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The New Zealander showed out under a global spotlight.For most of his sanctioned strength career, powerlifter Timothy Monigatti has mostly shined in his native New Zealand context.However, on occasion, Monigatti steps out of "The Shire" and shows the world what he brings to the table with a barbell in his hands.

German officials said Wednesday that an array of climate measures being introduced by the government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.Germany's Climate Ministry said measures already in place or soon to become law will reduce emissions by about 900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide for the period from 2022 to 2030.

Polly Trottenberg, the deputy U.S. transportation secretary and a former New York City transportation commissioner, has been named the interim leader of the Federal Aviation Administration, the latest attempt by the Biden administration to fill the leadership void atop the nation's federal air safety regulator.

With the first five months of the year already behind us - alarming, we know - the Bay Area has already welcomed a slew of exciting new places to eat and drink.Chef Srijith Gopinathan and partner Ayesha Thapar debuted Corpa, a tropical oasis with a menu that pays homage to the food Gopinathan grew up eating in southwestern India.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley arrive to a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on March 28, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Following weeks of acrimonious debate in Congress, President Joe Biden signed into law on Friday a bill that suspends the debt ceiling until 2025.

Ontario property managers are raising the alarm about the province's growing condo market, saying there's not enough of them to handle an expected influx of units.According to data from the province and the industry's separate regulatory body, The Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO), there are currently some 2,500 licensed managers in the province overseeing around 950,000 units across Ontario.

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A new report reviewing California State University's finances found the system is paying only about 85% of what it actually costs to meet student, staff and institution needs, creating a funding gap of almost $1.5 billion.The months-long review found a 14% disparity between what Cal State spent in its 2021-2022 year and what it actually costs to educate its students, pay faculty and staff salaries and keep its vast 23-campus network running, according to an almost 70-page report released this week.

Celtics "When you are looking at making a $600 million investment in a duo, it is not necessarily a rubber stamp at this point."The odds aren't exactly on the Boston Celtics' side at this point in the Eastern Conference Finals.Boston currently trails the Miami Heat 0-3 in the best-of-seven series.

Patriots Micah Parsons and Bill Belichick were both in attendance for Game 1 between the Celtics and Heat at TD Garden.Micah Parsons knew it was coming.The Cowboys star linebacker was spotted courtside at TD Garden for the Celtics' Game 1 matchup against Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.His wardrobe choice raised a few eyebrows, especially with Bill Belichick in attendance.

There has been no secret from the Lakers about their intention of matching any contract offer Austin Reaves receives this summer.While the Lakers haven't and never will come out and explicitly state it, every report has been that the team is not letting him get away.Being as open as they have been about it may have played in the Lakers' favor, too.

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Twitter turns to programmatic advertising as worth plummets; TikTok CEO to lead new app; and Dentsu's global ad report shows slowed growth.Twitter is outsourcing ad monetisation to ad tech
For the first time, Twitter is making its advertising inventory accessible for purchase in the open programmatic market.

It would be an understatement to say the commerce landscape changed significantly over the last few years.Thanks to a shift towards digital at the start of the decade, prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic, e-commerce has boomed: this year, 20.8% of retail purchases are expected to take place online.By 2026, this figure is forecast to rise to 24%, with global e-commerce sales expected to surpass USD$8bn (~£6.4bn).

Rhys Webb has become the latest Wales player to announce his retirement from Test rugby before the World Cup.Scrum-half Webb, who won 40 caps, follows his Ospreys colleagues Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric in stepping down.All three were members of Wales' preliminary World Cup training squad ahead of the tournament in France later this year.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is excited about having the chance to drive the team forward in the coming years after signing a contract extension until April 2026.The 50-year-old's previous deal was due to expire after the World Cup in France this autumn, and there had been intense speculation prior to this year's Six Nations that he would be leaving his post as at that point there had been no talks with the Scottish Rugby Union about an extension.

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is set to reach a peak in the streets and at parliament, deepening a widely shared feeling that he doesn't hear the grievances of the French.

France is challenging Russia's position as the world's second biggest arms exporter behind the US, while Britain's share of the global market has dwindled, an analysis has found.A steep increase in sales and future orders of arms to countries in Asia, Oceania and the Middle East over the last five years suggests French suppliers could surpass their Russian rivals within a decade.

T he full extent of the pupil exodus from London has been laid bare in a new analysis which shows thousands left the capital's schools last year.The number of children moving out of London entirely rocketed in the past year, while the total leaving the state system for private schools or home education in the capital is also higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Harlequins scrum-half Lewis Gjaltema has signed a new contract with the Premiership club.The 25-year-old New Zealander will stay in London for a fourth season after agreeing new terms.He joined Quins from New Zealand side North Harbour in the summer of 2020 and has made 25 appearances."Lewis is an incredibly diligent player and we're delighted he's re-signed with Quins," Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson told the club website.

West Heath Lodge in Branch Hill, Hampstead and Shepherdhess Walk in Hackney are some of the places where ex council tenants are now property millionaires (Image: Google) Hundreds of ex-council tenants in north London could be property millionaires, as house prices across the capital have seen a more than sixfold increase over the past 25 years.

Sikkim, nestled in the Himalayas and surrounded on three sides by Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet, stands out in the teeming diversity of India's states.It has the country's tallest peak.It is the world's largest producer of smoky black cardamom.It also has India's smallest population, not even three-quarters of a million people, and its lowest birthrate.

The Bears finalized their purchase of the Arlington Park racetrack earlier this year and they hope to build a new stadium on the site in the coming years.One step toward making that happen is the demolition of the track and the team is set to start that process.Arlington Heights granted the team permission to start demolishing the interior of the track on Friday and a Bears spokesman said, via Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times, that the demolition work will begin next week.

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We're entering something of quiet period between the height of free agency and the draft, unless you're someone who finds prospect visits and pro days fascinating.So, let's see what is being discussed out there.Next week, DBB will be holding our second annual pledge drive.

There are reasons to suggest that the Washington Commanders made the right call by giving defensive tackle Daron Payne a long-term extension.After a nervous wait, the Washington Commanders took care of Daron Payne with a bumper new contract that keeps the stud defensive tackle around for the next four years.

Which 2023 NFL Draft prospects might Eric Bieniemy want as he begins the next stage of his coaching journey with the Washington Commanders?Eric Bieniemy is officially on board with the Washington Commanders as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach.Something that brings fresh hope things can progress significantly on offense next season.

The cardinal rule of dressing Tina Turner, the designer and costumer Bob Mackie said Wednesday night, was you couldn't cover anything up.Her legs were simply too beautiful.Mr. Mackie, 84 and working on costumes for Pink's upcoming tour, met Ms. Turner in the 1970s when she was a guest on the Sonny & Cher Show.

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California air regulators voted Thursday to ban the use of a highly toxic metal for restoring classic car parts, protecting aviation components and producing a lustrous metallic finish for a variety of consumer products.From car bumpers to kitchen faucets, hexavalent chromium, known as chrome-6, has given a range of consumer products a gleaming decorative shine.

Canadian households are more in debt than those in any other G7 country, and the amount they owe is now more than the value of the country's entire economy.That was one of the main takeaways of a new report from Canada's housing agency, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which backstops much of the country's housing market via mortgage insurance.

Canada's economy added 150,000 jobs in January, blowing past expectations for the second month in a row.Statistics Canada reported Friday that most of the jobs more than 120,000 were of the full-time variety.Canada's economy added 150,000 jobs last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday.(Anis Heydari/CBC) The gains come on the heels of an initial report of more than 100,000 jobs in December, a report that the data agency later revised down to just 69,000.

The official statistics watchdog has reprimanded the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, after he claimed public debt levels would fall in the coming years, when in fact they are simply forecast to rise less steeply than previously expected.The head of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), Sir Robert Chote, is writing to Hunt and the Treasury to warn them about accuracy after a complaint by Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle over a tweet the chancellor sent on 25 April.

In normal times (remember them?) there would be a frenzy this weekend about what's coming up in next week's Budget.If it feels a bit muted so far, that isn't just because of a bit of a media frenzy over something else (what could that be?) but because Jeremy Hunt was employed as a "calm down" chancellor - called in like a soothing manager of many years' experience in a sensible bank to sort things out after some crazy young guns spent all the loot.

It wasn't the performance that Liverpool would have wanted, but with Bobby Firmino scoring a late equaliser in his final match as a red at Anfield the day wasn't short or drama.Jurgen Klopp has tweaked his system in recent weeks in a final attempt to push for Champions League football.The result was an impressive winning run that many thought might help us edge out Manchester Utd in fourth spot.

Lane Thomas went 3 for 4 on Saturday and had the go-ahead hit in the fifth inning.(Alex Brandon/AP) If there are any certainties in the Washington Nationals' clubhouse - if there are any certainties in the wide world at all - one is Lane Thomas spending more time in the batting cage than not, hitting and hitting and hitting.

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's central bank, released a report pointing out that India will spend an estimated $1.05 trillion ( 959 billion) by 2030 on adapting its various industries to be compliant with climate change norms.In order to speed up and drive green finance in the country and meet climate goals, the government needs to put in place a broad-based carbon pricing system in line with emerging global best practices and introduce a carbon tax, the report said.

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A Sydney-based marketing communications company has advertised for a ChatGPT prompt editor.The field of prompt engineering has existed for less than a year.AI is going to impact impact every industry, a data science expert says.For those who are not across it, ChatGPT uses machine learning to generate human-like responses to text prompts.

After years of steadily picking up steam, online learning is experiencing undeniable explosive growth.The market is racing toward $1 trillion, with the corporate e-learning space expected to skyrocket 250% in the coming years.As e-learning continues to expand beyond the walls of academia, another game-changing phenomenon is going mainstream in a big way: artificial intelligence (AI).

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It's only been a couple of months since OpenAI introduced its latest low-cost API for developers to leverage ChatGPT in their applications and already many engineering teams have jumped headlong into new integrations.But developers experimenting with the possibilities of how ChatGPT can boost their software should temper that with some risk analysis and threat modeling before deployment.

For the last several months I have been a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.We moved to a new house last year only to find the place next door was about to undergo a massive construction project.Since then we've been living with a constant soundtrack of hammering and drilling.I've tried various coping methods everything from saunas to noise-cancelling headphones to fantasies of revenge but the noise and dust still raise my blood pressure to dangerous levels every day.

CEO Arvind Krishna says 30 percent of non-customer-facing roles could be axed in the next five years.IBM will freeze hiring as it expects about 7,800 jobs to be replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the coming years, the tech giant's CEO has said.In an interview with Bloomberg News, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said he could easily see nearly one-third of the company's non-customer-facing roles being replaced in the next five years.

It seems there is an exodus on the product market: product managers, product designers, data scientists, user researchers were let go en masse.As of this writing, there are more than 250.000 people let go from these roles, including Head Of User Research and similar positions of the biggest players.

Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago that lies deep inside the Arctic Circle, is on the frontline of global heating.This remote, largely barren cluster of rock, glacial ice and snow is experiencing observable, unsettling climate-induced transformation.Studies suggest Svalbard is warming six times faster than the global average, with some researchers predicting that, by 2100, its glaciers will be losing ice at double the current rate, regardless of whether global climate targets are hit.

The Washington Commanders announced Friday that owners Dan and Tanya Snyder had entered into an agreement to sell the team to a partnership led by Josh Harris.The deal must now be approved by NFL owners and the league's finance committee.Harris, who originally hails from Maryland, currently owns the New Jersey Devils and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.

Dan Snyder has agreed to sell the Washington Commanders to 76ers owner Josh Harris, but the final piece of Snyder's NFL exit still needs to come through.Dan Snyder's embarrassing tenure as the owner of the Washington Commanders is just about over.On Friday, Snyder and Josh Harris announced an agreement on the sale of the Commanders to a group of investors led by the 76ers owner.

Back in 2016 Nvidia kickstarted the generative AI revolution as we've come to know it when OpenAI took delivery of its first AI supercomputer, which powers the breakthrough AI ChatGPT.Now with over 100 million users and rising, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang used his GTC keynote to call 2023 the "iPhone moment of AI".

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI/PNN): LogicLoop, one of India's top Digital and Marketing Technology agencies, recently announced its ambitious growth plans to triple its revenues in the next three years.In the last quarter itself, they have bagged the digital marketing mandates of some of the most coveted brands like Dr Batras (Product Vertical), Cipcal from Cipla, VLCC Institute, Weschool PG Programs, M3M Developers, Arihant Developers, Rustomjee Group to name a few.

The best tennis players in the world descend this week on Rome, where men and women will play in the same best-of-three-sets format, on the same courts and in the same tournament, which sells one same-price ticket for both men's matches and women's matches.There is one massive difference between the two competitions, however: Men will compete for $8.5 million while the women will compete for $3.9 million.

United Airlines plans to hire 15,000 employees this year, with the largest group of new jobs in Chicago, as part of ongoing efforts to bring in tens of thousands of new workers in the coming years.The Chicago-based carrier is looking to add 3,800 new hires in its home city, including roles at O'Hare International Airport and the corporate office.

For the first time, astronomers have captured the powerful jets spewing out of a black hole and the black hole itself in the same image.Until now, they'd only been able to capture them in separate images.As detailed in a new paper in Nature, the image shows the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87, also known as M87, and was put together using 2018 data collected by telescopes across the world, including the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile.

Jupiter is well known for its spectacular aurorae, thanks in no small part to the Juno orbiter and recent images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).Like Earth, these dazzling displays result from charged solar particles interacting with Jupiter's magnetic field and atmosphere.Over the years, astronomers have also detected faint aurorae in the atmospheres of Jupiter's largest moons (the " Galilean Moons").

24 minutes ago24 minutes ago Finance Minster Bruno Le Maire said his government's determination to consolidate public finances was "total."The major public protests against a pension reform made credit ratings agency Fitch more skeptical.France will pursue structural reforms as it strives to overhaul its economy, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the French AFP news agency, after credit agency Fitch downgraded the country's debt worthiness.

President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is set to reach a peak in the streets and at parliament, deepening a widely shared feeling that he doesn't hear the grievances of the French.The 45-year-old pro-business centrist has put his legacy on the line with his pension reform plans, central to his vision for making the French economy more competitive.

French oil workers vote to renew their strike at the Donges oil refinery, Paris, March 10, 2023.Jeremias Gonzalez, AP French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need for raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 in order to make the French pension system financially sustainable in the coming years, in a letter to workers' unions released Friday.

Oil workers gather at the Donges oil refinery, western France, Friday, March 10, 2023 in Paris.French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need for raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 with the aim to make the French pension system financially sustainable in the coming years.The move comes after more than a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across France this week as train and metro drivers, refineries workers and others have started open-ended strikes against the centrist government's plan.

A man has told of the emotional rollercoaster of discovering he was conceived using a sperm donor after members of his family were given ancestry DNA kits for Christmas.John Chambers, 37, a composer who lives in London, told The Independent that following the revelation, when he was in his early thirties, he tracked down the donor by going down a rabbit hole and trawling ancestry websites for years.

Cirque du Soleil is set to return to Toronto, at its new location in Etobicoke, on Friday, April 7.The iconic Big Top tent was raised March 26 at 2150 Lake Shore Blvd., site of the former Mr. Christie factory.It's the first time Cirque du Soleil has hoisted its tent at that location, which is under redevelopment after the cookie factory closed its doors nearly a decade ago.

It's been more than five years since Nintendo made a comeback with its hybrid gaming console dubbed Switch.Little did they know that gaming phones would mildly jeopardize their dominance in the space.Even though factual arguments would shun the idea of any current gaming smartphone snatching the lion's share from Nintendo, a capable mobile device could be a real threat in the coming years.

Another year, another non-playoff season for the Arizona Coyotes, but that has the potential to change sooner rather than later.Yes, the Coyotes will continue to play in a college arena for now.Yes, they once again spent the NHL Trade Deadline retaining salaries and acquiring players/contracts other teams no longer wanted.

The Atlanta Braves have either promoted or traded all of their best prospects over the past couple of seasons, and that sort of accelerated timeline has left the system barren of top tier talent.Atlanta certainly has a number of players that we like, but the minor league crew will discuss whether any of them are good enough to make a leap into the top 100 next season.

NEW YORK Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports' most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday.He was 80. Reed's death was announced by the National Basketball Retired Players Association, which confirmed it through his family.

One of the basic dynamics of business today, and in the future, is fast, secure data processing closer to where companies need it most, made possible through cloud edge services running on 5G and 4G networks.Aiming to exploit these possibilities, BT has announced a partnership with AWS to open up a new generation of internet of things (IoT) benefits for customers and their communities.

The German Football Association (DFB) has announced it will not support Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president.Infantino is set to be re-elected at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Rwandan capital Kigali on Thursday after no challengers came forward to stand against him in the leadership race.However, despite Infantino having a clear run at another term in charge, Germany have joined a select few nations to publicly declare they do not back the decision.

As a significant chunk of Greater Washington's workforce remains remote, the region's medical real estate landscape is feeling the effects - with health systems doubling down on the suburbs.Local hospitals and provider organizations are increasingly investing in their ambulatory care footprints outside of the city.

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Monitors are a problem.We need them for our daily work, and here at Creative Bloq we often review the latest screens designed for creatives.But historically they've been one of the worst offenders when it comes to unsustainable e-waste.Progress is being made to recycle more components from computers and peripherals, but the small circuit boards in LCD monitors usually contain burnt-in chemicals, including lead and mercury.

Huntington Beach deserves to be sued.California has a crippling housing shortage that has driven up home prices and rents, fueled homelessness and pushed residents and business out of the state.And yet the city's leaders somehow think their wealthy Orange County coastal enclave should be exempt from producing its fair share of homes.

More and more hospitals are contracting with private companies to run their emergency departments.To save money, many are increasingly relying on nurses and physician assistants instead of doctors.AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The way emergency rooms work has quietly changed over the last decade.No matter the name on the outside of the building, hospitals often contract private companies to run the ER.

The Municipal Labor Committee (MLC), made up of representatives from 102 public sector unions, voted on Thursday in approval of Mayor Eric Adams' administration's controversial plan to move all city retirees off of traditional Medicare and onto a partially privatized version of the program.In Thursday morning's vote, which took place in a closed-door virtual meeting first reported by the New York Daily News, the plan passed with 79% support - with 941 for and 253 against.

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Agencies and publishers have always had to be on the lookout for the next big thing when it comes to emerging technology.This year, it turns out, that means bracing for the impact of artificial intelligence.This is according to a Digiday+ Research survey of nearly 200 agency and publisher professionals that found that AI is expected to have a major impact on both the buy side and the sell side in the coming years.