rating ) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,834 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $1,017,000. A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 195.

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ECOWAS Chief of Defence meetingepaselect epa10781629 The Chiefs of Defence Staff from ECOWAS countries salute at the start of the Extraordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chief of Defence Staff on the Political Situation in the Republic of Niger, at the Defence headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, 02 August 2023. The military leaders are discussing the political situation in Niger. Defence Chiefs from Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Guinea Bissau did not attend. EPA/STR

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BEIJING Chinese tablet and phone maker Xiaomi said on Friday (April 14) it strongly opposed Ukraine adding the company to the "international sponsors of war" list. Ukraine's National Corruption Prevention Agency designated Xiaomi on the list, according to an April 13 press release, and reported by local media. According to the agency, Xiaomi was designated for continuing to do business in Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, reported the Kyiv Independent, Ukraine's English-language media outlet.

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Tuy town in Batangas province map. STOCK IMAGE/INQUIRER LUCENA CITY — Due to Taal Volcano's continuous emission of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas, in-person classes in public and private schools in the town of Tuy in Batangas province will still be suspended on Monday, October 2, to ensure the safety of students and teachers. Mayor Jose Jecerell Cerrado issued Executive Order (EO) 2013-013 on September 29, directing 'the extension of modular/online distance learning in all elementary, junior and senior high school (public and private) until October 2, 2023 due to volcanic vog/smog.

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Equities Research Analysts' downgrades for Saturday, May 27th: Aegon (NYSE:AEG) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a sell rating. Belden (NYSE:BDC) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a buy rating to a hold rating. Conn's (NASDAQ:CONN) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a sell rating. Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.

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U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is indicted on three federal counts of firearm offenses.

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BEIJING, April 22, 2023 : Beijing accused the United States Friday of "naked economic coercion and technological bullying", in response to Washington's potential new restrictions on US firms' ability to invest in Chinese entities. The Biden administration is considering a programme to restrict certain US outbound investments involving specific sensitive technology with significant national security implications. Beijing's ambitions in the tech sector have already been hit by existing measures imposed by Washington and its allies, with Chinese authorities doubling down on the need to move away from imports for key sectors such as semiconductors.

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Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) Over 50 advanced weapon systems, including a new attack drone, a domestically developed jet trainer simulator, and an exoskeleton suit, will be showcased at the 2023 Taiwan Aerospace & Defense Technology Expo (TADTE), a top military official said Wednesday. At a press event, Major General Lee Chien-ching (李健青) said the Ministry of National Defense's (MND) pavilion at this year's TADTE, which takes place from Thursday to Saturday, would be divided into five major areas featuring 54 items covering joint combat equipment, dual-use technology, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and simulators.

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Bridge Oracle ( BRG ) traded down 0.2% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 21:00 PM ET on August 26th. One Bridge Oracle token can now be bought for $0.0004 or 0.00000001 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, Bridge Oracle has traded up 1.6% against the U.S. dollar. Bridge Oracle has a total market cap of $2.95 million and approximately $335,321.17 worth of Bridge Oracle was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 3.

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