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Evacuations, closures in north Scottsdale

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As the Diamond Fire continues to burn in north Scottsdale, here are the latest updates.

Beginning at around 5:15 pm on Tuesday, June 27, near 130th and Ranch Gate Road, the brush fire quickly sprawled into an estimated 2,500-acre wildfire.

At a news briefing Wednesday morning, Tiffany Davila, spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the fire remained at 0% containment, and winds were expected to pick up later Wednesday.

According to InciWeb, Diamond impacted multiple homes and forced evacuations by Scottsdale Police. Scottsdale reported that nearly 100-plus homes had been evacuated, affecting

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Forget Nigeria. Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz is the biggest superstar in Africa

With his album titled ‘African Giant’ and the most Grammy wins, Burna Boy is a clear frontrunner. Some will invoke the name of Wizkid and his collaborations with both Drake and Beyonce.

Others will still mention Davido, whose 2020 album ‘A Better Time’ – if we’re being frank – was a lot better than Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’, which went on to win that year’s Best Global Music Album award at the Grammys .

But there’s another name that screams out for recognition: Diamond Platnumz.

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Tanzanian-born Naseeb Abdul Juma, better known by his stage name Diamond

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LOOK: Chiefs unveil stunning Super Bowl rings to celebrate second NFL title in four years

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If there’s a diamond shortage around the world in the next few days, you can probably go ahead and blame the Kansas City Chiefs.

After four months of waiting, the Chiefs finally got their Super Bowl rings on Thursday night and when you look at the new ring, the first thing you’ll notice is that it has a lot of diamonds. The exact number is 629: There are 609 round diamonds, 16 baguette diamonds and four marquise diamonds.

If you’re now wondering how Jostens was able to squeeze 629 diamonds into each ring, let’s go

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Diamond Hawgs Podcast – Fayetteville Regional Preview w/ Zack Morris

HawgBeat’s Mason Choate and co-host Christian Cheetham bring you the Diamond Hawgs Podcast. The guys preview the Fayetteville Regional for the Arkansas Razorbacks by breaking down TCU, Arizona and Santa Clara. Arkansas lefty Zack Morris joins the guys to talk about the team’s mindset and Matt Grissom of College Baseball Insiders gives betting advice.

You catch watch the episode on YouTube below, or download it on your favorite podcast provider, including Apple and Spotify.

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How Russia-Ukraine war served as a wake-up call for Surat’s diamond industry

Last week, around 350 of the thousands of workers at Laxmi Diamonds, a cutting and polishing factory in Surat’s Varachha, called a protest demanding a salary hike and pay vacation.

Owned by the Gajera brothers, the factory had declared a summer vacation from May 5 to May 28. But the workers were called back, and the factory resumed functioning on May 22. Hundreds, however, took to the streets on Thursday as they sought pay for the vacation period and a hike.

The protesters called off the stir and joined work on Friday only after the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat’s Surat

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How a Humble Piece of Rock Solved a Long-Standing Diamond Mystery

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Two QUT researchers used a standard laptop and a piece of rock from a diamond mine waste pile to solve a long-standing geological puzzle about diamond formation in the Earth’s ancient continents.

Two researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have utilized a simple laptop computer and a piece of rock, obtained from a diamond mine’s “waste pile”, to unravel a long-standing geological mystery surrounding the formation of diamonds in the deep roots of the earth’s ancient continents.

The lead author, QUT Ph.D. student Carl Walsh, along with QUT Professor Balz Kamber and Emma Tomlinson from Trinity College, Ireland, recently

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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Reported Strong Results on Increased Booking Volume

Diamond Hill Capital, an investment management company, released its “Large Cap Strategy” first quarter 2023 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the first quarter, the strategy underperformed and returned -0.75% (net) compared to a 7.46% return for the Russell 1000 Index. In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the strategy to know its best picks in 2023.

Diamond Hill Large Cap Strategy highlighted stocks like Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) in the first quarter of 2023 investor letter. Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) provides online travel and restaurant booking

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Here’s a Diamond in the Rough Yielding Over 9.5%

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Written by Karen Thomas, MSc, CFA at The Motley Fool Canada

In today’s inflationary environment, investing in the right dividend stocks can shelter your portfolio from the storm. Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX:NWH.UN) is a little-known dividend stock that’s currently yielding 9.73% – and it’s positioned quite nicely for the years ahead.

In this article, I’ll discuss Northwest Healthcare Properties and why it’s a real bargain today that’s worth considering.

Healthcare Properties: A defensive and growing industry

Being the owner and operator of health care properties around the world, Northwest has created a highly defensive business.

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