April 19, 2024
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Deschutes County seeks nearly $1 million in state funding to launch M110 drug-offense deflection programs

Commissioners also accept $1.3 million for next fiscal year’s funding of Stabilization Center (Update: Adding video, comments from Behavior Health and commission) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Deschutes County commissioners got an update Wednesday and approved seeking the first half of state funds to set up the new drug-offense “deflection” program, a key aspect of the drug

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M3F music festival funds arts programs, more

M3F music festival funds arts programs, more This year’s M3F music festival brought in large crowds of music lovers. M3F uses the ticket sales to support charities that foster arts, community, education and environment across Arizona. Roosevelt performs on the Cosmic Stage at the M3F music festival on March 2, 2024. (Photo by Sam Ballesteros/Cronkite

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7 Top-Performing Large-Growth Funds | Morningstar

In the opening months of 2024, large-company growth stock funds have continued their run, ranking among the best-performing categories this year. While growth stocks have stumbled in recent weeks as higher-than-expected inflation readings led investors to push back their expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, the group has been led by gains in technology stocks,

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SBU Awarded $1M in Federal Funding for Advancing Energy Technology

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand secure congressional funds to test offshore wind-generated hydrogen for domestic heating and cooling — a pathway to a greener future for NY The Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) at Stony Brook University will receive $1 million in federal funding to develop an innovative test platform

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Specialist funds cautious on copper rally, says trader IXM

“More metals-specific funds are bullish but cautious. They got out part of the way up, as copper prices rose from $8,300-$9,500 in a short period of time,” IXM’s co-head of metals Tom Mackay told Reuters. The rally was largely driven by inflows from index and macro funds into copper instead of traditional commodity investors, he

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Canaan Secures More Than $100M in New Biopharma Funding, Adds Former Pfizer Executive

Pictured: Photo illustration of hundred dollar bill and graph/iStock, Darren415 Healthcare and technology-focused venture capital firm Canaan is adding $100 million in new capital to its biopharma investment funds, the company announced Wednesday.  The Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm’s injection of new funds will bring the company’s total amount raised since early 2023 to over $1 billion.

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Hedge Funds Dump U.S. Energy Stocks to Buy Crude Options

Following a rally in energy stocks this year, hedge funds have been selling off U.S. oil company shares to pile into crude oil options, expecting a price rally in oil if the Middle East conflict escalates and a short-term pullback in energy shares, according to Goldman Sachs data reported by Bloomberg. Money managers have sold U.S.

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Youngkin proposes using NoVa investment fund to support Metro • Virginia Mercury

In a state budget amendment, Gov. Glenn Youngkin pledged to support Metro with an additional $133.7 million amid a projected shortfall for the transit agency. The pledge came with a caveat: It would strip funding from a transit investment fund used by Northern Virginia jurisdictions. Leaders from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the regional body

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Epilepsy Foundation’s annual walk raises funds, awareness

About 100 people turned out Saturday to raise funds for the Epilepsy Foundation at the annual Epilepsy Walk at Thompson Park in Amarillo.   With this event, the foundation raised funding for the West Texas area to make resources available to those with epilepsy at no cost. Participants enjoyed various activities, followed by a walk

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LDP rejects senior member’s request for review of penalty over funds scandal

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday declined a request from senior party lawmaker Ryu Shionoya to review a penalty given to him over a high-profile political funding scandal. Hiroshi Moriyama, chair of the LDP’s General Council, told reporters that the party decided there were no grounds to review the penalty against Shionoya. No faults

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