Wales' Taulupe Faletau, left, tackles Portugal's Nicolas Martins during the Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Wales and Portugal at the Stade de Nice, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 in Nice, southern France. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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Sizzle Acquisition Corp. ( NASDAQ:SZZL – Get Rating ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 6,100 shares, an increase of 17.3% from the April 15th total of 5,200 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 3,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sizzle Acquisition Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/14/sizzle-acquisition-corp-nasdaqszzl-sees-large-growth-in-short-interest.html

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On Wednesday, September 20, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, in partnership with the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, will host a convening on "Democracy Delivers" on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Administrator Power will welcome heads of state and delegation leaders including from Armenia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Nepal, alongside U.S. International Development Finance Corporation CEO Scott Nathan and leaders from philanthropic and private sector organizations.

https://www.miragenews.com/usaids-power-to-host-democracy-delivers-event-1083966/

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Restrictions on people travelling from Britain to Ireland are under review amid concerns about the more infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 which is spreading ...

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0613/1227852-ireland-britain-travel-covid-delta/

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Hays County D.A. Kelly Higgins (Courtesy of Kelly Higgins) The 19-year-old district clerk who tried to take out Hays County's sitting district attorney has withdrawn his challenge. Two weeks ago, Avrey Anderson sued to have D.A. Kelly Higgins removed from office, alleging the D.A. had neglected his duties. Anderson dropped his lawsuit on Sept. 22, hours after Higgins filed a response with allegations of its own. Anderson's suit was filed under House Bill 17 , the recently enacted "rogue prosecutor" law.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-09-29/hays-county-teen-district-clerk-drops-suit-against-d-a/

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is studying the possibility of using artificial intelligence (AI) in profiling travelers as part of the government's effort to curb human trafficking. 'We'll try to see if we can use artificial intelligence to vet many people who want to leave, especially those prone to human trafficking…It's a tool we can use,' Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla told reporters Wednesday after the first coordination meeting for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Task Force Against Trafficking held at the Naia.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1788133/doj-eyes-use-of-ai-to-profile-travelers-in-effort-to-combat-human-trafficking

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will chair the plenary session on Wednesday with the theme 'Accelerating fast and sustainable digital and green transition in driving breakthroughs to shorten the process of industrialization and modernization to 2030, with a vision to 2045'. Four symposiums will discuss improving smart production capacity and developing the digital technology industry toward make-in-Vietnam direction; Promoting the application and development of AI technology in industrialization and modernization; Technological trends and solutions to develop Vietnam's energy industry in the industrialization and modernization strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045; and Digital and green transformation of the service sector.

https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/vietnam-industry-40-summit-discusses-fast-and-sustainable-digital-and-green-transition-1206976.vov

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Starname ( IOV ) traded up 28.9% against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 22:00 PM ET on March 6th. During the last seven days, Starname has traded up 81.2% against the dollar. One Starname coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.0130 or 0.00000058 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Starname has a total market capitalization of $1.25 million and $48,478.22 worth of Starname was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 2.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/06/starname-iov-trading-up-81-2-this-week.html

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Posted Today, 07:36 PM I have to say that Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon is probably the best version of LM so far all the bells and whistles such notifications to adjusting the font size is much better now and the battery indicator now list my mouse besides the just the laptop battery. Its so much more snappier and faster and all this from an Intel i5 8th Gen CPU with 8 GB of Ram running over 3000+ wallpapers slideshow unlike on Kubuntu 22.04 which has some performance issues with that many images running as a slideshow wallpaper.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/784152/my-experience-with-linux-mint-211-so-far/

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The city of Fresno's solid waste pickup services is not only out of money, leaders say, but they must soon comply with costly new state and federal environmental mandates. And, while a fee hike may not be proposed until late July, Operation Clean Up, the city's once-a-year bulky item pickup program, could be offered to people living in apartments. Fresno Department of Public Utilities Director Brock Buche told the city council on Thursday that the department needed $12.1 million more to finish the year in the positive.

https://gvwire.com/2023/06/09/fresno-public-utilities-puzzle-rate-hikes-old-pipes-new-state-federal-mandates/

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Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. ( NYSE:TMO – Get Rating ) by 7.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,190,465 shares of the medical research company's stock after purchasing an additional 79,961 shares during the period. Thermo Fisher Scientific makes up approximately 1.8% of Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/28/thermo-fisher-scientific-inc-nysetmo-holdings-increased-by-mitsubishi-ufj-kokusai-asset-management-co-ltd.html

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MOMBASA, Kenya - A Kenyan court on Wednesday extended by 30 days the detention of cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities accuse of ordering followers to starve their children and themselves to death. The death toll has climbed to 133, and hundreds of people are still reported missing. Authorities continue to search for human remains in shallow graves scattered throughout a forest where Mackenzie's followers were living. Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, has not yet been required to enter a plea after handing himself into police last month.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-05-10-story-h-271387854-Kenya_court_denies_bail_for_alleged_death_cult_leader

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MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel on Monday asked the country's poll body to reconsider its 'wish list' for the 2025 automated elections, describing some of the items in the 'shopping list' as 'wasteful spending of taxpayers' money.' Pimentel warned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against 'excessive and unnecessary expenses.' 'It will only increase the elections' price tag which, given our tight fiscal situation, we cannot afford. Let's avoid unnecessary expenditures and make do with what we have to save on cost,' he said in a statement, even stressing that the constitutional body 'reconsider its ‘shopping list' for the 2025 midterm elections on account of our growing budget deficit, tremendous debt burden, and high inflation.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1766167/pimentel-urges-comelec-to-rethink-2025-polls-wish-list-avoid-wasteful-spending

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MANILA  -The Department of Agriculture (DA) temporarily banned the entry of poultry products from the Netherlands as the European country reported a bird flu or avian influenza outbreak. In a memorandum order, the DA prohibited the importation of Dutch wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen effective immediately. 'There is a need to prevent the entry of HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) virus to protect the health of the local poultry population,' the order said.

https://business.inquirer.net/416042/ph-bans-dutch-poultry-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature is talking about impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice even before she has heard a case. The unprecedented attempt to impeach and remove Justice Janet Protasiewicz from office comes as the court is being asked to throw out legislative electoral maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2011 that cemented the party's majorities, which now stand at 65-34 in the Assembly and a 22-11 supermajority in the Senate.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/us-government/3220546/why-wisconsin-republicans-are-talking-about-impeaching-a-new-state-supreme-court-justice.html

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Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund ( NYSE:NIQ – Get Rating ) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 14,200 shares, a decline of 45.4% from the February 13th total of 26,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 54,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund Stock Down 0.1 % NYSE:NIQ traded down $0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/11/nuveen-intermediate-duration-quality-municipal-term-fund-nyseniq-short-interest-down-45-4-in-february.html

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PARIS — France, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary signed a letter of intent for the joint purchase of the French Mistral air defense systems, two sources aware of the matter said on Monday. The deal was a sign France was making progress in convincing some of its European allies to look at home-grown, Made in Europe systems, instead of procuring from outside Europe, as Germany has advocated under its so-called European Sky Shield initiative The sources said the letter was signed at the start of a defense ministers meeting in Paris aimed at coordinating European efforts to enhance air defense capabilities across the continent after Russia invaded Ukraine.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1790742/five-european-states-sign-letter-of-intent-to-buy-mistral-air-defense-systems-sources

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Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Intuit Inc. ( NASDAQ:INTU – Get Rating ) by 72.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,012 shares of the software maker's stock after buying an additional 425 shares during the quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC's holdings in Intuit were worth $394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of INTU.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/03/prestige-wealth-management-group-llc-raises-position-in-intuit-inc-nasdaqintu.html

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A major sports event will hit the fifth district of Cebu this May. The Cong. Duke Frasco Cup 2nd Leg unwraps on May 20, 2023, at the Lilo-an sports complex featuring basketball and volleyball competitions for 21-under players throughout the fifth district of Cebu. The tournament organized by Frasco Sports will field teams from Danao City, Catmon, Compostela, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tudela, Borbon, and Carmen. One of the event's main goals is to discover the next sports star from in the north which used to be the hotbed of sports talents.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/499559/cong-duke-frasco-cup-2nd-leg-unwraps-may-20

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