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Talk of equal marriage is unhelpful, warns DUP
According to the taoiseach's office, the Fine Gael leader will not take part in the main event, as he plans to return to the capital to attend the Dublin-Monaghan All-Ireland quarter final at Croke Park. The city is hosting the Pride march to support LGBT+ rights on Saturday, but he has confirmed he will attend a Pride breakfast but will not be attending the march due to a prior engagement. [Full Article...]
Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:PM) Rating Increased to B- at TheStreet
Another trade for 17,088 shares valued at $1.75M was made by FIRESTONE MARC S on Wednesday, February 15. Philip Morris International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 92.24%. Berenberg Bank set a $96.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 24th. [Full Article...]
Reed: Trump Administration Should Make Affordable Care Act Payments
Administration officials say the decision could come any day. For those just above the poverty line, the subsidies lower annual deductibles to an average of $255 a year, compared to $3,600 for a traditional silver plan. Almost 3 in 5 HealthCare.gov customers qualify for the assistance, which can reduce a deductible of $3,500 to several hundred dollars. Paid directly to insurers, the subsidies are ... [Full Article...]
TV psychic enters Big Brother house
If so then keep in mind that betting on Celebrity Big Brother is now a popular pastime for viewers of the show and as such you are going to find plenty of online and mobile betting sites that will be offering you odds on the victor! He was instructed to convince his fellow famous housemates that he was the most nervous person to appear on the show in history. [Full Article...]
First results from US CRISPR gene editing on human embryos
Dr Shoukhrat Mitalipov , a key figure in the research team, said: "Every generation on would carry this fix because we've removed the disease-causing gene variant from that family's lineage". He notes, however, that may simply be an artifact of the particular gene he targeted; there may be coincidentally no parts of the genome that have similar sequences as the gene that CRISPR cut. [Full Article...]
Richland County Officials: West Nile Virus Found in Dead Bird in Irmo
Since then, the country has seen as few as 712 cases in 2011, and as many as 5,674 cases in 2012. Reducing exposure, the release stated, includes avoid being outdoors when mosquitoes are most active, especially between dusk and dawn. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in unmaintained green pools and can fly up to 1.5 miles per hour, potentially transmitting the virus and impacting entire neighborhoods. [Full Article...]
Cholera risk for more than a million children
The scaling up in response came after latest figures show that a deadly cholera epidemic that started in April 2015 has infected more than 425,000 people and killed nearly 1,900. "The tragedy is both malnutrition and cholera are easily treatable if you have access to basic healthcare", said Tamer Kirolos, Save the Children's Country Director for Yemen. [Full Article...]
Kubica starts test that could lead to F1 comeback
Appearing to lap quickly and consistently, Kubica worked on both long stints and quick runs, with a late ultra-soft effort of 1:18.572 landing him fourth on the timesheets. However the new generation of cars are now 200mm wider, featuring much larger rear tyres, which Kubica says caught him out as he clipped the wall, causing a sign to fall down, narrowly missing the vehicle and a Renault mechanic... [Full Article...]