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OMAHA — Omaha city officials are taking steps to unlock a state incentive to help pay for two multimillion-dollar sports complexes, touting the public value of the projects in drawing tourism and other dollars. But as the City Council on Tuesday gave its full throttled, 7-0 support to request help via the Sports Arena Facility Financing […]

ཉིན་ལྟར་ཐོན་བཞིན་པའི་བོད་དང་ཨ་རིའི་གསར་འགྱུར་ཁག་དང་། འཛམ་གླིང་གསར་འགྱུར་ཁག་རྒྱང་སྲིང་ཞུས་པ་ཕུད། དེ་མིན་དམིགས་བསལ་ལེ་ཚན་ཁག་ཅིག་རྒྱང་སྲིང་ཞུ་བཞིན་ཡོད།

La abstención anunciada por los morados y Més Compromís en la votación del techo de gasto sitúa al partido de Puigdemont como actor decisivo para tumbar la senda de estabilidad del Gobierno tras la ruptura con Sánchez.

The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks access to an obscure computer network used by law enforcement agencies, according to a federal notice, […]

Washington state has ambitious renewable energy goals. But as we transition away from fossil fuels, energy demand will increase as we electrify our lives and as energy-intensive industries proliferate.   This complicates our state’s path to decarbonization. As part of the transition, solar energy in Washington could cover tens of thousands — possibly hundreds of thousands […]

The key backing comes as Trump donor Charles Herbster mulls a GOP rematch of the 2022 governor’s race.

Data Dreams: Art and AI is at the Museum of Contemporary Art brings together artists who make visible the tensions of ever-present AI.

NorthWestern Energy said a portion of the new Colstrip shares it will acquire on Jan. 1, 2026, will be transferred to a new subsidiary — one the utility said is not under the authority of the Public Service Commission. In a recent letter to regulators, NorthWestern Energy also said the deal does not require approval […]

Medios turcos aseguran que Nicolás Pepé contempla pedir matrimonio a Teanna Trump tras consolidar su relación.

在中国电商巨头京东将成为法国零售巨头Fnac Darty第二大股东的消息传出后，法国世界报刊出文章介绍京东。 该报表示，京东多年来一直尝试走向海外，如今再度借由收购德国零售集团Ceconomy及其旗下门店（Media Markt），将间接持有Fnac Darty的股份，京东希望借助成熟的零售品牌在欧洲站稳脚跟。

在中國電商巨頭京東將成為法國零售巨頭Fnac Darty第二大股東的消息傳出後，法國世界報刊出文章介紹京東。 該報表示，京東多年來一直嘗試走向海外，如今再度藉由收購德國零售集團Ceconomy及其旗下門店（Media Markt），將間接持有Fnac Darty的股份，京東希望藉助成熟的零售品牌在歐洲站穩腳跟。

El Gobierno elige a una jurista con más de tres décadas dedicadas a combatir la violencia de género, pero persisten reservas en sectores de la carrera fiscal sobre si podrá cohesionar una institución dañada por el juicio a García Ortiz.

Uma aposta de Cachoeira do Sul (RS) acertou as seis dezenas do concurso 2.943 da Mega-Sena, realizado nesta terça-feira (23). O vencedor irá receber o prêmio de R$ 14.986.158,02. Os números sorteados foram: 08 - 29 - 30 - 36 - 39 - 60 21 apostas acertaram cinco dezenas e irão receber R$ 75.130,37 cada 1.720 apostas acertaram quatro dezenas e irão receber R$ 1.512,01 cada Notícias relacionadas: Aposta de Porto Alegre acerta Mega-Sena e leva prêmio de R$ 99 milhões. >> Siga o canal da Agência Brasil no WhatsApp Apostas O próximo concurso irá distribuir um prêmio de R$ 3,5 milhões para quem acertar as seis dezenas. As apostas podem ser feitas até às 20h (horário de Brasília) de quinta-feira (27) nas lotéricas de todo o país ou pela internet. Para o bolão, o sistema fica disponível até às 20h30 no portal Loterias Caixa e no aplicativo Loterias Caixa.  O jogo simples, com seis números marcados, custa R$ 6.

سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه آمریکا به بخش فارسی صدای آمریکا گفت جمهوری اسلامی ایران «باید به طور کامل از قطعنامه‌های سازمان ملل متحد و توافقنامه جامع پادمان‌های آژانس بین‌المللی انرژی اتمی پیروی کند و بدون تأخیر بیشتر اجازه نظارت آژانس را بدهد.»

국민의힘, 장애인고용 의무 어겨 부담금 2,978만 원 납부

President Donald Trump and his supporters cast their domestic opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, rather than seeing dissent as part of democracy.

မြန်မာစံတော်ချိန် နံနက် ၆ နာရီကနေ ၇ နာရီထိ (၁) နာရီကြာ ထုတ်လွှင့်နေတဲ့ ဒီရေဒီယိုအစီအစဉ်မှာ မြန်မာ၊ ဒေသတွင်းနဲ့ နိုင်ငံတကာသတင်းနဲ့ သတင်းဆောင်းပါးတွေ သီတင်းပတ်စဉ်ကဏ္ဍတွေကို နားဆင်နိုင်ပါတယ်။

Kenneth B. Spears, pastor of First Saint John Cathedral, died Nov. 17. Community members reflect on his legacy.

A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) autorizou a Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) iniciar testes clínicos em humanos do GB221, um produto de terapia gênica avançada voltado ao tratamento da Atrofia Muscular Espinhal (AME) Tipo 1 (SMA1), a forma mais grave da doença. O anúncio foi durante reunião do Grupo Executivo do Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde (Geceis) do governo federal, nesta segunda-feira (24), em São Paulo. Aprovado de forma ágil pela Anvisa em processo de análise prioritária, o estudo posiciona o Brasil na liderança do tema na América Latina.  Notícias relacionadas: Fiocruz vai produzir remédio para atrofia muscular espinhal. SUS passa a oferecer tratamento inovador de atrofia muscular espinhal. SUS inclui medicamento para tratamento de atrofia muscular espinhal 2. A terapia GB221 foi desenvolvida pela empresa norte-americana Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (GEMMABio). A Fiocruz, além de participar do desenvolvimento clínico da terapia, firmou um acordo de transferência de tecnologia junto à empresa, por meio do Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos (Bio-Manguinhos), abrindo caminho para que a produção nacional de uma terapia gênica seja realizada pela primeira vez. A estratégia Fiocruz para Terapias Avançadas tem o objetivo de dotar o país das bases científico-tecnológicas, de produção e assistenciais necessárias à disponibilização de produtos no âmbito do Sistema Ùnico de Saúde (SUS).  Com a iniciativa, o Ministério da Saúde (MS) avança no apoio nacional à pesquisa e o desenvolvimento de terapias gênicas, uma das fronteiras mais inovadoras da saúde pública de precisão, com foco no SUS. O projeto destinado ao desenvolvimento de terapias gênicas para doenças raras liderado pela Fiocruz já recebeu investimentos de R$ 122 milhões do Ministério da Saúde (MS). A Estratégia também conta com aporte financeiro da Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Finep), que investiu recursos da ordem de R$ 50 milhões em infraestrutura de produção de terapias avançadas.  Desde a produção da vacina para covid-19, Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz domina a tecnologia de vetores virais, usada para esta terapia gênica. O projeto integra as iniciativas do Ministério da Saúde para fortalecimento do Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde (Ceis) e, ao mesmo tempo, é parte do esforço de ampliação da Política Nacional de Atenção às Pessoas com Doenças Raras. Ao atuar nestas duas frentes, a iniciativa fortalece o SUS com um desenvolvimento tecnológico concreto, que pode superar os desafios impostos pelas novas tecnologias à sustentabilidade financeira da saúde pública. “Como uma instituição que atua há 125 anos em defesa da vida, é emocionante para a Fiocruz colocar sua capacidade científica a serviço das crianças do nosso país. O estudo clínico que acaba de ser autorizado poderá transformar a vida de crianças com atrofia muscular espinhal de forma inédita a partir de técnicas de terapia gênica, um campo de ponta na ciência mundial”, afirmou o presidente da Fiocruz, Mario Moreira. A diretora de Bio-Manguinhos, Rosane Cuber, avaliou que essa parceria simboliza um passo decisivo para o país. “A inclusão de terapias gênicas em nosso portfólio representa uma oportunidade única de fortalecer a soberania científica e tecnológica do Brasil. Atuamos sempre alinhados ao rigor regulatório e científico, porque sabemos que cada avanço representa esperança real para milhares de famílias brasileiras”. Testes clínicos Considerada rara e com manifestação ainda nos primeiros meses de vida, a AME Tipo 1 é causada por uma alteração no gene SMN1, responsável por produzir uma proteína essencial para o funcionamento dos neurônios relacionados ao movimento. A ausência dessa proteína provoca a perda progressiva da força muscular e pode comprometer a sobrevivência das crianças nos primeiros anos de vida.

(The Center Square) - The California Film Commission announced more TV shows, including a reboot of "Baywatch," are getting the latest round of tax credits in an effort to spur production. According to the commission's press release issued Thursday, 17 TV projects are expected to bring in $902 million in in-state spending. That includes $487 million in wages for 5,165 cast and crew members and 35,946 background performers or "extras" over the course of 1,000 filming days statewide. This latest round of tax credits is expected to generate $1.2 billion economic activity statewide, bringing the total amount generated by the program to more than $2.5 billion from the last two rounds of tax credits. The Film & Television Tax Credit Program was launched in 2009 to provide tax break incentives for Hollywood to spur production and create jobs. Gov. Gavin Newsom increased the amount of tax credit money that could be awarded to film and TV projects earlier this year, from $330 million to $750 million, according to the California Film Commission. The next round of tax credits is going to TV shows such as the reboot of the hit 1990s show "Baywatch," which received more than $21 million in this latest round. According to a database of projects given tax credits by the California Film Commission, that show is relocating to California after shooting in another state. Another project, called "Blood Ties," got more than $3 million in tax credits, while season 3 of the Amazon Studios show "Fallout" received $42 million in tax credits. The second season of another Amazon Studios show, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," got more than $31.9 million in tax credits. In this latest round of tax credits, several different studios that might be familiar to many moviegoers and television watchers got the most amount of tax credits. These included Universal Television, Amazon Studios, Netflix, Sony Pictures Television and 20th Century Fox Film Corp. Out of these seven studios, 20th Century Fox got a total of $109,339,000 in tax credits for six projects in the latest round of tax credit allocation, more projects than any of the other studios this round. “California continues to prove that when we invest in our creative workforce, the industry invests right back in us,” said Colleen Bell, director of the California Film Commission, in a Thursday press release. “These series aren’t just coming home, they’re bringing thousands of jobs, hundreds of millions in wages, and long-term economic value to our state. The momentum we’re seeing is exactly what this program was designed to deliver.” However, an economist at Pacific Research Institute, a research organization that advocates for free-market solutions, says giving television production studios a break on their tax burden isn’t a way to bring movie and TV production back to California or create jobs. “To be tongue in cheek, that’s what California has always needed,” Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow at the Pasadena-based institute, told The Center Square. “Everything’s going poorly, but we’re going to get 'Baywatch' back. This is not good for the state. California shouldn’t have to bribe studios to make TV shows and movies in California.” State Sen. Ben Allen, D-El Segundo, who sits on the Senate Joint Committee on the Arts, sent a statement to The Center Square via email on Tuesday. “I’ve watched the industry dwindle over recent years as projects have left the state to pursue more robust incentives around the globe,” Allen wrote to The Center Square. “Thanks to our modernized, more competitive program, we get to say, ‘no more.’ This has provided a life raft for our workforce and local economy — putting people back to work as we are already seeing projects relocating to California and revitalizing the global hub of entertainment once again.” The Legislative Analyst's Office, which provides fiscal and policy advice to the Legislature, told The Center Square on Tuesday that the film tax credit isn’t the best way to generate revenue, especially in light of the state’s upcoming $18 billion budget shortfall for the 2026-27 fiscal year. “We don’t necessarily consider the film tax credit as a way to generate additional revenue,” said Rowan Isaaks, an economist who works on issues related to the film and TV industry at the Legislative Analyst's Office. “Obviously, the film tax credit itself reduces revenues because it reduces the tax liability of taxpayers who are involved in the production of movies and TV shows.” For every dollar of tax credit given out to such recipients, Isaaks told The Center Square, some portion of that is paid back to the state in increased economic activity, he added. “But on the net, we don’t expect it to generate revenue or even be revenue-neutral,” Isaaks said. The Legislative Analyst's Office released a report earlier this year analyzing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed cap on the film and TV tax credit program from $330 million to $750 million, which later passed. The expansion of the film and TV tax credit program applies to fiscal years 2025-26 through 2029-30. The report said expanding the program would definitely increase the number of film and TV productions filmed in California because it would incentivize other productions filmed in other states to relocate to filming in California. However, the office acknowledged that the Legislature would have to consider balancing the protection of Hollywood with other priorities. “Although the film tax credit likely increases the size of California’s film industry, there is weak evidence that expanding the tax credit would benefit California’s economy as a whole,” the report read. “Therefore, we recommend the Legislature consider adopting the Governor’s proposal only if the Legislature views maintaining California’s market share of the film industry as a high priority and an end in itself.” Newsom was not available to answer The Center Square's questions on Tuesday, but commented on the tax credits in a news release. “California’s creative economy isn’t just part of who we are - it helps power this state forward,” Newsom said. “From the folks on the soundstage to the people designing the sets, these are jobs that anchor communities. And when we make smart investments like our film tax credit, we’re keeping talent here at home, supporting good-paying union jobs, and strengthening an industry that defines the California brand.”