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8 Stocks Jeff Bezos Is Buying
It’s difficult to know for sure the stocks that Jeff Bezos is buying, because the tech industry icon does not… It’s difficult to know for sure the stocks that Jeff Bezos is buying, because the tech industry icon does not publish his returns nor...

NDIC, CBN Reaffirm Commitment to Financial System Stability During High-Level Meeting
The newly appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Thompson Oludare Sunday, on Tuesday led a delegation of the Corporation’s top management to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...

MLB Home Run Predictions Today: Best HR Prop Bets, Picks, Parlay & Odds for Monday, August 4
Photo By - Imagn Images. Giants DH Rafael Devers hit his 20th home run of the season on Sunday. The trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, and another week of MLB action - and copious amounts of dingers - is upon us. Our favorite home run MLB...

The role of AI in the fight against financial crime
Heather thought she was being cautious. When a helpful bank employee called to warn her of suspicious account activity, she listened carefully. As the caller shared details about her local branch and responded to her concerns with authority,...

Higginbotham Teams Up with Roehr Insurance, Expanding Midwest Presence
Cincinnati Agency Gains Support for Clients and Team, Brings Proven Growth to Texas-Based Partnership (Fort Worth, Texas) – Higginbotham, a broad-based, employee-owned insurance, financial and HR services firm headquartered in Texas, has joined...

Polokwane designer styles Miss Teen International
POLOKWANE – Yuricah Daties, a 34-year-old self-taught fashion designer, made her mark on the global stage by designing eight show-stopping dresses for Miss Teen Model International 2025, Pearl Mathebula, who recently competed in Peru. With only...

Leadership in HR: Aligning Purpose, Culture, and Performance
Dasha Stupak is the Vice President of Human Resources, overseeing employee relations, talent management, learning and development, payroll, and safety and risk at Pet Valu. Before her appointment to this role in November 2021, Ms. Stupak held...

Montgomery County Trustee Kimberly Wiggins attends Wayne State certification program
Kimberly Wiggins, County Trustee of Montgomery County, attended the annual meeting of the National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers and Finance Officers. By Michelle Hueffmeier Montgomery County GovernmentAugust 7, 2025 10:39 am...

Going NUTs: How One District Supports Its ‘New and Untenured’ Teachers
New York’s Frontier Central school district, on the banks of Lake Erie south of Buffalo, faces an increasingly common staffing problem: As of August this year, 140 out of its 478 teachers have been with district four years or less—and the ranks of...

DLA Distribution Europe goes live with warehouse management system, optimizes logistics operations
NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES 08.04.2025 Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe officially launched the newly implemented Warehouse Management System at the distribution center in Germersheim, Germany, July 20. WMS is designed...

District denies wrongdoing, countersues ex-teacher who sexually touched students
A New Brunswick school district says in a court filing that a background check didn't raise concerns about a man it hired who went on to sexually touch students in Moncton-area schools. The Anglophone East district education council and Stephen...

Why is Nigeria recording more malnutrition deaths than war-torn Palestine?
At the end of July 2025, the world was shocked to learn that 169 people, including 93 children, had died of malnutrition in Palestine since the outbreak of the devastating war with Israel. For context, the war has gone on actively for close to two...

Dealclinchers Homes Named Most Innovative Brand of the Year
In an atmosphere filled with inspiration, innovation, and intentional collaboration, Dealclinchers Homes Limited emerged as a beacon of transformation and global relevance at the recently concluded Pan-African CEOs Summit and Collaboration Night...

Madison company Exact Sciences cuts 200 Wisconsin jobs
The Madison biotechnology company Exact Sciences recently laid off about 4 percent of its workforce, including 200 positions in Wisconsin. The cuts include about 80 jobs at its Madison headquarters and about 120 remote positions elsewhere in the...

How Glenn Schiffman shapes financial strategy at Fanatics
As CFO of Fanatics, Glenn Schiffman oversees financial strategy across the company’s global sports platform, which spans e-commerce, licensed merchandise, collectibles, trading cards and now live events with its Fanatics Fest. Leading a team of...

Licensed medical professionals hit 66,241 in 2024 - Minister
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako on Thursday said the number of licensed medical and dental professionals in Nigeria increased from 64,949 in 2022 to approximately 66,241 in 2024. Dr. Salako said this at the...
DR-NET National DR Workshop in Tanzania: Policy, training and technology
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of moderate to severe visual impairment (VI) and blindness worldwide, posing a significant public health challenge. As the prevalence of diabetes continues to rise globally, particularly in low- and...
Min urges ArSRLM to adopt transformative strategies
ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Ojing Tasing urged the ArSRLM to aim higher, and urged its officials to collectively envision and adopt “bold and transformative strategies” that would take the mission to even greater...

Increased teacher pay fills York County vacancies, but retention is still a problem
Districts in York County are paying new teachers thousands more than other districts, giving them a leg up on filling vacancies. YORK COUNTY, S.C. — York County school districts are paying new teachers well above South Carolina's state average,...

Exact Sciences reports record revenue but stock slides; company to lay off 200 workers
Madison’s Exact Sciences Corp. announced Wednesday that it generated a record $811 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2025, announced a new licensing deal and reported a quarterly loss of $1 million. The company also said it was trimming...