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Too Long; Didn't Read“They’re just too big, they have too much power,” DeSantis said. “I think they’re exercising a more negative influence on our society than the trusts that got broken up at the early 20th century.” He added that large tech companies “are ruining our country. They’re a very negative influence. And so I think you need to be strong about it.” Too Long; Didn't Read“They’re just too big, they have too much power,” DeSantis said. “I think they’re exercising a more negative influence on our society than…

Voters in Louisiana elected a new governor last week. For 56 of the state’s residents, the stakes of that contest were especially high: The elevation of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a rabid defender of the death penalty, dramatically increases the odds they will soon be executed.  Earlier this year, the dozens of inmates on Louisiana’s death row had a glimmer of hope: In April, Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, used his last state of the state address to call on the legislature to abolish executions. He…

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career has gone through multiple career phases since breaking through as Mr. Olympia in the 1970s. Throughout the years, Schwarzenegger has produced great films and eventually worked his way to the role of California's governor (or "Governator"). While everything in the Governor’s Mansion seemed fine from the outside, the Golden State's first family went through a tough time apparently. The Predator star recently got real about his family struggles, which included him "missing recitals and…

The Reserve Bank is looking at coming out with a regulation for fintech players, Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said on Friday. "RBI is closely watching the evolving space of fintech...there are no fintech regulations right now. We are talking to the industry and understanding whether there is a need to regulate them," Sankar said, speaking at the Moneycontrol startup conclave. Sankar added that the regulations on fintech will come only after consultations with the industry, and declined to share timelines on the same, as…

McALLEN, Texas —  When a bus carrying 42 migrants from the Texas-Mexico border rolled to a stop in Los Angeles this month, activists and local politicians were quick to excoriate Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.“It is abhorrent that an American elected official is using human beings as pawns in his cheap political games,” L.A. Mayor Karen Bass wrote in a statement.But 1,600 miles away in the Texas border city of McAllen, where the migrants had boarded the bus, Abbott had an unexpected collaborator: Sister Norma Pimentel, a…

Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images), Brandon Bell (Getty Images)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ response to Disney’s lawsuit against the governor and his Reedy Creek Oversight Board—the area in Florida that contains Disney World—is to claim immunity from litigation. As reported by Deadline, DeSantis filed a motion against Disney’s claim in his effort to strip to the company of control over the special district that covers its theme parks and resorts in the state.Twitter Is Shifting Right | Future TechAccording to attorneys for…

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration will hold a roundtable meeting with private investors in the diaspora in September to boost investments in the state. Mr Mbah stated this during a press conference held at the governor’s lodge on Monday in Enugu. The governor said the meeting would be a precursor to the Enugu State Diaspora and Investment Forum launch in April 2024. He said the forum would be a “multi-stakeholder, fully transactional platform” championed by the state government to…

Nigerian stocks soared to their pinnacle since 9 June 2008 on Tuesday as the benchmark index enlarged by 4 per cent in response to the news of the arrest over the weekend of Godwin Emefiele, the central bank governor. The new development strengthened optimism that the much-needed liquidity in the market may soon return. Transaction volume more than doubled compared to the previous session following a much-improved risk appetite that greeted the suspension. Mr Emefiele’s arrest impacted reactions in the market as…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been taken into custody by Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS), hours after President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office. “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is now in its custody for some investigative reasons,” Peter Afunanya, the spokesperson for the agency, said in a press statement he shared with PREMIUM…

Folashodun Shonubi, the Central Bank of Nigeria Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), has been directed by President Bola Tinubu to oversee the affairs of the apex bank. The Nigerian government made this known in a statement by Willie Bassey, Director of Information at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The development comes after the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as CBN governor due to an ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the economy’s financial…