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Long Island, New York, September 7, 2024 — Tórónet, a leader in blockchain innovation, opens up its governance token with an early access community sale. This marks a significant milestone in Tórónet’s ongoing mission to create a more inclusive and community-driven blockchain ecosystem. With only 100,000 tokens available, this early access period offers an exclusive opportunity for users to secure their ToroG tokens before the token’s public exchange listing.

Narendra Modi will not address the annual debate at the United Nations General Assembly session here later this month, according to a revised provisional list of speakers issued by the UN. PM Modi is scheduled to travel to New York later this month and address a mega community event on September 22 at the 16,000-seater Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island. He will also address the UN's landmark 'Summit of the Future' that is being convened at the world body's headquarters on September 22 and 23. A provisional list of speakers for the General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) issued by the UN in July had said that PM Modi would address the high-level debate on September 26. However, according to a revised provisional list of speakers issued by the UN on Friday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is now expected to address the General Debate on September 28.

A one-time congressional candidate and romantic partner of a convicted FTX executive has been arrested on campaign finance charges

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which account for roughly a third of all US container imports, had their third-strongest month ever in July, just shy of an all-time high reached in May 2021. Back then, a wave of inbound consumer goods caused supply bottlenecks on land and a queue of cargo ships waiting for a berth offshore was getting longer by the day. Demand now is driven by retailers and other importers that are stocking up ahead of US tariffs on Chinese goods and a possible strike by a large group of American dockworkers — adding to the usual frenzy of pre-holiday ordering that occurs this time of year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver his eleventh consecutive Independence Day address on Thursday, marking his first speech since securing a record-equalling third consecutive term in office. With his oath-taking on June 9, Modi matched Jawaharlal Nehru's record of three terms as prime minister. He is now poised to become the third prime minister, after Nehru and Indira Gandhi, to address the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on eleven consecutive August 15 occasions. Nehru, a leading figure of the Congress party, delivered 17 straight Independence Day speeches, while Indira Gandhi, who served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 to October 1984, addressed the nation 16 times, with 11 of those speeches being consecutive.

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The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution

Avantax, Cetera’s tax-centric subsidiary, has strengthened its advisor presence in Long Island as it welcomes a veteran advisor duo in New York.

The U.S. Interior Department has approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin dipped as low as $64,600 during early Asian hours on Tuesday, which saw the liquidation of leveraged positions at $480 million.

Rohit Sharma was struck on the thumb by a throwdown but didn't seem perturbed as Indian batters put in additional hours at the nets to counter the uneven bounce that might help Pakistan's pace attack during their marquee T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday.

T20 World Cup — a month-long festival of the fastest and most explosive form of the sport — which is being shared between venues in Texas, Florida, New York and the Caribbean — begins with the US taking on Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium on the outskirts of Dallas on Saturday.

T20 World Cup schedule and time table are out as Cricket ventures into uncharted territory as the first ever major tournament to be staged in the United States gets under way in Texas with the opening game of the ICC tournament.

The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail says it has accepted a 3.6 billion pound ($4.6 billion) takeover offer from Czech investor Daniel Křetínský

India, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), intends to further strengthen the drug regulatory system to ensure quick access to high-quality medical products for all, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Wednesday. Chandra, who is leading the Indian delegation, addressed the Plenary Session of the 77th World Health Assembly of WHO in Geneva. The health secretary started his address by highlighting the similarities of this year's theme, «All for Health, Health for All» with the age-old Indian tradition of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' which means «world is one family», a health ministry statement said. He stated that under this theme, «India launched the 'Ayushman Bharat' meaning Live Long India to promote Universal Health Coverage by operationalizing more than 1,60,000 health and wellness centres (Ayushman Aarogya Mandir)».

Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster’s presence in cities like Denver, San Antonio, Indianapolis and Sacramento

Three anti-wind power groups are suing New Jersey to overturn a key environmental approval for a wind energy farm planned off the coast of Long Beach Island

Chang'e-6 on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the moon. The probe is set to collect samples from the far side of the moon, making this mission the first of its kind in human history, China National Space Administration (CNSA) said in its announcement. Currently, preparations for the mission are progressing steadily at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket will soon be refuelled with propellant, the CNSA said.

Nifty futures has rolled at around 65 per cent compared to 70 per cent which is lesser with respect to the previous series. The Open Interest (OI) for the new contract is higher by around 2 lakhs with respect to the last month contract implying more long positions, according to Religare Broking. Bank Nifty futures rolled at 74 per cent compared to 87 per cent, lower than the previous month.