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The government wants councils to crush more vans used to fly-tip rubbish, as it announces a crackdown on the illegal dumping of waste.No new funding is being given to local authorities for the initiatives, with ministers saying the seven percent raise announced in the budget can be used. As part of the announcement, the government has also proposed that fly-tippers could face up to five years in prison, although this would require a change in the law. Image: Environment Secretary Steve Reed attacked the Conservatives’ record. Pic: PA Politics Hub: Follow latest updatesEnvironment Secretary Steve Reed said: “Councils will get…

[JAKARTA] Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s state-owned banks, are pulling out all the stops to make their mark in Singapore’s competitive wealth management sector.This comes as an increasing number of affluent Indonesian individuals and corporate clients funnel their assets into the city-state, tapping into a market estimated to be worth around 700 trillion rupiah (S$54.7 billion).The move is part of a bigger picture to strengthen the bank’s ties with Indonesia’s expanding base of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), many of whom are spreading their financial wings and managing significant assets beyond Indonesia.In an interview with…

Daily exposure to chemicals used for many plastic household items, could be linked to more than 356,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease worldwide in 2018, according to a study published on Tuesday. The study published in the Lancet eBioMedicine journal, led by researchers at NYU Langone Hospital in New York, focused on a phthalate chemical called DEHP, used to make food containers, medical equipment and to soften plastic. “DEHP exposure contributed to 356,238 deaths, or more than 13 percent of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64,” a statement said. About 75…

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Speakers: Mary Ruth Brehmer, Director, Patient Advocacy, US & Global Immunology-Respiratory, RegeneronAllie Boutin Lead, US Public Affairs & Patient Advocacy – Immunology Specialty Care, Sanofi LaJoy, Parent, Caregiver, and AdvocatePresented By Sanofi-RegeneronLaJoy shared her experience caring for her 13-year-old daughter, who has been fighting asthma since infancy, at this year’s BHM 2025 Spring Health Summit & Expo. Her daughter and mother were present in the room.According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, “Non-Hispanic Black or African American children were twice as likely to have asthma as non-Hispanic white children in 2023.” The Centers…

Chris Broussard breaks down Jimmy Butler’s dominant Game 4 performance as the Golden State Warriors take a 3-1 series lead over the Houston Rockets.

ALBANY, N.Y. — An Iraqi man living in upstate New York has been charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election, according to U.S. prosecutors, who said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency assisted in the investigation.Akeel Abdul Jamiel, 45, was living in South Glens Falls, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Albany, when he voted in Saratoga County “fully knowing he was not a United States citizen,” according to an April 25 charging document. He is charged with voting by aliens, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison.“Election security is and will continue to be…

[SINGAPORE] First Real Estate Investment Trust’s (First Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) fell 3.3 per cent to S$0.0058 for the first quarter ended Mar 31, compared to S$0.006 in the corresponding year-ago period. Rental and other income fell 2.8 per cent to S$25.4 million, while net property and other income slipped 2.8 per cent to S$24.6 million.In a business update on Tuesday (Apr 29), the manager attributed the Q1 decline to the depreciation of the Indonesian rupiah and Japanese yen against the Singapore dollar. This was partially offset by higher rental income from properties in Indonesia and Singapore, it said.There was…

Xiaomi may soon be following Motorola in putting a 200-megapixel camera in an upcoming smart phone, as it seems that the former is working in the tech too. Reports claim that there is another phone that will launch with a 200-megapixel sensor. Said phone will also feature a 120Hz display, 5,000 mAh battery, and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. While the leak didn’t name the brand, some speculate that it is a Xiaomi phone. More specifically, the Redmi K50S Pro or the Xiaomi 12T Pro. Both may end up being the same phone, just different names for different regions.…

Executive Briefing What Happened: A stealthy, persistent backdoor was discovered in over 16,000 Fortinet firewalls. This wasn’t a new vulnerability – it was a case of attackers exploiting a subtle part of the system (language folders) to maintain unauthorized access even after the original vulnerabilities had been patched. What It Means: Devices that were considered “safe” may still be compromised. Attackers had read-only access to sensitive system files via symbolic links placed on the file system – completely bypassing traditional authentication and detection. Even if a device was patched months ago, the attacker could still be in place. Business Risk:…