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As psychedelic research has grown, limitations of the research have been identified by researchers both within and outside the psychedelic field As of July 1, authorised psychiatrists have been allowed to prescribe MDMA (the chemical found in "ecstasy") to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psilocybin (found in "magic mushrooms") to treat depression that hasn't responded to other treatment. Psychedelic therapies have researchers excited because evidence suggests they might have lasting beneficial effects on factors that cause psychological distress beyond the treatment period.

https://www.miragenews.com/evidence-reveals-efficacy-of-psychedelics-in-1041477/

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Townsquare Capital LLC lowered its position in Chevron Co. ( NYSE:CVX – Get Rating ) by 17.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 132,831 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 28,601 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC's holdings in Chevron were worth $23,842,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CVX.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/08/townsquare-capital-llc-has-23-84-million-stock-holdings-in-chevron-co-nysecvx.html

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Vapotherm, Inc. (NYSE:VAPO – Get Free Report) CEO Joseph Army bought 216,879 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $0.39 per share, for a total transaction of $84,582.81. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 1,853,648 shares of the company's stock, valued at $722,922.72. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/18/insider-buying-vapotherm-inc-nysevapo-ceo-buys-84582-81-in-stock.html

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The man accused of murdering and then dismembering his girlfriend, University of Fort Hare final year law student, Nosicelo Mtebeni, has reconsidered his decisi...

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/boyfriend-who-confessed-to-murdering-dismembering-girlfriend-now-wants-legal-representation-20211104

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The world seemed to have lost interest in cryptocurrencies long before everyone turned their attention to artificial intelligence. Yet, it continues to be a force for good, especially for churches in the Philippines. A former pastor named Jon Blaylock launched the blockchain donation drive 'Project Ophir Crypto,' aimed at maintaining churches and helping the poor. Donors can send donations in USDT, USDC, ETH, SLP, HEX, or TEXAN to receive OPHIR crypto tokens. They have no monetary value, but they may become valuable once it becomes available for trading.

https://technology.inquirer.net/123266/ophir-crypto-raises-funds-for-philippine-churches

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Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega faces the media in a press conference at the department's office in Pasay City in this file photo taken on August 11, 2022. The Department of Foreign Affairs is now hoping talks with Kuwait, regarding the deployment of Filipino workers, will resume. FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is hoping to 'sit down' and discuss the possible resumption of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) deployment in Kuwait, said the Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/219393/fwd-dfa-hopes-to-resume-ofw-deployment-talks-with-kuwait

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The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) is encouraging more GPs in training to live and work in the Northern Territory. It comes following the RACGP launching a Northern Territory Placement Support Grant to promote the wonderful opportunities for training that exist in the Territory while off-setting the cost of relocating interstate. Interstate GPs in training transferring to the Territory for at least six months are eligible to receive up to $10,000 (with an additional $5,000 if working in a remote MMM6-7 location), while GPs in training in the Territory are eligible to receive $5,000 if they locate to a MMM2 to MMM6-7 location (with an $5,000 if extended to 12 months).

https://www.miragenews.com/trainee-gps-urged-to-consider-northern-territory-1080182/

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Researchers have unravelled for the first time a fundamental shift in the way American politicians communicate on social media, which helps explain the proliferation of compelling misinformation. The international study, published today in Nature Human Behaviour, analysed millions of tweets by members of Congress over the last decade. Its findings showed both Republican and Democratic politicians were increasingly sharing their beliefs and opinions as well as evidence-based information. But among Republicans, their expression of honestly-held beliefs and opinions was strongly linked to less trustworthy information sources.

https://www.miragenews.com/bristol-research-links-us-politicians-1091332/

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — On the same day that dejected students pleaded with the board of West Virginia's flagship university not to eliminate its entire foreign languages department and dozens of other programs, Gov. Jim Justice said he was feeling hopeful about the future of education in the state. 'We've had tough times — there will be more tough times — but absolutely we are rising from the ashes,' Justice said Aug. 22, while signing a bill allocating $45 million for another state school, Marshall University, to open a new cybersecurity center 200 miles from West Virginia University.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/3220925/west-virginia-university-crisis-looms-as-gop-leaders-focus-on-economic-development-jobs.html

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If the majority of posts on my page didn't already give it away, I'm a Colorado boy. I've been to the top of  the state's highest points , I've rafted down the mighty Arkansas River through the Royal Gorge, I've been to some of the  best breweries in the state , and yes, half of my closet is either Marmot or Patagonia flavored (don't @ me). What I enjoyed most about Colorado though, were the beautiful,  picturesque landscapes  that God himself spent a little extra time crafting–some on the sides of the road, some in the  National Parks .

https://korea.stripes.com/travel/video-exploring-korea-hiking-gyeryongsan-national-park

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MOSCOW — Shelling and strikes by Ukrainian forces on Russia's Belgorod region killed two people on Saturday as hundreds of children were evacuated away from the border, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. 'The children of Shebekino are very worried about their hometown,' Gladkov said on the Telegram channel after escorting about 600 of them from the region's Shebekino and Graivoron districts to Yaroslavl and Kaluga. 'I started leaving, they stopped me and with anxiety started asking questions.' Shebekino, a town of about 40,000 on the border and other places in the southern Russian region, have been attacked repeatedly the past week, Gladkov has said earlier, forcing the relocation of at least 2,500 people so far.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1779305/ukraine-shelling-kills-two-in-belgorod-as-hundreds-of-children-evacuated-governor

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With the 90-day extension of the mandatory subscriber identity module (SIM) registration, the government and telecommunications firms should use the time to further simplify the process for millions of Filipinos whose SIM cards remain unregistered. House Speaker Martin Romualdez said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families should be assisted in registering SIM cards so they can communicate despite the distance. In a statement on Friday, Romualdez said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and telco firms should work jointly to make SIM card registration simpler, faster, and more convenient.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1762629/govt-telcos-urged-make-sim-card-registration-simpler

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TPG Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF ( NYSEARCA:VO – Get Rating ) by 13.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,169 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,454 shares during the period. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF makes up about 1.4% of TPG Financial Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. TPG Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $2,567,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/17/tpg-financial-advisors-llc-acquires-1454-shares-of-vanguard-mid-cap-etf-nysearcavo.html

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) formally assigned its commissioners to various sports for better supervision and implementation of programs. CCSC Chairman John Pages told CDN Digital that the main goal of designating CCSC's commissioners to certain sports is to uplift the agency's programs and projects. 'It's to help uplift the assigned sport by coming up with various programs and projects. It's also to meet and collaborate with the different associations, teams, athletes, and coaches related to the sport,' said Pages.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/492535/ccsc-commissioners-to-oversee-different-sports-for-better-supervision

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Fans and smartphone enthusiasts are about to get another exciting surprise from the leading smartphone brand vivo as it gears up to release yet another technological masterpiece in the V series line. The iteration of the vivo V25 Series, the vivo V27 Series dubbed as the #TheAuraPortraitMaster, is said to offer fans a one-of-a-kind camera feature that's sure to upgrade any smartphone into a studio in one's pocket. With vivo's impressive history of successful launches, it's expected that this new feature will be just as functional and stylish — if not more — as vivo's previous innovations.

https://technology.inquirer.net/121981/the-vivo-v27-series-aura-light-portrait-system-will-this-innovation-revolutionize-smartphone-photography

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Today, Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Oakville North-Burlington, and His Worship Rob Burton, Mayor of Oakville, announced a federal investment of more than $1 million to upgrade the Crosstown trail in Oakville. This investment will enable the widening and paving of a four kilometre section of the Crosstown Trail from Khalsa Gate to Sixteen Mile Creek. Pedestrian crossings will be installed at all roadway crossings to ensure better safety, and new signage will improve wayfinding for users of the trail.

https://www.miragenews.com/canada-invests-in-oakville-crosstown-trail-1044888/

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21:57 UTC+8, 2023-06-02        China's first intelligent medicine program related to Fabry disease has been initiated in Shanghai to boost the early screening, diagnosis and treatment of the rare disease. China's first intelligent medicine program related to Fabry disease has been initiated in Shanghai to boost the early screening, diagnosis and treatment of the rare disease. Patient database, training of clinical medics, a system to support rare disease diagnosis and treatment, as well as AI-based intelligent tool development would all be included in the program, to enhance domestic cardiologists' knowledge of Fabry disease and thus benefit patients, experts said on Friday.

https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2306022173/

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(Last of three parts) We are the last company in the country that still makes textiles for upholstery,' says Dindo Medina, Uratex business unit head for monoblock and home accessories. When I express shock, he lists textile enterprises that have already folded or diversified. I tell him that Uratex cannot give up this undertaking. He says, 'Iwojima,' likening their efforts to the iconic image of US Marines raising the Stars and Stripes on that Pacific island during World War II. 'Filipino companies are known for services, not as much for manufacturing,' Dindo continues.

https://business.inquirer.net/420942/uratex-looks-to-the-future

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Knife River ( NYSE:KNF – Get Free Report ) and Teck Resources ( NYSE:TECK – Get Free Report ) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Earnings & Valuation This table compares Knife River and Teck Resources' revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Knife River $2.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/17/comparing-knife-river-nyseknf-and-teck-resources-nyseteck.html

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