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The Planning and Permitting Department is finally phasing out its 26-year-old software system. It selected a mainland-based company Clariti Community Development Software as its new permit management system at a cost of $5.6 million. Permit applicants will be able to apply and pay online. The department’s “ProjectDox” system for electronic plans will also be upgraded.
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2 years ago Read more at Hawaii News Now

ANZ Business Outlook survey showed headline confidence fell 12 points to a net 23 percent, while companies' own outlook fell seven points. Pricing intentions and inflation expectations also fell, with inflation expectations falling below 4 percent to 3.8 percent.
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2 years ago Read more at RNZ

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority granted final approval for a first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan that proponents say will bring transformational benefits for the region. The new tolls, which will charge most vehicles $15 for driving below 60th Street in Manhattan, could be in place as early as June, although MTA officials have acknowledged several pending lawsuits could delay the plan. In public comments before the vote, the majority of speakers supported congestion pricing, including people with disabilities who advocated for the plan’s potential to fund
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2 years ago Read more at Newsday

LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC revenue for the last year amounted to 386.40 B MXN, the most of which came from its highest performing source at the moment, Concerts. The greatest contribution to the revenue figure was made by United States.
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2 years ago Read more at TradingView

prosecutors seek two-and-a-half years jail for disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales (pix) who is facing trial for kissing Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents show. Prosecutors also want him to pay at least 50,000 euros ($54,000) in compensation. Under Spanish law, a non-consensual kiss can be classed as sexual assault.
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2 years ago Read more at theSun

Johnson Health Center will be an expansion and consolidation at the same time. The building will have a dentistry, pharmacy, wellness center, behavioral health, primary, and immediate care. All other locations will stay open, except the current immediate care facility in Madison Heights.
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2 years ago Read more at WSET

Pope Francis appeared in better health on Wednesday. The encounter was Francis’ first public event since Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. In recent weeks, the 87-year-old has shown increased difficulties in walking.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft. A zoomed-in inset shows the comet as a faint dot between the white vertical lines. The image was taken by SOHO’s Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO), which uses a disk to block the bright Sun and reveal faint features around it.
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2 years ago Read more at EurekAlert

Astrophysicists at State University of New York, Stony Brook, and University of California, Berkeley created 3D simulations of X-ray bursts on the surfaces of neutron stars. The panels (from top to bottom) show the x-ray structure at 10, 20 and 40 milliseconds of simulation time. Neutron stars — the compact remnants of supernova explosions — are found throughout the universe.
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2 years ago Read more at EurekAlert

Manchester City host Arsenal in an absolute blockbuster. Everton and Luton have away trips to Bournemouth and Spurs respectively. Mal and Barry give best bets, accas and goalscorer picks.
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2 years ago Read more at SGPN