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Senator Edgardo Kueider (Peronist-Entre Ríos), currently under house arrest in Paraguay on charges of currency contraband and money-laundering, was expelled from the Upper House as “morally unfit” by an overwhelming 60-6 votes last Thursday. On Monday Kueider had formally requested a leave of absence from Vice-President Victoria Villarruel last Monday but his former colleagues of the Unión por la Patria caucus electing him under the Frente de Todos label back in 2019 had already presented the bill for his expulsion while on Thursday morning federal judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado had requested that he be stripped of his parliamentary immunity so that she could order his arrest. President Javier Milei gave a nationwide broadcast to commemorate the first anniversary of his administration on the day last Tuesday, thanking Argentines for their “sacrifice which will not be in vain” and forecasting the advent of happy days with “the recession over and the country beginning to grow.” Flanked by his entire Cabinet with Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and presidential chief-of-staff Karina Milei seated by his side, Milei said: “Every day we draw closer to inflation becoming a bad memory” before detailing the “fiscal degeneracy” of his inheritance from Frente de Todos with uncontrolled money-printing. He then highlighted the work of the Deregulation Ministry created only half a year ago, assuring that his administration had produced eightfold the structural reforms of the 1989-99 Carlos Menem presidency with just “15 percent of the deputies and 10 percent of the senators.” For the future he pledged a “deep chainsaw” to streamline the state, along with tax, pension, labour and other reforms. His administration would slash the number of national taxes by 90 percent, he announced, as well introduce a free competition of currencies so that “every Argentine may use the currency they want in their daily transactions.” Finally, he confirmed that he would be seeking a free trade agreement with the United States, as well as pushing reforms in the Mercosur trade bloc, reducing its common external tariff. Milei concluded by saying that “the hour of the common man has arrived.” Last month’s inflation of 2.4 percent was the lowest since mid-2020 when the economy was paralysed by a coronavirus pandemic lockdown, falling well below all expectations which still forecast a figure below three percent but much closer to it. Inflation up to the final month of this year thus reaches 112 percent with an annual rate of 166 percent, according to the data posted by the INDEC national statistics bureau in midweek. The key item of food and beverages registered the lowest increases of all at 0.9 percent while the main deviations from the trend were education (5.1 percent) and water, electricity, gas and fuels (4.5 percent). A core inflation (excluding regulated and seasonal prices) of 2.7 percent indicates that the downward streak of four months running is unlikely to be sustained this month. The CNDC (Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia) anti-monopoly watchdog will initiate summary proceedings against seven prepaid health care schemes (Galeno, the British and German Hospitals, Medifé, Swiss Medical, Omint and OSDE) as well as the chamber grouping them and its then-president Claudio Belocopitt for presumed cartel practices between last December and April, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said on Thursday. United States president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his choice to head the US Embassy here, a Cuban-born South Florida doctor who already knows President Javier Milei. In Trump’s words, “I am pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Lamelas, MD, MBA, will serve as our United States Ambassador to Argentina. Peter is a physician, philanthropist and an incredible businessman, best known for founding the largest Urgent Care healthcare company in Florida. As a child, Peter and his family fled Communist Cuba and LEGALLY immigrated to the USA, starting with nothing and achieving the American dream,”receiving the rapid “Make America Great Again” thanks of the envoy-to-be. The weekend announcement by presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni that Florencia Misrahi had been removed from the helm of ARCA (Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero) tax bureau was confirmed by Decree 1078/2024, published in the last Monday and confirming newly appointed Foreign Ministry official Juan Pazo as her successor. Adorni had attributed her ouster to her plans to tax streamers and influencers but the decree explained it as “deviation ... from the simplification of the tax system.” Effective control of the agency is expected to continue under DGI internal revenue chief Andrés Vázquez and Customs head José Andrés Velis, as it has done in the seven weeks since ARCA was born as a relaunch and a rebranding of the previous AFIP tax bureau. Despite tensions and infighting, the big guns of the Peronist movement – ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (formally taking over the party chair two days later), Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof, last year’s presidential candidate Sergio Massa and La Cámpora leader Máximo Kirchner – all managed to hold a summit in Moreno last Monday with calm on the surface but not too much resolved beyond Kicillof’s plans to separate national and provincial elections being temporarily blocked. Party militants were not admitted to the conclave but had to congregate outside. Perhaps the most interesting note of the day was not anything at the summit but Kicillof’s statement that his province “will not permit” the privatisation of Aerolíneas Argentinas. Kicillof denied that the airline was a loss-making company which would burden provincial tax-payers if the La Plata government bought up shares, assuring that Aerolíneas had received no financial assistance from the national government in the course of this year. Supreme Court justice Juan Carlos Maqueda, who retires at the end of this month, last Monday pronounced himself as “seriously worried” about the future of democracy and the institutions with “clouds on the horizon” for constitutional democracy globally in a “disorganised world” where the Chinese model separating capitalism from democracy is admired. His comments were made at a Buenos Aires City Bar Association tribute to his legal career, including 22 years at the Supreme Court now ended by his reaching the statutory retirement age of 75 later this month. His Supreme Court colleagues Horacio Rosatti and Carlos Rosenkrantz were in the audience but not the third, Ricardo Lorenzetti. The age for legal firearm possession has been reduced from 21 to 18 years by Decree 1081/2024, published last Tuesday in the , although “psychic or physical abnormalities” also bar the ownership of guns at the younger age and weapons must be certified at the local police station to ensure no criminal record. Last May the government presented a bill to regularise firearm possession and simplify the paperwork. The veteran labour lawyer and former deputy Héctor Recalde died last Monday at the age of 86. Máximo Kirchner brought the news to the Peronist summit that same day in Moreno where a tribute was paid. Recalde was for many years the chief lawyer of the CGT union umbrella. President Javier Milei last Tuesday issued a decree forbidding the display of images on public buildings, as well as naming them after political personalities until 10 years after their death. The initiative is viewed as heading off any repetition of the gigantic images of Eva Perón on the former Social Development Ministry and the widespread use of the late Néstor Kirchner’s name both before and shortly after his death. Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez last week resumed her offensive against ex-president Alberto Fernández, reproaching him for never having apologised for all the times he bashed her, further accusing him of infidelity with up to 20 women and insisting: “No money can heal those wounds.” Pointing out the contradiction between the ex-president’s feminist discourse and gender violence, the former first lady also complained of the loneliness of life at the top. Despite tension with the government due to his adamant resistance to the entry of private capital into football clubs, AFA Argentine Football Association president Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia not only invited presidential chief-of-staff Karina Milei and presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni to join him last Wednesday at a CONMEBOL event in Luque, Paraguay, but also shared a cordial photo with the former. The event was to confirm South American participation as a minor partner in hosting the centennial 2030 World Cup, even if all but three of the 104 matches will be played in Spain, Portugal and Morocco with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay hosting at least one each. Tapia further confirmed last Wednesday that Argentina’s single match would be played at the River Plate stadium. Ads Space Ads Space
MENLO PARK, Calif. , Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BillionToOne, a next-generation molecular diagnostics company with a mission to create powerful and accurate tests that are accessible to all, today announced that they will be presenting at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA , on January 14, 2025 . BillionToOne marks a transformative year of achievements as it looks toward 2025. The company closed an oversubscribed, upsized Series D funding round led by Premji Invest in June, and was recently recognized as the Biotech Breakthrough Awards' Diagnostics Company of the Year. More than 500,000 patients have received BillionToOne tests to date, and the company has grown from $0M to $150M+ in annual recurring revenue over the past five years. This will be BillionToOne's second year in attendance at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, and the company will present on the topic of "Redefining Molecular Diagnostics with Single-Molecule Precision." Presentation details are as follows: Location: Mission Bay (32nd Floor) at The Westin Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Time: 2:30-2:55 pm PT A webcast and presentation materials will be available on BillionToOne's website: https://billiontoone.com/event/jpm-2025-43rd-annual-healthcare-conference/ About BillionToOne Headquartered in Menlo Park, California , BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company on a mission to make molecular diagnostics more accurate, efficient, and accessible for everyone. The company's patented Quantitative Counting TechnologyTM (QCTTM) molecular counting platform is the only multiplex technology that can accurately count DNA molecules at the single-molecule level. For more information, please visit www.billiontoone.com . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/billiontoone-to-present-at-the-43rd-annual-jp-morgan-healthcare-conference-302338634.html SOURCE BillionToOneThe counting of votes will be undertaken at 8 am on Saturday in where the election is witnessing a major battle. The Risod constituency (number 33), located in the Washim district of Maharashtra, is part of the Akola Lok Sabha constituency. Risod has been historically associated with Congress, making it a significant battleground in the state. The constituency went to polls on November 20, with results to be declared on Saturday. Amit Subhashrao Zanak, the incumbent Congress MLA since 2014, is seeking re-election for a third consecutive term. Zanak, whose family has deep political roots in the constituency, will face strong competition from Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali of the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction). Anantrao Deshmukh, an independent candidate with a history in the region, is also in the fray. Deshmukh, a former Congress member, had contested in 2019 but lost, making his return a key factor in this year’s contest. A total of 12 candidates are contesting from the constituency. In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Amit Zanak won the seat with a commanding margin, securing 58 percent of the vote share. He defeated Anantrao Vitthalrao Deshmukh (Independent), who trailed behind by a significant margin. Zanak’s family has a strong political legacy in the area, as his late father, Subhash Zanak, also represented the constituency. Local issues in Risod include agricultural concerns, water supply, rural development, and job creation. Given the region’s agrarian nature, farmers' issues such as crop prices, irrigation facilities, and loan waivers remain central to the election discourse. Infrastructure development, including roads and healthcare facilities, are also key issues that the candidates will address to appeal to voters. The Risod constituency has a total of 2,47,302 voters, according to 2019 Election Commission data. In 2019, the voter turnout was 70 percent, reflecting active engagement in the political process. The 2024 elections in Risod are expected to be a tightly contested race. While Congress has traditionally enjoyed strong support in the region, the presence of Shiv Sena’s Gawali and the return of independent Deshmukh make this election one of the most competitive in recent years. Risod emerged as a key battleground, recording a voter turnout of 70.36 percent.World Series vision that got Nathan Eovaldi to the Rangers is the same one that got him to re-signGatineau police investigating alleged abduction of 5-year-old
BillionToOne to Present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare ConferenceWASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she “sustained an injury” during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesman. Pelosi, 84, was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II . Her spokesman, Ian Krager, said in a statement that she is “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals” and is unable to attend the remainder of events on her trip. He did not describe the nature of her injury or give any additional details, but a person familiar with the incident said that Pelosi tripped and fell while at an event with the other members of Congress. The person requested anonymity to discuss the fall because they were not authorized to speak about it publicly. Krager said that Pelosi “looks forward to returning home to the U.S. soon." Among the members on the trip was Rep. Michael McCaul , R-Texas, who posted on social media that he was “praying for a speedy recovery,” for Pelosi. The two lawmakers were captured holding hands in a group photo Friday at the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg. “I’m disappointed Speaker Emerita Pelosi won’t be able to join the rest of our delegation’s events this weekend as I know how much she looked forward to honoring our veterans,” McCaul wrote on X. “But she is strong, and I am confident she will be back on her feet in no time.” The former leader's fall comes two years after her husband Paul was attacked by a man with a hammer at their San Francisco home. The man, who was sentenced in October to 30 years in federal prison, broke into their home looking for Pelosi. Pelosi, who was first elected in 1987 and served as speaker twice, stepped down from her leadership post two years ago but remained in Congress and was re-elected to represent her San Francisco district in November. She has remained active in the two years since she left the top job, working with Democrats in private and in public and attending official events. Last summer, she was instrumental in her party's behind the scenes push to urge President Joe Biden to leave the presidential ticket. She attended the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington last weekend and was on the Senate floor Monday to attend the swearing in of her former Democratic House colleagues, Adam Schiff of California and Andy Kim of New Jersey. Earlier this week, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell , 82, tripped and fell in the Senate , spraining his wrist and cutting his face. McConnell, who is stepping down from his leadership post at the end of the year, missed Senate votes on Thursday after experiencing some stiffness in his leg from the fall, his office said. Mary Clare Jalonick And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press