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Study: These Metropolitan Areas are Most at Risk for Pricing Corrections

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Twelve of the 15 most overpriced housing markets are in Sun Belt states, February data from the Top 100 U.S. Housing Markets shows.

Key Points: 
  • Twelve of the 15 most overpriced housing markets are in Sun Belt states, February data from the Top 100 U.S. Housing Markets shows.
  • Atlanta leads the nation for overpriced cities, with homes 41.72 percent overpriced compared to the long-term pricing trends.
  • Some of the metropolitan areas with the largest housing premiums are more at risk of a correction than they were leading up to the housing crash of 2007.
  • However, renting and not reinvesting is wealth destroying and should never be considered as an option.”
    To compare housing premiums in any metropolitan area, click here .

ACAMS' Baltics Symposium to Unite Public-Private Sector Professionals from Across the Region to Combat Financial Crime

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The symposium promises a dynamic program featuring nine expert-led sessions covering a diverse range of topics crucial to combating financial crime.

Key Points: 
  • The symposium promises a dynamic program featuring nine expert-led sessions covering a diverse range of topics crucial to combating financial crime.
  • Distinguished keynote speaker Toms Platacis, Head of the Latvia Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), will kick off the event with an insightful address.
  • The ACAMS Anti-Financial Crime Symposium – Baltics offers a tailored agenda to ensure that AFC professionals stay abreast of financial crime risks and mitigation strategies specific to the region."
  • For more information about the Anti-Financial Crime Symposium – Baltics, including access to the agenda and registration portal, please visit: ACAMS Baltics Symposium

Dr. Adam Rubinstein, MD, Wins 2024 AMWC Best Surgical Body Shaping Award for Total Body and Breast Makeover Post Weight Loss

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

MIAMI, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Esteemed Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Adam J. Rubinstein, has been honored with the 2024 Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress (AMWC) Best Surgical Body Shaping Award for his exceptional work in total body and breast makeover following weight loss.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Esteemed Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Adam J. Rubinstein, has been honored with the 2024 Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress (AMWC) Best Surgical Body Shaping Award for his exceptional work in total body and breast makeover following weight loss.
  • The competition received over 1000 applications, resulting in 237 finalists, 2,400 voters, and over 20,500 votes.
  • Expressing his gratitude, Dr. Adam Rubinstein stated, "I am honored to have received the prestigious AMWC Aesthetic Award for Best Surgical Body Shaping at the Monaco meeting.
  • The AMWC and its attendees, panelists and award winners represent some of the most esteemed doctors in the world.

KuCoin Pioneers as the First FIU-Compliant Global Crypto Exchange in India

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

VICTORIA, Seychelles, March 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KuCoin, a global leader among cryptocurrency exchanges and ranked in the top seven worldwide, proudly announces its latest groundbreaking milestone as the first FIU-compliant global crypto exchange in India.

Key Points: 
  • VICTORIA, Seychelles, March 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KuCoin, a global leader among cryptocurrency exchanges and ranked in the top seven worldwide, proudly announces its latest groundbreaking milestone as the first FIU-compliant global crypto exchange in India.
  • Accompanying KuCoin's registration with FIU, KuCoin proposes to undertake the following initiatives to better serve local Indian users.
  • Localized Payment Solutions: Collaborating with local banks and fiat partners to introduce unique and direct on-ramp and off-ramp services tailored for India.
  • This milestone allows us to advance the conversation on crypto adoption in India, emphasizing user security and trading excellence.

KuCoin Pioneers as the First FIU-Compliant Global Crypto Exchange in India

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, March 23, 2024

VICTORIA, Seychelles, March 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KuCoin, a global leader among cryptocurrency exchanges and ranked in the top seven worldwide, proudly announces its latest groundbreaking milestone as the first FIU-compliant global crypto exchange in India.

Key Points: 
  • VICTORIA, Seychelles, March 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KuCoin, a global leader among cryptocurrency exchanges and ranked in the top seven worldwide, proudly announces its latest groundbreaking milestone as the first FIU-compliant global crypto exchange in India.
  • Accompanying KuCoin's registration with FIU, KuCoin proposes to undertake the following initiatives to better serve local Indian users.
  • Localized Payment Solutions: Collaborating with local banks and fiat partners to introduce unique and direct on-ramp and off-ramp services tailored for India.
  • This milestone allows us to advance the conversation on crypto adoption in India, emphasizing user security and trading excellence.

Digital Locations Welcomes the FCC to the Satellite to Mobile Party

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

SANTA BARBARA, CA, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Locations, Inc. (OTCMKTS:DLOC), the developer of Satenna™, a breakthrough technology that will deliver high-speed Internet from satellites directly to smartphones all over the world, today announced its endorsement of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal to regulate supplemental Internet coverage from space.

Key Points: 
  • “Welcome to the party,” said Rich Berliner, CEO of Digital Locations.
  • “The FCC has finally taken notice of the groundwork laid by space communications pioneers, such as Elon Musk’s Starlink, Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper, Globalstar and Digital Locations.
  • We endorse the recent FCC proposal to regulate supplemental Internet coverage from space.”
    The FCC finally has its eyes set on space and satellite communications.
  • With an upcoming vote, the FCC will begin to lay the groundwork for needed rules and regulations for the growing satellite Internet business.

Limited Tickets Still Available for the 23rd Annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Presented by Capital One

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

America’s favorite beachside gourmet gathering, the 23rd annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®), returns to the sands of Miami Beach this Thursday, February 22 through Sunday, February 25 with its largest, most star-studded edition yet.

Key Points: 
  • America’s favorite beachside gourmet gathering, the 23rd annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®), returns to the sands of Miami Beach this Thursday, February 22 through Sunday, February 25 with its largest, most star-studded edition yet.
  • With only a few days remaining, a limited number of tickets are still available for select events with major star power perfect for photo ops and Instagrammable moments.
  • Top event highlights to catch at this year’s Festival include the 17th annual Heinz® Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons® on Thursday, February 22.
  • Between SOBEWFF ® and its sister NYCWFF , more than $51 million has been raised to benefit the respective charities of each Festival.

BurgerFi® To Debut Prime Rib Burger at South Beach Wine and Food Festival

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BurgerFi®, owned by BurgerFi International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW) ("BurgerFi"), is ready for prime time at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. The better burger brand is aiming to defend its crown of The Very Best Burger at SOBEWFF Burger Bash hosted by Rachel Ray on Thursday, February 22, 2024, with a brand-new Prime Rib Burger that will be unveiled at the competition. To celebrate the newest product launch, BurgerFi will hold a special "Prime Day" deal on February 28, 2024, with a $6 Prime Rib Burger with the purchase of a Coca-Cola Freestyle Beverage, at participating restaurants only.

Key Points: 
  • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BurgerFi® , owned by BurgerFi International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW) ("BurgerFi"), is ready for prime time at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival.
  • The better burger brand is aiming to defend its crown of The Very Best Burger at SOBEWFF Burger Bash hosted by Rachel Ray on Thursday, February 22, 2024, with a brand-new Prime Rib Burger that will be unveiled at the competition.
  • By topping this premium beef with a high-quality prime rib and our chef-crafted sauces we have created a unique craveable better burger experience worthy of 'prime time.'"
  • The new Prime Rib Burger was developed in the new BurgerFi Better Burger Lab, where the culinary team perfected the recipe and made it competition-ready for the SOBEWFF Burger Bash.

COCINA'S Parent Company MECENAS Taps Industry Veteran Andrew Polsky as EVP Revenue and Brand Strategy Amidst Growth Surge

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- COCINA's parent company, minority owned and operated, MECENAS, a preeminent full-stack media company, today announced the appointment of Andrew Polsky as Executive Vice President of Revenue and Brand Strategy. Polsky, a seasoned executive with extensive experience in multicultural digital media, joins MECENAS at a pivotal time to help position the company and all its units into its next phase of sustained growth.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- COCINA 's parent company, minority owned and operated, MECENAS , a preeminent full-stack media company, today announced the appointment of Andrew Polsky as Executive Vice President of Revenue and Brand Strategy.
  • Polsky, a seasoned executive with extensive experience in multicultural digital media, joins MECENAS at a pivotal time to help position the company and all its units into its next phase of sustained growth.
  • "I am truly honored and excited to join my former colleagues and good friends Emi, Fede, Sarah, and the exceptional team at MECENAS," said Polsky.
  • We are confident Andrew will play a pivotal role in advancing MECENAS' revenue streams while strengthening our brand strategy."

Digital Locations Announces Satenna™ – a Satellite to Smartphone Antenna Breakthrough

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

SANTA BARBARA, CA, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Locations, Inc. (OTCMKTS:DLOC), the developer of SatennaTM, a breakthrough technology that will enable delivery of high-speed Internet from satellites directly to smartphones all over the world, today announced that its technology team at Florida International University (FIU) is developing a solution that only requires modifications on the smartphone side. This breakthrough can potentially eliminate the need to make costly and time-consuming modifications to existing, as well as future satellites.

Key Points: 
  • This breakthrough can potentially eliminate the need to make costly and time-consuming modifications to existing, as well as future satellites.
  • Leveraging decades of experience in antenna miniaturization and satellite communications, the FIU team is working with Digital Locations to develop a device-side only smart antenna solution, to enable high-speed Internet directly from satellites to smartphones anywhere in the world.
  • But current smartphone antennas are not designed for high-speed Internet applications, such as streaming Netflix from satellites moving at 17,000 mph.
  • Dr. Elias Alwan, lead researcher at Florida International University, commented, “The FIU team is developing a novel antenna solution that can dynamically and intelligently adjust for satellite positions, phase angle, beam forming and various satellite frequencies and user conditions.”
    “This is a major breakthrough,” said Rich Berliner, CEO of Digital Locations.