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Wellington County Clerk Donna Bryce is retiring after 27 years in public service. She announced her plans at the Sept. 29 County Council meeting.Bryce has worked at the County of Wellington for the last 12 years. Before that, she was at the Region of Peel and at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.“I see it as such a privilege to be the county clerk and work with all the members,” said Bryce. “We worked really hard to develop good relationships between Council and staff.”Warden Kelly Linton said in a statement that, “Donna has always set an incredibly high standard for herself…

Credit Suisse is preparing to sell parts of its Swiss domestic bank as it attempts to close a capital hole of around SFr4.5bn, according to people briefed on the discussions.With less than two weeks until the lender is due to present plans for a radical strategic revamp, executives are also in the final stages of plotting a heavy round of job cuts, which could affect up to 6,000 of the group’s 50,000 global employees.Ulrich Körner was installed as Credit Suisse chief executive over the summer with a mandate to strip back the beleaguered Swiss lender’s accident-prone investment bank and find…

XRP price is in an enviably bullish position after Thursday’s stomach-churning price action across the crypto complex.Despite a tick higher in core CPI inflation the market in risk assets initially fell sharply and then rallied.This defiance in the face of sticky inflation is highly significant, as it could mean that the head-fake bear rallies of recent times could have created the conditions for a definite breakout.Ripple’s XRP cross-border liquidity token could be said to be the best positioned crypto to benefit from renewed bottom-dipping buying interest.Although the price has run into resistance around the $0.50 level, market participants are increasingly…

A 71-year-old man has been found dead in the backyard of his Rochester property this morning as floodwaters engulf Victoria’s north. It is the first death recorded in Victoria during this flood crisis. “We of course send our deepest sympathies to his family and friends,” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said. “I just make the point, we’ll stand with that family and all families affected by this, but it just brings home for all of us that this is serious, this is potentially very, very dangerous.” Source: Sky News

With Russia expected to soon carry out large-scale drills of its nuclear forces as President Vladimir Putin threatens to use them, the United States and its allies will be challenged to ensure they can spot the difference between exercises and the real thing.Russia typically holds major annual nuclear exercises around this time of year, and U.S. and Western officials expect them perhaps in just days. They will likely include the test launch of ballistic missiles, U.S. officials say.But with Putin having openly threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia in its unraveling invasion of Ukraine, some Western officials are worried…

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., said he does not expect former President Donald Trump to win the Republican nomination for the presidency in 2024.Ryan, the 2012 GOP vice presidential candidate, made the comments during a discussion with Teneo, a global company that advises CEOs, for the company’s “Insight Series.” Ryan is the vice chairman of Teneo.”I think Trump’s un-electability will be palpable by then,” Ryan said. “We all know he will lose, or let me put it this way: we all know he’s much more likely to lose the White House than anybody else running for president on our…

CNN  —  A single drop of blood has led to the arrest of a suspect in the unsolved 1989 murders of Catherine and George Peacock in Danby, Vermont, police say. George, 76, and Catherine, 73, were killed in their residence in September 1989, according to the Vermont State Police website. The couple had been stabbed to death and there was no sign of forced entry. Police announced in a news release on Thursday that they had finally arrested a suspect in the case after decades of investigation involving detectives and cold-case specialists. The suspect, Michael Anthony Louise, 79, was arrested…

The United States could become more closely united with Canada and Mexico as there are reportedly negotiations in the works between the Biden administration and these countries to form a European Union-like agreement, according to Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz.Gaetz, R-FL, told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Friday that he was made aware of the backdoor talks by Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and said he has personally reached out to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for more information.”I haven’t gotten an answer,” Gaetz told the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host. “But it begs the question, why are we so friendly…

Researchers assessed the feasibility of using a smartphone’s inbuilt microphone to record heart sounds by investigating the quality of smartphone-recorded heart sounds and the factors influencing the quality of the recordings.Overall, three out of four recordings were of good quality, meaning that they could be processed further to obtain medically relevant data.The results indicate that heart sound quality is not influenced by phone version or by the user’s biological sex, but users aged over 60 seemed to have lower-quality recordings.This study paves the way for a future where individuals, particularly those with heart problems, can easily record their own heart…

Iga Swiatek recorded a resounding win over Coco Gauff to progress to the semi-finals of the San Diego Open and take another step towards her eighth singles title of 2022.The world No.1 thrashed the home favourite 6-0 6-3 in a dominant performance that lasted just 65 minutes at the Barnes Tennis Centre.Swiatek, who triumphed at the US Open last month, stretched her perfect record to 4-0 against the world No. 8 to reach a third consecutive semi-final.WTA San DiegoSwiatek beats Qinwen to set up Gauff showdown in San DiegoA DAY AGO”I was happy I was able to keep my focus.…