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The annual cost of living in Maidstone was £9,984, said money expert Sambla Source link

The United States Financial Services Committee (FSC) has scheduled a Nov. 15 hearing for a deep dive into the illicit activities in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The hearing, ‘Crypto crime in context: breaking down the illicit activity in digital assets,’ will feature prominent crypto entrepreneurs as attendees. According to the Committee’s calendar, Mr. Bill Hughes, senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters at Consensys, and Mr. Jonathan Levin, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Chainalysis, will participate in the hearing as witnesses. Former federal officer and human trafficking finance specialist Jane Khodarkovsky will also join the duo as a witness.…

Plastic production has doubled in 20 years. The latest negotiations towards a global treaty to combat plastic pollution opened in Nairobi on Monday, with tensions expected as nations tussle over what should be included in the pact. Some 175 countries agreed last year to conclude by 2024 a UN treaty to address the plastic blighting oceans, floating in the atmosphere, and infiltrating the bodies of animals and humans. While there is broad consensus a treaty is needed, there are very different opinions about what should be in it. As the talks formally opened, Peru’s Gustavo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez, chair of the…

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Sussex by the Met Office. Source link [Featured] [Just In]

Location : The A303 eastbound between the A3057 and the junction with the A3093 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:30 and 12:45 on 13 November 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: John Nacion/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Kourtney Kardashian, 44, apparently has a strict “invite-only” rule when it comes to her new son. The reality star and her husband, Travis Barker, 47, welcomed Rocky 13 Barker to the world earlier this month and is being cautious about when she will introduce him to family members, according to the US Sun. The outlet also revealed that her sister Kim Kardashian, 43, has yet to meet the newborn. “Kourtney is going to be introducing the new baby to her family on an ‘invite-only’ basis,” a source told the outlet. “[Kourtney] and Travis have communicated that they…

The World Economic Forum states that Africa has an average annual demand for 2.4 million cars and 300,000 commercial vehicles. This demand is increasing because of a continent-wide increase in disposable income, strong middle-class growth and rapid urbanization. But while most cars meeting this demand are used, car ownership in Africa is less than 45 cars per 1000 people, in contrast to the global average of 203 cars per 1000 people. We’ve featured automotive industry startups, spotlighting notable players like Autochek and Moove, each addressing ownership by serving consumers and drivers, respectively. However, vehicle financing extends beyond the purview of…

The county is in for another week of constant showers and strong winds Source link

The Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA concluded its strike on Nov. 9 after 118 days of picketing with new deals on various proposed stipulations including artificial intelligence (AI) usage. Since then, the union has released a summary of its final deal with studios, which included nearly 4.5 pages of AI guidelines and a digital pamphlet spelling out the agreed-upon AI regulations for the industry. SAG-AFTRA AI guideline digital pamphlet. Source: SAG-AFTRAThe AI agreement is expected to come into effect 90 days after the ratification of the agreement. Its terms include defining AI in industry terms, the digital replication of performers and background actors,…

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating a talented type of T cell. Most T cells only work in the person who made them. Your T cells fight threats by responding to molecular fragments that belong to a pathogen — but only when these molecules are bound with markers that come from your own tissues. Your influenza-fighting T cells can’t help your neighbor, and vice versa. “However, we all have T cells that do not obey these rules,” says LJI Professor and President Emeritus Mitchell Kronenberg, Ph.D. “One of these cell types is mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT)…