Some 12,000 Christians, young, old, male and female, and of various ethnicities, walked through the center of the city of Dublin in excited solidarity for the faith at the first ever “March for Jesus.”

The case was led by Texas Department of Insurance investigators and prosecutors working with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

El caso fue dirigido por los investigadores del Departamento de Seguros de Texas (TDI por su nombre y siglas en inglés) y los fiscales trabajando con la Oficina del Fiscal del condado Harris.

This week, a Travis County district court judge convicted Sehgal & Sons Enterprises (Ultra Business Services Inc.) of first-degree felony in a scheme to defraud Texas Mutual Insurance Company (Texas Mutual).

Former NFL player James Adkisson pleaded guilty to submitting more than $33,000 in fraudulent health reimbursement claims after an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Fraud Unit.

James Adkisson, el exjugador de la NFL se declaró culpable por presentar reclamaciones fraudulentas de más de $33,000 para reembolso de salud después de una investigación realizada por la Unidad de Fraude del Departamento de Seguros de Texas (Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, por su nombre y siglas en inglés).

Revised NCCI advisory loss costs and the Catastrophe (Other Than Certified Acts of Terrorism) Provision—instructions on making rate filings

Data call for 2021 property direct written premium in the Texas catastrophe area

Calendar year 2021 disallowed expenses data call

Uvalde school shooting – health benefit plan guidance

2022 HelpInsure.com price comparisons data call

Insurer duty to act in good faith and to promptly pay settled claims

Calendar year 2021 Texas title insurance agent data call

Calendar year 2021 title insurance underwriters data call

2022 call for annual experience and workers' compensation deductible plans

Revised NCCI advisory loss costs—instructions on making rate filings

Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association rates

2023 HelpInsure.com price comparisons data call

Data call for 2022 property direct written premium in the Texas catastrophe area

Insurers and HMOs must update TDI contact information in documents

Increase to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority fee (SB 224); form and rate filings

Calendar year 2022 Texas title insurance agent data call

Calendar year 2022 title insurance underwriters data call

Reporting of cybersecurity incidents

Revised NCCI advisory loss costs—instructions on making rate filings

Filing deadline for 2024 annual network adequacy reports

Data call for 2023 property direct written premium in the Texas catastrophe area

Filing deadline for 2024 annual network adequacy reports

2024 HelpInsure.com price comparisons data call

Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association rates

Hurricane Beryl – property and casualty vacancy provisions and premium payments

Hurricane Beryl – adjusters and repairs

Hurricane Beryl – property and casualty underwriting, rating, and nonrenewing

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The U.S. Department of Defense said North Korea has sent around ten-thousand troops to Russia and some of them have already moved closer to Ukraine.  Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters on Monday that Washington believes the North has sent about ten-thousand troops to eastern Russia for ...

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The South Korean military says it believes more than ten-thousand North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia in support of the military offensive in Ukraine. At a press briefing Tuesday, defense ministry spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyu said intelligence authorities in South Korea and the U.S. believe a ...

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The price of Bitcoin surpassed the 80-thousand-dollar mark for the first time just days after Donald Trump’s reelection to the U.S. presidency.    According to the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was worth 81-thousand-110 U.S. dollars at 1:25 a.m. ...

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The Russian military has reportedly assembled a force of 50-thousand soldiers, including North Korean troops, to carry out an assault with the goal of reclaiming territory in Russia’s Kursk region.  Quoting a U.S. official on Sunday, CNN said Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops to carry out ...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly said on Monday that his country’s soldiers were fighting against nearly 50-thousand enemy troops in Russia’s Kursk region.  Reuters said Zelenkyy made the remarks in a post on Telegram.  Zelenskyy said Ukraine will considerably strengthen its ...

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Soccer, football — no matter what you call it, the world's most popular sport has a long and colorful history, from its ancient origins to its modern-day status as a global phenomenon. But when was soccer invented? How did it become the "beautiful game" that captivates millions today?

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The number of economically inactive South Koreans increased by 245-thousand on-year in August. According to Statistics Korea on Wednesday, nearly two-point-57 million people were neither working nor looking for work. Those in their 60s made up 36-point-three percent of the total, while people in their ...

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[Economy] :
The price of Bitcoin has crossed the 80-thousand-dollar mark for the first time, just days after Donald Trump’s reelection to the U.S. presidency.    According to the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was trading at 88-thousand-413 U.S. dollars at ...

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The nation added 83-thousand jobs in October, with job growth falling below 100-thousand for the first time in four months.  According to Statistics Korea on Wednesday, the number of employed people stood at 28-point-eight million last month, up 83-thousand from the same month last year. Job growth fell ...

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Plasmodium vivax is a major cause of malaria, which poses an increased health burden on approximately one third of the world's population due to climate change. Primaquine, the preferred treatment for P. vivax malaria, is contraindicated in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, a common genetic cause of hemolytic anemia, that affects ∼2.5% of the world's population and ∼8% of the population in areas of the world where P. vivax malaria is endemic. The Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease (SSGCID) conducted a structure–function analysis of P. vivax N-myristoyltransferase (PvNMT) as part of efforts to develop alternative malaria drugs. PvNMT catalyzes the attachment of myristate to the N-terminal glycine of many proteins, and this critical post-translational modification is required for the survival of P. vivax. The first step is the formation of a PvNMT–myristoyl–CoA binary complex that can bind to peptides. Understanding how inhibitors prevent protein binding will facilitate the development of PvNMT as a viable drug target. NMTs are secreted in all life stages of malarial parasites, making them attractive targets, unlike current antimalarials that are only effective during the plasmodial erythrocytic stages. The 2.3 Å resolution crystal structure of the ternary complex of PvNMT with myristoyl-CoA and a novel inhibitor is reported. One asymmetric unit contains two monomers. The structure reveals notable differences between the PvNMT and human enzymes and similarities to other plasmodial NMTs that can be exploited to develop new antimalarials.

The National Research Council today released its assessment of U.S. doctoral programs, which includes data on over 5,000 programs in 62 fields at 212 universities nationwide.

As of today all PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press will be downloadable to anyone free of charge. This includes a current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports produced by the Press.

Hepatitis B and C kill more than 20,000 people every year in the United States.

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced 11 grant awards totaling $341,283 to assist in the recovery of Gulf Coast scientific research efforts impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced 11 grant awards totaling $287,565 to assist in the recovery of Gulf of Mexico region scientific research efforts impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

The new Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication aim to recognize and develop excellence in science communication by research scientists and by early career, local, and freelance science journalists. The program will provide winners with cash awards as well as training and resources to further expand their communications skills.

Noam Shazeer, an AI pioneer who left Google in 2021, has returned to the company after Google paid $2.7 billion to acquire his startup, Character.AI. Shazeer is now a vice president at Google and will lead the development of their next-generation AI project, Gemini. This move highlights the intense competition for top AI talent in Silicon Valley.