FILE - Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley (11) runs after a catch during an NFL wild-card football game Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. The New York Giants said Friday, July 21, 2013, they have signed Beasley and running back James Robinson. The team did not disclose details of the deals. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko, File) FILE PHOTO

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Empowerment, Inspiration & Beyond (646) 595 4274 Welcome to the BTR Edition of NEWS FOR THE SOUL: Life Changing Talk Radio from the Uplifting to the Unexplained. NFTS was launched in January 1997 as a positive news newspaper in the Vancouver, B.C. area in January 1997 by journalist Nicole Whitney. Over the years, NFTS evolved into the NFTS RADIO NETWORK ::: VISIT THIS LINK TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS SHOW: http://www.newsforthesoul.com/shows-page/todays-show

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A Florida mother says Southwest Airlines needs to do a better job at watching over underaged passengers. Jamie Brown said she thought an adult would be watching over her 13-year-old daughter, Bailey, as she flew from Baltimore to Orlando a couple of weeks ago, especially after her flight was delayed for seven hours.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/airline-left-alone-for-hours-mom-say/video/0a12bbcfe3076a6c7b7032004dd4d67e

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Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's claims that her office's Phala Phala investigation has been unduly delayed because of...

https://www.news24.com/news24/Politics/Parliament/breaking-inaccurate-untrue-acting-public-protector-denies-mkhwebanes-phala-phala-probe-delay-claims-20220915

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Methane from cow burps and farts fuels global warming. To find forage plants for farm animals that lower methane, scientists are putting sheep in these chambers...

https://www.vox.com/climate/388520/methane-climate-change-animal-burps-chambers

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First published APR 16, 2023 Updated 58 minutes ago Research shows that knowing about the nocebo effect – the 'evil twin' of the placebo effect – means you are less likely to experience negative side effects of drugs or treatments Comment: We embrace the idea we can ‘think' ourselves well – that armed with a positive attitude and expectations, we can boost the benefit of medicines and other treatments. In fact this placebo effect, once a nuisance in clinical drug trials, is now actively harnessed by the wellness industry.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/protect-yourself-from-side-effects-just-by-reading-this-article

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Last week's piece ran out of space at the point of proposing the next step in social indicators research at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), after the initial work had laid out the principles and viewed the secondary data ('‘Social indicators' started it all (1),' 6/3/23). Next, I told DAP executive vice president Jose P. 'Ping' de Jesus, we should start producing the indicators by means of social surveys, and alerting the public to them. 'Like weather indicators, you mean?' he asked.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/163912/social-indicators-started-it-all-2

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When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) first images of the universe's earliest galaxies, they were shocked. The young galaxies appeared too bright, too massive and too mature to have formed so soon after the Big Bang. It would be like an infant growing into an adult within just a couple years. The startling discovery even caused some physicists to question the standard model of cosmology , wondering whether or not it should be upended. Using new simulations, a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists now has discovered that these galaxies likely are not so massive after all.

https://www.miragenews.com/star-formation-bursts-illuminate-cosmic-dawn-1096403/

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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has impounded 8,200 reams of various brands of cigarettes, and a closed van totaling around P4.4 million. The BOC said in a report Wednesday that it seized the smuggled cigarettes and vehicle at a checkpoint in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. It also said that their operation was conducted jointly with the Philippine Army's 603rd Brigade and 37th Infantry Battalion and the Philippine National Police's regional maritime unit. District Collector Guillermo Pedro Francia IV promptly issued a Warrant of Seizure and Detention against the cigarettes and van for violations of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1791236/boc-intercepts-p4-4-million-worth-of-smuggled-cigarettes-van

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LOGAN CITY COUNCIL staff took out top honours for their work driving the city's climate response at the national Cities Power Partnership Awards last night. The Cities Power Partnership Awards recognise the work of climate heroes in local governments across the country who are transforming Australia's energy landscape. Logan's Health, Climate and Conservation Branch staff are this year's Climate Champion award winner recognising their commitment to cutting emissions and educating the community on climate change.

https://www.miragenews.com/logan-council-team-emerges-as-climate-champions-1080158/

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The President on Thursday led the ceremonial contract signing in Malacañang for the southern portion of the P873.62-billion, 35-station North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project that will run from Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Pampanga to Calamba City in Laguna. 'Imagine the comfort and convenience of traveling via train from Clark International Airport to Calamba in just two hours. This is something that I still marvel at because in my lifetime, we have never seen that,' the President said in his remarks after witnessing the signing of two contract packages for the south section of the NSCR called the South Commuter Railway Project (SCRP) with Acciona-DMCI Joint Venture and Leighton-First Balfour Joint Venture, the two groups that bagged the deals last February.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1762186/clark-calamba-rail-project-sets-work-on-south-section

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State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System reduced its stake in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. ( NYSE:TJX – Get Rating ) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,311,567 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer's stock after selling 21,480 shares during the quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System owned 0.11% of TJX Companies worth $104,401,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/03/state-board-of-administration-of-florida-retirement-system-sells-21480-shares-of-the-tjx-companies-inc-nysetjx.html

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The Senate Committee on Public Services recently ordered Maxim Taxi Philippines Inc., a Russian owned transport network service, to stop its operation as a passenger motorcycle taxi pending the approval of their application with the government transport regulating agency. Committee chair Sen. Grace Poe said that Maxim motorcycles are only allowed to operate in the country to deliver cargoes but not as passenger taxis thereby undercutting the market and violating their permit. A Maxim representative tried to explain that they already have their application with the MC Technical Committee to be included in the government's motorcycle taxi pilot project but according to the committee they are still studying the application for only three players who are now allowed under the program.

https://business.inquirer.net/410254/senate-bars-maxim-from-operating-as-mc-taxi

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CEBU CITY – The mayors of the cities of Cebu and Mandaue have agreed to rehabilitate two rivers that connect the two localities in the aftermath of severe flooding that affected them for three days. Mayors Michael Rama of Cebu City and Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City on Sept. 21 signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) and a pledge of stewardship to implement conservation and rehabilitation measures at the Mahiga and Butuanon rivers which are shared by both cities. The MOA highlighted the commitment of the two localities to work together to solve the worsening flood problem.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1839017/two-cebu-cities-sign-agreement-to-rehabilitate-2-rivers

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A brainstorming tool I often use at work is the 'Six Thinking Hats' approach. The technique encourages a group to analyze a situation from all angles, by dividing different types of thinking into six metaphorical hats: positivity, creativity, emotions, processes, data, and caution. Each person wears a hat and examines an issue based on that lens. Apart from helping us move out of our default way of thinking, it spurs healthy debate among group members who are usually hesitant about sharing their thoughts.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/162138/how-we-could-agree-to-disagree-productively

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Huanglongbing (HLB), caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CaLas), is the No. 1 killer of citrus trees worldwide. HLB causes billions of dollars in annual economic losses to the global citrus industry. At present, no HLB-resistant cultivars and no effective therapeutic agents is available for citrus farmers. Citrus canker disease, caused by Xanthomonas citri pv.citri (Xcc), is another devastating disease in the citrus industry, which can harm almost all citrus cultivars and is currently on the outbreak trend.

https://www.miragenews.com/promising-bacterial-suicide-gene-battles-citrus-1073263/

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In an Instagram story, the digital influencer wondered if this was ‘the end of my YouTube career’.

https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/09/26/days-after-sc-youtube-channel-hacked-crypto-scammers-target-beerbiceps-accounts

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TI Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF ( NYSEARCA:VWO – Get Rating ) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 47,580 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after acquiring an additional 3,404 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 1.8% of TI Trust Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. TI Trust Inc.'s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,855,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/08/ti-trust-inc-boosts-stock-holdings-in-vanguard-ftse-emerging-markets-etf-nysearcavwo.html

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SOUTHAMPTON, England – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said striker Erling Haaland is of the same caliber as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after the Norwegian international scored twice in Saturday's 4-1 Premier League victory at Southampton. Haaland scored on a header and remarkable bicycle kick, taking his tally to 44 goals in all competitions this season, with 30 of those coming in the Premier League. His total is now tied for the most ever by a Premier League player in all competitions in a single campaign, equalling Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2002-03 and Mohamed Salah in 2017-18.

https://sports.inquirer.net/504429/haaland-on-the-same-level-as-messi-ronaldo-guardiola

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