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The suicide prevention head at the Department of Veterans Affairs is leaving the agency after more than five years of service working to support veterans in crisis. Dr. Matthew Miller, who served as executive director for VA Suicide Prevention since March 2020, announced on LinkedIn that Friday would be his his last day with the agency and the federal government. “I depart offering my fullest support and encouragement to VA mission, leadership, and teammates,” he said. “Maintaining Veteran trust in VA services and resources is the utmost and only priority; go Team VA and Team Suicide Prevention!”VA Press Secretary Pete Kasperowicz said…
[HONG KONG] Asian markets rose on Monday (Sep 8), with Tokyo up nearly two per cent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign pushed down the value of the yen.Investors were also digesting weak US jobs data, while crude prices climbed after eight key members of the Opec+ alliance said that they had agreed to again boost oil production. “A combination of weak US labour market data coupled with rising political uncertainty in Japan dominated global markets as we started the week in Asia,” Michael Wan at MUFG said in a note. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained 1.9 per cent, with…
There is a chance that at the conclusion of this season, the list of NBA franchises that haven’t won a title moves to nine.As it stands today, 10 franchises have never hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy, including Indiana and Minnesota. The Thunder have never won it all, but the franchise won it back in Seattle in 1979. The Knicks won titles in 1970 and 1973.DraftKings Sportsbook has odds for a first-time NBA Finals winner as of May 19.First-time NBA Finals winner (Pacers or Wolves)Yes: +245 (bet $10 to win $34.50 total)No: -310 (bet $10 to win $13.23 total)Outside of Indy and…
The bank is expanding its presence with three new service centres in regional New South Wales, Victoria and TasmaniaPublished Tue, Sep 2, 2025 · 09:29 AM[SYDNEY] Westpac Banking plans to hire 350 bankers and turn more to artificial intelligence (AI) as it ramps up business lending. In an update on its business and wealth unit on Tuesday (Sep 2), the Sydney-based bank said that it had hired 135 bankers in the first half of 2025 and plans to add another 350 by the 2027 financial year. Chief executive officer Anthony Miller, less than a year into the role, is ramping…
New Apple Watch 2025: Summary Release date: Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE (3rd-gen) are expected to launch at Apple’s Awe Dropping event on September 9, 2025. Price: Apple Watch Series 11 is likely to start at $399, Ultra 3 from $799, and SE (3rd-gen) from $249. Design: Thought to be similar to the current generation, but with a larger display on Ultra and SE models. Specification changes: Macworld is anticipating upgraded processors, the addition of 5G connectivity (plus satellite for the Ultra), some new health features, and Apple Intelligence integration. Macworld expects: Mostly incremental updates, with the…
The Elam Ending is the gift that keeps giving.Basketball fans have been treated to numerous breathtaking finishes so far in the 2025 version of The Basketball Tournament, and it was the same story on Tuesday.A total of five games were played on Tuesday, and all but one of them were decided by single-digits.Here is a recap of Tuesday’s TBT action!Eberlein Drive 71, La Familia 70La Familia saw their chance at $1 million go down the drain as Eberlein Drive’s Anthony Clemmons drained a 3-pointer to reach the target score of 71 and deliver his team a 71-70 victory.Terry Taylor had…
HashKey Group will launch its inaugural Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) focused fund with an initial target size of $500 million, Hong Kong’s largest licensed crypto exchange said on Monday.The multi-currency fund’s DAT strategy refers to public companies accumulating cryptocurrency assets to capitalise on higher token prices and a softening regulatory environment.The strategy’s popularity surged this year as many companies seek to replicate the success of U.S.-based Strategy, a software company that began accumulating bitcoin in 2020 and holds more than $63 billion in cryptocurrency as of June.Strategy copycats have increased their bitcoin holdings to nearly 100,000 bitcoin collectively, according to…
[HONG KONG] Russia turned into a lucrative market for Chinese automakers after the invasion of Ukraine, as they rushed in to fill the void left by foreign brands. That easy access may be over.In late 2024, Moscow started raising a “recycling fee” on imported vehicles that’s seen the price of passenger cars with one- or two-litre engines go up by the equivalent of more than US$8,000. High borrowing costs, meanwhile, have weighed on consumers, causing Russia’s auto sales to contract by 27 per cent in the first half. Imports of Chinese cars plunged 62 per cent in the same period. The…
Anthropic announced a new research preview of Claude for Chrome, a browser-based AI assistant powered by its Claude models. For now, only about 1,000 people on Anthropic’s top-tier Max plan, costing $100 to $200 a month, will get access. But the company has also opened a waitlist for anyone else eager to try it. The idea is straightforward: once installed as a Chrome extension, Claude sits in a side window, ready to answer questions, summarize pages, or even take actions in the browser, if the user allows it. Think of it as a co-pilot for your web browsing, capable of…
During National Minority Mental Health Month, we can never forget the youngest among us, who are more anxious and depressed at earlier ages. Dr. Christine Crawford, NAMI Associate Medical Director, said, “If adults are struggling to find strategies that will help navigate stressful situations, then kids won’t be able to observe some of those strategies. And they lack the tools to navigate this socially and emotionally difficult time.” Anxiety and Depression Rates Are On the Rise “What I know to be true also is that rates of anxiety and depression have gone up,” Dr. Crawford, the author of You Are…