MANILA  -The Development Bank of the Philippines approved P25.55 billion worth of loans for the transport infrastructure and logistics sector from January to July as the state-run lender expressed readiness to support the Marcos administration's efforts to ease inflation especially on food products. Such loans were extended to 189 borrowers nationwide under the DBP's Connecting Rural Urban Intermodal Systems Efficiently (Cruise) program, which serves as their flagship facility for the transport infrastructure and logistics sector.

https://business.inquirer.net/423717/dbp-okd-p25-b-infrastructure-and-logistics-loans-in-jan-july

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The looming passage of the bill creating the Maharlika Investment Fund will be a litmus test for the administration of President Marcos. It is not lost on many Filipinos that the Marcos family has been inextricably tied to the sins of its previous generation, especially through its actions and inaction that eroded the country's standing from being the second most dynamic economy in Asia in the middle of the 20th century to a basket case by the time the family had fallen from power. It is because of this past pillage of the Philippines' coffers that doubters of the present dispensation have criticized the proposed sovereign wealth fund, which its backers in Congress want created ostensibly to help manage public resources for the benefit of the Filipino people.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/163569/a-litmus-test-for-marcos-admin

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Hour Loop ( NASDAQ:HOUR – Get Rating ) is one of 26 publicly-traded companies in the 'Catalog & mail – order houses' industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Hour Loop to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and dividends. Volatility and Risk Hour Loop has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hour Loop's competitors have a beta of 1.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/03/comparing-hour-loop-hour-and-its-competitors.html

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Acala Token ( ACA ) traded 11.1% higher against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 0:00 AM ET on July 8th. In the last seven days, Acala Token has traded up 51.8% against the US dollar. Acala Token has a total market cap of $56.03 million and approximately $17.08 million worth of Acala Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Acala Token coin can now be purchased for $0.0763 or 0.00000252 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: Toncoin (TON) traded down 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/08/acala-token-price-reaches-0-0763-on-major-exchanges-aca.html

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WASHINGTON (Sept 21): US existing home sales unexpectedly fell in August as persistently tight supply boosted prices, and a further decline is likely amid a resurgence in mortgage rates. Existing home sales slipped 0.7% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.04 million units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Thursday. Existing home sales are counted at the closing of a contract. Last month's sales likely reflected contracts signed in July, before the recent run-up in mortgage rates, which lifted the rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage above 7%.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-09-22-story-h-239125251-US_existing_home_sales_fall_in_August_house_prices_rise

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Jessy R. Kurczewski, 37, allegedly stole nearly $300,000 from a friend and then staged a suicide scene after poisoning her with eyedrops.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/08/wisonsin-woman-charged-killing-friend-eyedrops/

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Since the 1800's the Robertson Show has been a connector for our community and organisers are working collaboratively with Council to ensure its sustainability for generations to come. With up to 5,000 people enjoying the event each year a high volume of waste must be managed well. A water refill station made possible by a grant through our Community Assistance scheme - Environment and Sustainability, is a step in the right direction. Fine weather and a strong turn-out to the Robertson Show in 2023 saw many community members ask about a water bottle refill station.

https://www.miragenews.com/robertson-show-aims-for-sustainability-with-1089771/

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Fibra UNO ( OTCMKTS:FBASF – Get Rating ) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,829,200 shares, an increase of 51.1% from the April 30th total of 1,872,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 975.6 days. Fibra UNO Price Performance OTCMKTS:FBASF traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $1.39. The stock had a trading volume of 37,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,913.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/27/fibra-uno-otcmktsfbasf-short-interest-up-51-1-in-may.html

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Christopher Casanova, left (with sunglasses) takes a selfie with Danny Eguizabal in front of the Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom on June 3 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (photo: Thomas Simonetti/WP)  05 June 23 Mark Stegall and Robert Motz knew they'd made the right decision to travel to Florida when they spotted a sea of people wearing red T-shirts emblazoned with the words 'Say Gay' in front of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. The partners from Galesburg, Ill.

http://rimcountrygazette.blogspot.com/2023/06/disney-welcomes-gay-days-in-florida-as.html

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top general-front line visitsS. Korea's top general visits key Air Force, Navy, Marine units to check readiness SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum visited front-line Air Force, Navy and Marine units Monday to check readiness amid concerns about the possibility of North Korean provocations ahead of a major summertime South Korea-U.S. military exercise. Kim inspected the Air Force's Eighth Fighter Wing in Wonju, 87 kilometers east of Seoul, a forward-deployed naval unit and a Marine Corps unit on the northwestern border island of Yeonpyeong.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0014117457?sid=104

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https://www.tvspielfilm.de/tv-programm/sendung/wo-die-liebe-hinfaellt-jedes-paar-ist-anders,64a43e3d6da38070c1c87ac1.html

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Isthmus Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. ( NYSE:NOG – Get Rating ) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,922 shares of the company's stock after selling 722 shares during the quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC's holdings in Northern Oil and Gas were worth $1,169,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NOG.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/21/isthmus-partners-llc-cuts-stake-in-northern-oil-and-gas-inc-nysenog.html

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Sen. Grace Poe—Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines — The government must now show its mettle in cracking down on cybercrime as the registration of subscriber information modules (SIM) cards nears completion, Sen. Grace Poe said on Wednesday. At a press forum, Poe, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Services, said she was not impressed by the Philippine National Police report that cybercrimes increased despite the ongoing registration of SIM cards. The PNP reported on Tuesday that cybercrimes increased by 190 percent from January to June, or a total of 4,104 cases from 1,415 in the same period in 2022.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1800934/poe-calls-for-cybercrime-crackdown-after-sim-card-listup

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Mask Network ( MASK ) traded 2.6% lower against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 14:00 PM Eastern on April 22nd. One Mask Network token can currently be purchased for $4.63 or 0.00016712 BTC on major exchanges. Over the last week, Mask Network has traded 18.3% lower against the dollar. Mask Network has a market cap of $343.40 million and $92.87 million worth of Mask Network was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 1.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/22/mask-network-mask-price-tops-4-63-on-exchanges.html

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'Dead and Gone,' by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) A private eye named Sam Tran is dead, hanged from a tree in a local cemetery, and Chicago P.D. Detective Annalisa Vega catches the case. Tran was once on the job himself, but as it turns out, that's not the only reason the case is fraught. Vega figures the death is most likely related to a case Tran had been working on, of which there were three. Two are cold cases: A young woman had hired him to discover what happened to her mother, who disappeared more than 30 years ago; and a man had hired him to figure out who killed his cheating wife and her lover in a motel room more than 20 years ago.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/college-sports-general-news/3204966/book-review-a-private-eyes-death-sets-a-chicago-cop-on-an-hairy-investigation-in-dead-and-gone.html

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Sen. Lieut. Gen Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) had a meeting in Hanoi on September 15 with Lieut. Gen. Ueda Kazumasa, Chief of Staff for Japanese Ground Component Command.

https://en.sggp.org.vn/vietnam-japan-promote-partnership-in-un-peacekeeping-operations-post105027.html

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Deaths among older adults with dementia fell starkly in nursing homes and long-term care centers after COVID-19 vaccinations became available, yet remained high for those living at home, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco. The nationwide study published July 17, 2023 in JAMA Neurology , is the first to use data from 2019 to 2022 to quantify "excess" deaths – or those above what would have been anticipated had there been no pandemic – taking into account age, sex, racial and ethnic groups, as well as the settings where people died.

https://www.miragenews.com/covid-19-vaccines-save-dementia-patients-lives-1048171/

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Julia Nikhinson/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- An attorney for Hunter Biden sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday to former President Donald Trump's legal team, claiming that Trump's rhetoric on social media and elsewhere "could lead to [Hunter Biden's] or his family's injury." Abbe Lowell, one of the younger Biden's lawyers, cited past examples when Trump's language allegedly inspired violence, notably the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol, the October attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi, and the man arrested near the Obamas' Washington, D.

https://wadk.com/national-news/a9bf5000cf16366d1488a3dd34ccff03

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In honor of National Kinship Care Month, Administration releases a historic package of regulations to ensure children in the child welfare system thrive The more than 391,000 American children and youth living in foster care deserve to grow up in safe and loving homes devoted to their health, happiness, and success. These are often our most vulnerable children, and we have a solemn responsibility as a country to ensure they grow up healthy, supported and with as much opportunity as all other children.

https://www.miragenews.com/biden-admin-unveils-new-actions-to-aid-foster-1093261/

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MANILA, Philippines — The European Union (EU) will continue recognizing the certificates of Filipino seafarers, noting its 'constructive cooperation' with Philippine authorities in upgrading the maritime workers' training program and accreditation system. In February last year, the EU urged the Philippines to improve its efforts to comply with the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers Convention, dangling a threat to withdraw recognition of Filipino seafarers' qualifications in EU flag-carrying vessels if it finds that the concerns it raised years ago remain unresolved.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751013/no-ban-eu-to-continue-recognizing-ph-seafarers-certificates

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