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When New Jersey officials finalized their latest annual public spending plan in June, they agreed to add more than $600 million in additional funding at a later date for a range of programs, including money for community colleges, soup kitchens and baseball stadiums. But despite long-standing calls for increased investment in public health, as repeated in the state's own COVID-19 post-mortem report, the $56.6 billion budget for the fiscal year that began in July included no additional funding for the state's 104 local public health offices. Moreover, federal emergency funding provided during the pandemic has nearly dried up. “It's really…
In her new role, Yuliani Setiadi will lead the firm's digital strategy in Southeast Asia, focusing on driving innovative solutions that build trust and drive long-term growth for Edelman clients. She will continue to report to Jamshed Wadia, vice chairman, digital, Edelman Asia Pacific.”Yuliani's ability to embed authenticity into every aspect of her work is what sets her apart,” said Jamshed. “She brings a multi-faceted perspective with extensive experience not only in digital but also in integrated marketing across a wide range of industries, from CPG, retail and automotive to B2B and healthcare. Her creative, human-centric approach, along with her…
College Football Picks Week 1 Part 1 (Episode 2074) Men (@GamblingPodcast) plus University Experience Colby Dant (Follow) previews Week 1 of the college football season. If you are looking for college football predictions for 8/29/24 and 8/30/24, this is the show for you. The College Football Predictions Week 1 2024 episode covers all college football games on Thursday, August 29th and Friday, August 30th, the opening days of the college football season. If you are looking for free college football predictions, we recommend subscribing to our 1-year college football betting tips. pic.twitter.com/TqAbLK7837 — No Context College Football (@nocontextcfb) August 25,…
“The Mental Health Impact of Sports Betting,” by assistant professors of economics Cody Couture and Jeffrey Cross, and Steven Wu, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, appears in the October issue of Elsevier's Economic Letters. In their paper, the authors examine the impact of gambling on mental health and present causal evidence from a study conducted using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a nationally representative survey conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study found that “the legalization of gambling across the United States has led to increased access…
Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department Director Eric Walker and Health Department Director Patty Hardy met with the Wood County Commission on Monday to discuss the final details of a proposed lease that would relocate the health department to St. Joseph's Landing. The agency is scheduled to finalize the lease at its regular commission meeting on Thursday. (Photo by Brett Dunlap) PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department is one step closer to securing part of St. Joseph's Landing as its new headquarters after Wood County officials reviewed items of a proposed lease with representatives from the health…
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský told ambassadors on Monday (26 August) that Russian attempts to undermine European unity and security were having some effect, while Prime Minister Petr Fiala called for a deeper discussion on how to counter such threats. Speaking at an annual meeting of Czech ambassadors on Monday, Lipavski (Pirate Party, Greens/European Free Alliance) highlighted the Russian threat. “Our unity in this support is crucial for Ukraine. We know it, and Russia knows it, which is why Russia continues to try to undermine the unity of our society,” Lipavsky warned. In other words, maintaining European unity is crucial…
California, home of Silicon Valley, has taken the first bold move to regulate and rein in artificial intelligence with a new AI safety bill, SB 1047. The bill has passed the state senate and is expected to be voted on in the state assembly by the end of this week. The AI safety bill, SB1047, passed the California Senate and is expected to be voted on by the state assembly by the end of this week. This landmark legislation aims to hold large AI developers accountable for their work, especially those investing more than $100 million in building AI models.…
(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) (opens in new tab) and BMW (BMWG.DE) (opens in new tab) plan to strengthen their cooperation in fuel cell vehicles, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday.According to Nikkei Asia, the two automakers are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on the partnership next week and make an official announcement on September 5th.A Toyota spokesman said the Nikkei report was not based on a company announcement and declined to comment further.A BMW spokesman said the information contained in the media reports did not represent any statements by the BMW Group.”The BMW Group and Toyota Motor…
Stay up to date with free updatesSimply sign up to the Artificial Intelligence myFT Digest and have it delivered straight to your inbox.Eighteen months ago, I was at a party in San Francisco celebrating generative AI as the next industrial revolution. The atmosphere was light and empty. AI is going to destroy our way of life, one party-goer said. We are like farmers tending their crops, unaware of the machines that are going to consume us all. It's fair to say that generative AI hasn't gobbled up much yet. Accountants, designers, software engineers, filmmakers, translators, and all the other professions…
Stay up to date with free updatesSimply sign up to the myFT digest of UK employment news delivered straight to your inbox.British trade unions will warn at next month's trade union conference that banks, insurers and accountancy firms must be prepared to foot the bill for retraining millions of employees whose jobs may be displaced by artificial intelligence.The Accord, which represents bank workers, will call on financial services groups to prepare to fund a “massive” programme to reskill many of their around 2.5 million employees in the UK, in a motion it has tabled at the labour movement's annual conference.A…