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Craig Orgeron, who served as Mississippi's chief information officer for nearly a decade, will return as the state's chief information officer starting Monday, replacing David Johnson, who is retiring at the end of the month. Orgeron will return to his familiar role at the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) as executive director and state CIO, both roles he held from 2011 to 2020. This time around, the veteran executive said he will take a collaborative approach to IT services and innovation.”I am committed to driving innovative solutions and fostering collaboration at all levels of government and the private…

Taylor Swift has a convoy of at least 50 trucks for her Eras Tour and has now given one charity the use of one of their own after donating it to food banks in each UK city where she performs.The charity says Swift's modest donation – the largest donation Cardiff Foodbank has ever received from an individual – has given it the “room to breathe” to try something different.”We will be purchasing an articulated truck full of food and other most needed items to supplement our emergency food packs,” said Rachel Biggs, chief executive of the charity, which provided more…

In an exclusive interview with Yahoo Finance, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke about the recent price hikes seen at grocery stores and restaurants across the country and what's causing this inflation.Citi Senior Global Economist Robert Sockin joins Wealth! to analyze Secretary Yellen's comments and offer insight into how food prices are likely to perform going forward.Commenting on fast food chains introducing value menus to ease the burden on consumers, Sokkin said: “It will be beneficial to see these policies being introduced. But more broadly, as you said, the bigger issue is that food prices have risen significantly over this…

Megan Tobin There was a time when initial public offerings (IPOs) of Chinese internet companies were the hottest topic on Wall Street. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp Ten years ago, as e-commerce giant Alibaba prepared to list on the New York Stock Exchange, the world's biggest banks competed fiercely to underwrite the listing. Stock traders wearing Alibaba's trademark orange hoodies over their suits cheered when the opening bell rang on Sept. 19, 2014. The IPO raised $25 billion, making it the largest public listing in history at the time. In the years that followed, scores of Chinese…

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be on the lookout for cases of dengue fever as the tropical disease breaks international records.The mosquito-spread virus is exploding around the world, driven in part by climate change: In just six months, countries in the Americas have already broken annual records for dengue cases.The World Health Organization declared a state of emergency in December, and Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency in March.Dengue fever is still not very common in the continental U.S., but three times as many cases have been reported in all 50 states so…

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Nvidia lifts S&P 500 27 minutes ago Nvidia (NVDA) shares surged on Tuesday, recovering from a three-day sell-off that had dragged the AI ​​chip giant into correction territory. Nvidia's stock price gains, which saw shares rise more than 6% at their intraday highs, helped lift the S&P 500 into positive territory and contributed about 21 points to the index's 19-point gain as of 2:50 p.m. ET. The company's shares fell about 12% between last Tuesday, when it overtook Microsoft (MSFT) to become the world's most valuable company, and yesterday's close. During the same period, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite…

New York Giants fans haven't forgotten when Saquon Barkley left the team for the arch rival Philadelphia Eagles. Giants fans didn't mind Barkley going to another team, but they felt it was a step too far.The New York Giants' running back corps will look very different this NFL season. Devin Singletary is expected to be the starting running back. Eric Gray and rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. are expected to be the second and third running backs on the Giants' depth roster.Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball during practice at the NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…

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Sometimes, foods are recalled due to some kind of contamination. For consumers of such products, the recall causes them to question the safety and reliability of what they eat and drink. Often, the recall comes too late to prevent some people from getting sick. Despite the food industry's efforts to combat pathogens, products are still contaminated and people are still getting sick. Much of the problem stems from the tools available to test for harmful pathogens, but these tools are often not effective enough to protect the public.In AIP Publishing's AIP Advances, researchers from Guangdong University of Science and Technology…