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CoreCivic Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.42 Per Share

May 11, 2017 20:16 pm UTC| Business

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11, 2017 -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE:CXW) (the “Company") announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share to be paid on July 17, 2017, to shareholders of...

PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Charley Diaz As Corporate Director Of Customer Affairs For Small Surface Combatants/Coast Guard

May 11, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

PASCAGOULA, Miss., May 11, 2017 -- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has named Charley Diaz the new corporate director of customer affairs for small surface combatants and U.S....

LeMaitre Vascular to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

May 11, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 11, 2017 -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT) announced today that it will be participating in three investor conferences. George LeMaitre, Chairman CEO, is scheduled to present at the East...

Payment Data Systems to Report First Quarter 2017 Results

May 11, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

SAN ANTONIO, May 11, 2017 -- Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS), an integrated electronic payment solutions provider, today announced that it will release its first quarter 2017 financial results after the market close...

The Ensign Group Acquires Home Health Operations in Seattle, Washington

May 11, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., May 11, 2017 -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice care, and assisted living...

The Cooper Companies to Present at William Blair Conference

May 11, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

PLEASANTON, Calif., May 11, 2017 -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) will present at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on June 14, 2017. Albert G. White III, Executive Vice President,...

Ohr Pharmaceutical Announces Appointment of Hon. Mike Ferguson as Chairman of the Board of Directors

May 11, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, May 11, 2017 -- Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Nasdaq:OHRP), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for ophthalmic diseases, today announced the appointment of the Honorable Mike...

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What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Bitcoin Developers Tease Major Trigger for Next Bull Run: Programmability Upgrade

Bitcoin developers suggest enabling programmability on the blockchain could be the key trigger for the next bull run, following the SECs approval of spot Bitcoin ETF trading and the BTC halving. Developers Eye...

Top 3 Altcoins to Watch This Week: SOL, FTM, and LINK Set for Growth

This week, market experts spotlight Solana (SOL), Fantom (FTM), and Chainlink (LINK) as top altcoins to watch, highlighting their unique strengths and recent performance amid unusual market patterns. Solana Overcomes...

Ripple Warns: Math Prof Predicts Quantum Threat to Blockchain, Urges Crypto Key Overhaul

Ripple recently highlighted a warning from Professor Massimiliano Sala, urging the crypto industry to replace current public-key cryptosystems due to vulnerabilities exposed by advancing quantum technology. Professor...

Massive SHIB Transfers Occur Despite Sharp Decline in Shibarium Transactions

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-themed cryptocurrency, has seen a startling 3,015% increase in large holder NetFlow, which provides insight into whales changing positions. However, this impressive surge comes with a...
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