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GOP Rep Running For Mitt Romney’s Seat Rakes In Thousands From Nikki Haley Donors In First Quarter As Candidate

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Republican Utah Rep. John Curtis — the frontrunner in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Mitt Romney — received thousands of dollars in contributions from donors to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s presidential bid during the first fundraising quarter of his Senate campaign, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) data. Curtis brought in over $98,000 from donors of Haley’s suspended campaign and aligned super PAC, SFA Fund, Inc., between Jan. 1 and April 7, FEC filings show. The congressman has refrained from endorsing former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign while other leading

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Cumberland ROCKS! Event Celebrates Community and Creativity at Quarter Mile Lane School

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BRIDGETON, NJ — Quarter Mile Lane School recently hosted a vibrant event called “Cumberland ROCKS!” on April 18, designed to foster social-emotional learning among students and celebrate the spirit of Cumberland County. This initiative encourages children to express their creativity and affection for their community through the art of rock painting. The event showcased students’ painted rocks, each depicting what they consider the ‘gems’ of their community, whether it be local nature, sports, or cultural experiences. Among the artistic creations was a notably beautifully painted butterfly on one of the rocks, highlighting the artistic talents of the youth in Cumberland

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Pro-Israel Dem Challengers Rake In More Cash Than ‘Squad’ Members In First Fundraising Quarter Of 2024

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Two pro-Israel Democratic challengers to left-wing “squad” members Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri raised more cash than the incumbents in 2024’s first quarter, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Westchester County Executive George Latimer brought in $2.2 million between Jan. 1 and March 31 compared to Bowman‘s $1.3 million, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show. Bush totaled $677,707 during the same time period, while St. Louis prosecutor Wesley Bell reported $960,392. The two “squad” members have been critical of Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, which killed roughly 1,200

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Kari Lake Tops $4 Million In First Fundraising Quarter Of 2024

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Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake of Arizona brought in $4.1 million in the first fundraising quarter of 2024, her campaign announced on Sunday. Lake’s haul is roughly twice as much as she raised in 2023’s last fundraising quarter, and she now has $2.5 million in cash on hand, according to her campaign. The Republican’s opponent, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, announced on April 2 that his campaign topped $7.5 million in the first fundraising quarter with more than $9.6 million in the bank. “Kari Lake doubled her fundraising haul from last quarter. She is seeing strong from grassroots donors and Arizona

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KLA forecasts third-quarter revenue below Street estimate on weak demand

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(Reuters) -Chipmaking tools manufacturer KLA Corp forecast third-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, signaling sluggish demand in the electronics segment. Shares of the California-based company fell more than 5% in after-market trading. Despite rising demand for equipment for making artificial intelligence chips, firms such as KLA are grappling with persistent weakness in certain markets. CEO Rick Wallace said market conditions “remain challenging in the near term”. A recovery in the memory chips market is expected this year as prices rebounded in the December quarter after production cuts and the trend is expected to extend. A surge in the

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Weaker fuel prices, outages to hit US refiners’ fourth quarter profits

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By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. oil refiners are expected to report another quarter of lower earnings versus year-ago levels due to weaker fuel prices and after a proliferation of plant outages, analysts said. Refining profits soared in 2022 after disruptions to global trade from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drove margins to record levels. They began to normalize in 2023 on weaker economic activity and an increase in global refining capacity. Further global supply disruptions and extended planned maintenance at U.S. plants, however, could see profits rebound in the first half of this year, analysts said. While profits are down,

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Jack Ma bought Alibaba shares worth $50 million in fourth quarter – NYT

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(Reuters) – Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and Chairman Joe Tsai bought millions worth of shares in the Chinese e-commerce giant in the fourth quarter, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, sending the company’s U.S.-listed shares up around 7%. Ma bought $50 million worth of Hong Kong-traded stock, the report said, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. It added Tsai purchased about $151 million worth of Alibaba’s U.S.-traded shares in the quarter through his Blue Pool Management family investment. The Jack Ma Foundation, which handles media queries for the Chinese billionaire, did not immediately respond to a Reuters

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Fisker expects to deliver unsold 2023 vehicles in first quarter, gains dealer traction

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(Reuters) – Fisker said on Tuesday it expects to sell all its nearly 5,000 unsold vehicles made last year by the end of the first quarter and that its newly announced dealer-partner model has gained traction. More than 100 dealers in the United States, Canada, and Europe have expressed interest in becoming a Fisker dealer, the electric vehicle (EV) company said. While the EV startup made more than 10,000 vehicles in 2023, it delivered only about 4,700 units of Ocean sport utility vehicles due to logistics constraints. The sale of vehicles manufactured last year is expected to generate significant cash

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Roughly One Quarter Of Pentagon Purchases Related To COVID-19 Were Illegitimate, Watchdog Finds

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Roughly One Quarter Of Pentagon Purchases Related To COVID-19 Were Illegitimate, Watchdog Finds Micaela Burrow on January 18, 2024 An estimated 26% of purchases the Department of Defense (DOD) reported as supporting its COVID-19 response went to unrelated items, according to an Inspector General report released on Thursday. Former President Donald Trump’s March 2020 memo in response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak gave DOD program officials the ability to increase the limit on government charge cards between $10,000 and $35,000, according to the report. Cardholders used the increased limit to make unrelated purchases on items from shipping to food and

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Hong Kong will not sell residential, commercial land this quarter amid slow demand

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong said on Thursday it will not sell any residential or commercial land in the first three months of 2024, citing sluggish market sentiment and high vacancy rates respectively. This would be the first time Hong Kong’s government has not rolled out any residential sites in a quarterly sale, analysts said, highlighting weak demand in one of the world’s most expensive property markets. The decision came after the government sold a residential rural land site to the only bidder at the low end of price expectations last month, and six failed residential and commercial land

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Spain’s Q3 GDP expanded 0.3% from previous quarter – final data

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(Reuters) – Spain’s gross domestic product growth slowed down slightly in the third quarter, though it showed more resilience than in neighboring countries, final data showed on Friday. The economy expanded 0.3% from the previous quarter, down from a 0.4% growth in the second quarter, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said confirming a preliminary report released in October. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a quarter-on-quarter growth of 0.3%. Spain’s third-quarter economic output grew 1.8% compared with the same quarter a year ago, down from an annual growth of 2% in the second quarter, INE said. “These data confirm the

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New Zealand economy unexpectedly contracts in third quarter

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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter as a number of industries including manufacturing and construction saw activity slow and household spending eased. Official data out on Thursday showed gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.3% in the September quarter, lower than analysts’ forecasts of a 0.2% rise. It followed a revised 0.5% increase in the second quarter. Annual GDP decreased 0.6%, Statistics New Zealand data showed. The market had expected an increase of 0.5%. All goods-producing industries were down in the third quarter, led by a fall in manufacturing, said Ruvani Ratnayake,

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Southwest Airlines raises fuel cost forecast for fourth quarter

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(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines on Wednesday raised its forecast for fourth-quarter fuel costs, sending its shares down 1.4% in premarket trading. The carrier, however, expects unit revenue for the quarter to improve to the higher end of its previous guidance range on the back of strong leisure demand. Southwest forecast economic fuel costs of $3.00 to $3.10 per gallon, compared with its previous estimate of $2.90 to $3.00 per gallon. It expects operating revenue per available seat mile (RASM) to be down in the range of 9% to 10% year-over-year. The airline had earlier expected its RASM to fall in the

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French central bank sees fourth quarter growth of 0.1%

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PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy will manage to just barely grow in the final quarter of this year, boosted by service sector activity, the French central bank estimated on Monday. The euro zone’s second-biggest economy is on course to eke out 0.1% growth from the third quarter, when it contracted by an unexpected 0.1%, the Bank of France said in its monthly business survey. It had previously estimated growth this quarter at 0.1-0.2%. Meager growth in service sector, which accounts for 59% of economic activity, was expected to help offset declines in manufacturing as well as in the energy

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Swiss GDP grows by 0.3% in third quarter

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ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s economy grew by 0.3% during the third quarter, the government said on Friday, as the service sector helped offset stagnating manufacturing growth. The rate – adjusted for sporting events – was up from the flat development in gross domestic product in the previous April to June period, and was better than the 0.1% forecast in a Reuters poll. Year on year, the Swiss economy grew 0.9%, stronger than the 0.5% forecast. “The international environment remains challenging, with value added in industry stagnating accordingly,” said the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), noting however that the service sector

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Border Patrol agents seize a quarter million dollars in methamphetamine during traffic stop

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CAMPO, Calif. — San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents seized over a quarter-million dollars worth of methamphetamine during a vehicle stop on Interstate 8 Tuesday night. Border Patrol agents seized approximately 188 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $281,940. Agents conducted a traffic stop on a blue pickup truck on the interstate near the Buckman Springs exit. As the agents made contact with the driver, a male United States citizen, they observed four large duffle bags in the bed of the truck. A Border Patrol K-9 team responded to the stop and conducted an air sniff of the

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Germany’s economy shrinks slightly in third quarter

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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s economy shrank slightly in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, data from its statistics office showed on Friday. The figure confirmed an initial estimate, published in late October, that saw Europe’s largest economy shrink by 0.1%. “After the weak economic development seen in the first half of 2023, the German economy began the second half of the year with a slight drop in performance,” said Ruth Brand, president of the statistics office. Germany has been among the weakest economies in Europe this year as high energy costs, weak global orders and higher interest rates

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Germany heading for another poor quarter, “arduous” recovery: Bundesbank

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s economy will likely shrink again this quarter and its recovery will be arduous, even if there are some signs an improvement could come early next year, the Bundesbank said in a monthly economic report on Monday. Suffering a deep industrial recession, Germany has been among the weakest economies in Europe this year as high energy costs, weak global orders and higher interest rates took their toll. “Economic output is likely to once again decline slightly in the fourth quarter of 2023,” the Bundesbank said about the 20-nation currency bloc’s biggest economy. “The German economy is set

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Salesforce’s strong stock price wooed some investors during third quarter – filings

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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boasting a booming share price, Salesforce attracted more investor cash during the third quarter even as one of the software company’s early public critics further cut its stake, according to regulatory filings. Sachem Head Capital Management increased its stake in Salesforce by 33% during the third quarter while Farallon Capital Management upped its holding by 30% to own 2.5 million shares on September 30, the filings show. The two hedge funds had each cut their investments in Salesforce during the second quarter. Salesforce had become a favorite target for activist investors early in

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Colombia’s economy expected to have grown 0.5% in third quarter: Reuters poll

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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s economy expanded 0.5% on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter, according to a Reuters poll on Friday, a slightly more optimistic figure than estimated by the central bank amid still-high inflation. The median forecast was taken from estimates provided by 15 analysts, whose predictions for expansion in the quarter versus the same period in 2022 fluctuated between a contraction of 0.7% and growth of 1%. The technical team of Colombia’s central bank last week forecast third-quarter growth of 0.4% in its monetary policy report, after raising its prediction for full-year expansion to 1.2% this year,

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Illumina cuts annual profit forecast for second straight quarter

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(Reuters) – U.S. genetic testing Illumina on Thursday trimmed its annual profit forecast for the second straight quarter, hurt by weakness in demand for its sequencing instruments, consumables and services. Shares of the San Diego, California-based company fell about 9% to $97.51 in extended trading, after it also missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter sales. The U.S. life sciences firm in the last quarter had flagged weakness in demand for its genetic testing tools and diagnostics products over protracted recovery in China, cautious consumer spending and lengthened sales cycles. Sales at its core business, which advances sequencing instruments, consumables and

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In Cross-Town Rivalry, Trenton Seals Victory Over Ewing with Strong Fourth Quarter

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TRENTON, NJ — A dominant fourth quarter helped Trenton defeat Ewing 28-13 in Friday night’s WJFL high school football matchup. Both teams came into the game with struggling records; Ewing stood at 2-7 and Trenton at 3-6. The contest started off evenly matched with each team scoring a touchdown in the first quarter. Cordell Sloan opened the scoring for Ewing with a 26-yard run, while Keyshawn Wharthen equalized for Trenton with a 9-yard run. In the second quarter, Wharthen found the end zone again, this time on a 2-yard rush, giving Trenton a 14-7 lead heading into halftime. Neither team

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‘Bad News For Republicans’: GOP’s Third Quarter Campaign Fundraising Lags Behind Dems In Key House Races

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‘Bad News For Republicans’: GOP’s Third Quarter Campaign Fundraising Lags Behind Dems In Key House Races Robert Schmad on October 19, 2023 Republican campaigns were outraised by Democrats in a number of key House races during the third quarter of 2023. Across the 24 races rated as toss ups by Cook Political Report, Democratic campaigns raised a total of $12,864,513, with Republicans only pulling in $8,941,076. “Most of the current toss-up races in 2024 are defended by Republican incumbents, so ordinarily, I’d expect Republicans to be out-raising Democrats, even in a bad year for Republican incumbents,” an University of Missouri

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Middle District Of Florida Fourth Quarter 2023 Prosecutions Reach 123 Firearms And Violent Crime Defendants As Part Of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy

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Charged Cases Defendant(s) (Age) Charges Minimum/Maximum Terms of Imprisonment Firearms Seized Fort Myers Division 4th Quarter Jimmy Derrick Diggs (57) Possession of firearms and ammunition as an Armed Career Criminal Minimum mandatory prison term:  15 years, up to life 2 Wyatt Henderson (64) Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.  Maximum prison term: 15 years 1 Coroy Flournoy (40) Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Maximum prison term: 15 years 1 These PSN cases from the Fort Myers Division are being handled by AUSAs Simon Eth. Jacksonville Division 4th Quarter Danny Ray Boree (38) Angela Denee Lynch

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