Ameris Bancorp ( NASDAQ:ABCB – Get Rating ) Director William Millard Choate bought 7,490 shares of Ameris Bancorp stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $33.38 per share, with a total value of $250,016.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,490 shares of the company's stock, valued at $250,016.20. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink .

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Applications open this week for the 2024 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarships Scheme. The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarships Scheme (PHMSS) encourages and assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduate students in health-related disciplines to complete their studies and join the health workforce. The Australian Government established the PHMSS as a tribute to the late Dr Arnold 'Puggy' Hunter and his outstanding contribution to First Nations Australians' health and his role as Chair of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Australian College of Nursing (ACN) CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward, said today that Puggy Hunter was an inspirational leader in promoting improvements in Indigenous health and the scholarships are a fitting annual reminder of his outstanding legacy.

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Shares of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. ( NYSE:PDM – Get Rating ) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $6.35 and last traded at $6.36, with a volume of 768196 shares. The stock had previously closed at $6.60. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Piedmont Office Realty Trust in a report on Thursday, March 16th. They issued a 'hold' rating for the company. The firm has a market capitalization of $788.

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TAIPEI — Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island. Taiwan will not provoke and will not bow to Chinese pressure, Tsai said in a speech in the presidential office in Taipei marking the seventh anniversary of her governance. China, which considers Taiwan as its own and threatens to bring the island under its control if necessary, has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure to force the island to accept Chinese sovereignty since Tsai took office in 2016.

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INQUIRER FILE PHOTO LUCENA CITY — Policemen arrested three former drug convicts, who yielded more than P1,925,000 worth of 'shabu' (crystal meth), during a drug buy-bust operation in this city on Sunday, July 9. A member of the city police drug enforcement unit acting as a drug user, arrested at 5:24 a.m. Alvin Unlayao, 35; Christian Aquino, 39; and Robert Moreno, 35, after they sold him a pack of meth in the coastal village of Dalahican, said Colonel Ledon Monte, Quezon police chief, in a report Monday.

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MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Chedeng slightly intensified as it hovered inside the Philippine area of Responsibility east of Eastern Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Tuesday. According to the 5 p.m. bulletin of Pagasa, Chedeng is almost stationary at 1,150 kilometers (km) east of Southeastern Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 70 kph. No wind signals are currently hoisted in any areas of the country.

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First Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB – Free Report) by 12.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,190 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,791 shares during […] The post First Bank & Trust Acquires 1,791 Shares of Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) first appeared on Daily Political .

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Barely four months ago, a ferry fire off Basilan island in Mindanao claimed the lives of 32 people. Last week, 27 passengers died when a boat sank in Laguna Lake during bad weather. Have we not learned anything from the perennial mishaps that have marked interisland travel in this country? The loss of lives could have been avoided if only authorities had enforced the most basic safety and regulatory protocols for sea transport. Unfortunately, the mounting death toll from sea mishaps in the past three decades has yet to touch the government's conscience enough to plug the gaping loopholes that make sea transport in this maritime nation anything but safe.

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ANKARA, Aug 13 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Arsenal began the 2023-24 English Premier League campaign with a win as the Gunners beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Saturday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. Last season's Premier League runners-up Arsenal bagged three points at London's Emirates Stadium. Gunners' English forward Eddie Nketiah scored the opener in the 26th minute. Six minutes later Bukayo Saka, Arsenal's English star, curled the ball to the top corner of the Nottingham Forest goal to double the gap.

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — The 'green wave' of support for religious conservatism is not likely to be significant in the Selangor state election due within months, political analysts said. The 'green wave' — named after the colour of Islamist party PAS — had propelled the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition to an unexpectedly strong performance in the 15th general election (GE15), which some predict could repeat in Selangor and five other states due for elections this year. However, Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research senior fellow Azmi Hassan said only a minor version of the phenomenon would occur in seats such as Sungai Burong and Permatang under the Tanjung Karang federal constituency.

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IMAC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMACW – Get Free Report) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a decrease of 93.0% from the July 31st total of 4,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio […] The post IMAC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMACW) Short Interest Down 93.0% in August first appeared on Daily Political .

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MDA Ltd. ( TSE:MDA – Get Rating )'s stock price traded down 1.3% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as C$6.55 and last traded at C$6.62. 106,417 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 5% from the average session volume of 112,285 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$6.71. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Separately, Citigroup set a C$8.00 target price on MDA and gave the company a 'neutral' rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 18th. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$6.

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Genetic remnants of viruses that are naturally present in the human genome could affect the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers at DZNE come to this conclusion on the basis of studies on cell cultures. They report on this in the journal Nature Communications. In their view, such "endogenous retroviruses" could contribute to the spread of aberrant protein aggregates – hallmarks of certain dementias – in the brain. Thus, these viral relicts would be potential targets for therapies.

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LONDON, ON – Recently published in The Journal of Translational Medicine , a team at Lawson Health Research Institute has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with long COVID that could reveal potential drug targets to improve patient outcomes. Currently, 10-20 per cent of people with a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be diagnosed with long COVID. "Those patients experience a wide variety of symptoms, which may include fatigue, brain fog and difficulty breathing," says Dr.

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Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. ( NASDAQ:LVLU – Get Free Report ) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 784,300 shares, a drop of 22.3% from the July 15th total of 1,010,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 118,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.6 days. Currently, 5.8% of the company's stock are short sold. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock.

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The National Party has always relied on electoral support from women. But that has eroded over time, and pay equity and KiwiSaver changes could hasten the decli...

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It has been known for a long time that vulnerable land in Tairāwhiti is unsuitable for harvested tree crops and livestock. These soils are too fragile, catchments are steep, streams are short and fast-flowing in rain, dead and dying wetlands still want to be wetlands. Outside my backdoor is hundreds of hectares of 50/60-year-old naturally regenerating kanuka and rewarewa forest sequestering carbon. When farmed, this mostly steep land was pockmarked in large to small slips — virtually none are visible today.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich, right, smiles as he heads to the dugout past Sal Frelick after Yelich hit a home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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