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☆ How AI regulation in California, Colorado and beyond could threaten U.S. tech dominance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California's bill at the end of September but signed into law another bill which requires transparency in generative AI systems. "A lot of the privacy risks associated with AI can be tackled through a comprehensive data privacy regime," she said. The U.S. has historically approached data privacy with decentralized, state-by-state legislation, which is where AI regulation is currently headed. Regarding Colorado's successful AI bill, Maroney wrote on Facebook, "It is unfortunate that Connecticut chose not to join Colorado as a leader in this space. Even a model approach, if done wrong, could pose a major risk to the U.S. "Everybody's looking at California, especially when it comes to tech," Elgendy said.

Persons: Scott Weiner, Wiener, Gavin Newsom, California's, Tatiana Rice, Jonas Jacobi, Mohamed Elgendy, Elgendy, Rice, Robert Rodriguez, James Maroney, Maroney Organizations: Conference, AI Alliance, Washington D.C, U.S ., European Union AI, Privacy, Data, American, White, Office of Science, Technology, Democratic, Colorado Senate, Democratic Connecticut State, Facebook, Colorado Locations: California, San Francisco, Washington, Puerto Rico, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Colorado, Silicon, Connecticut

☆ Adani vs. Hindenburg: How one of India's biggest empires descended into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Gautam Adani, the billionaire chairman of India's Adani Group, was indicted on Wednesday along with seven others in New York federal court for his involvement in a large-scale bribery and fraud scheme. March 2023 to May 2023In March, India's Supreme Court sets up an independent six-member panel to investigate the allegations made in the Hindenburg report. Then in May, the court-appointed panel said it has "drawn a blank" in its probe into Adani group, according to Reuters. December 2023 to January 2024By the end of 2023, Adani Enterprise shares had recovered from the fallout and concluded the year with smaller declines of 26%. Modi has been accused by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for assisting the Adani Group in securing contracts in Sri Lanka, India and Australia.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Hindenburg, Adani, Madhabi Puri, Narendra Modi, Modi, Rahul Gandhi Organizations: Hindenburg Research, India's, Adani, Hindenburg, Adani Enterprises, Reuters, Adani Enterprise, Bloomberg, Indian, Forbes Locations: Krakow, Poland, New York, Asia, Madhabi Puri Buch, Sri Lanka, India, Australia

☆ Citadel's Ken Griffin says Trump's tariffs could lead to crony capitalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ken Griffin, chief executive officer and founder of Citadel Advisors LLC, speaks during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Citadel CEO Ken Griffin issued a warning against the steep tariffs President-elect Donald Trump vowed to implement, saying crony capitalism could be a consequence. "I am gravely concerned that the rise of tariffs puts us on a slippery slope towards crony capitalism," the billionaire investor said Thursday at the Economic Club of New York. Crony capitalism is an economic system marked by close, mutually advantageous relationships between business leaders and government officials. At the same event, Griffin also said that he's not focused on taking Citadel Securities public in the foreseeable future.

Persons: Ken Griffin, Donald Trump, Griffin, Trump, he's, We're Organizations: Citadel Advisors, Economic, of New, Citadel, Citadel Securities Locations: of New York, New York, America, Washington

☆ Trump demands Republicans ‘kill’ bill that would protect journalists from government spying
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —In between his posts on Truth Social announcing nominees for his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump urged Republicans Wednesday to nix a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law. Trump wrote on his favorite social network that “REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL!”He linked to a PBS “NewsHour” interview with Jodie Ginsberg, the CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, who urged the Senate to pass the legislation. Known as the PRESS Act, the Protect Reporters From Exploitative State Spying Act would prevent the government from forcing journalists to reveal their sources and limit the seizure of their data without their knowledge. “It’s really important that we have that federal shield law to protect journalists at the federal level,” Ginsberg said on PBS. “Many Trump supporters from Rep. Jim Jordan to Sen. Mike Lee are champions of the PRESS Act because it would protect all journalists, including many who reach primarily conservative audiences.

Persons: Donald Trump, nix, Trump, Jodie Ginsberg, Sen, Tom Cotton, Trump’s, Joe Biden’s, ” Ginsberg, John Oliver, Dell Cameron, Trevor Timm, ”, ” Timm, Jim Jordan, Mike Lee Organizations: New, New York CNN, Social, Republicans, PBS, Protect Journalists, Senate, Freedom, Press, Republican, The New York Times, HBO, WIRED, Democratic, Press Foundation, CNN, Trump, Rep Locations: New York

☆ Jasmine Paolini: Italian tennis star crowned world champion just months after winning Olympic gold, can hardly believe her own success
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amanda Davies | Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In 2024, Paolini won her first WTA 1000 singles event at the Dubai Tennis Championships, two WTA 1000 doubles titles, Olympic doubles gold and reached three grand slam finals, two in singles and one in doubles. 4 in the world in singles, the joint-highest ranking in history for an Italian woman, and a career-high No. “Last year, we lost in the final; this year, we won the title and it’s amazing. In 2024, Paolini and Errani are undefeated when wearing the blue national team kit of Italy. Sara Errani won the fourth BJK Cup title of her career.

Persons: CNN —, Jasmine Paolini, Billie Jean King, Italy’s, Paolini, “, ” Paolini, CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies, I’m, ”, –, Angel Martinez, Lucia Bronzetti’s, Viktória Hrunčáková, Rebecca Šramková, Sara Errani, Errani, “ It’s, ” Errani, It’s, it’s, We’re Organizations: CNN, Billie Jean King Cup, Slovakia, Dubai Tennis, Fed, Italy, Japan, Poland, Paris Locations: Italian, Málaga, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, Canada

☆ Why Musicians Aren't Making Money: Streaming, Record Labels & TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Music has always been a business, but streaming, TikTok, inflation, and the ballooning costs of touring have dramatically altered a musician's traditional routes to making money. But a lot has changed since streaming usurped radio play as the kingmaker of a rising musician's career. Even the hitmakers who dominate your "For You" page are getting paid "almost nothing" from TikTok, as one music exec told Billboard. 1 song on TikTok doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things," Tinashe's longtime manager, Simonne Solitro, explains. "That's not just me," Violet tells me, "that's literally every single artist I know."

Persons: Raye, Conrad, She'd, Taylor, Taylor Swift, Stone, You've, there's, everybody's, Donald Passman, Kevin Baird, Chris Burnett, Chuck Berry, he'd, it's, —, TikTok, Ariana Grande, JC Olivera, Justin Ayers, Club's Baird, Tayla Parx, she's, Ariana Grande's, It's, Parx, that's, Muni, who's, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Alexis, Long, I'd, Rachel Chinouriri, I've, Chinouriri, Sam Halliday, Alex Trimble, Katy Cummings, Derek Crownover, Loeb, he's, Crownover, Simonne, Tinashe, Tinashe's, Simonne Solitro, Solitro, Normani, aren't Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Shirlaine Forrest, Matt Jelonek, Tessa Violet, hasn't, That's, Violet, Solitro's, Tessa Violet's, Sarah Pardini, Halsey, Adele, Sophie Turner, Florence Pugh, Pugh, jostling Organizations: Spotify, Music, Northern, Cinema, BI, Apple Music, Billboard, Apple, YouTube, BMI, Suns, TaylaMade Inc, Fifth Harmony, Parlophone, Atlas Artists, Ticketmaster, Promoters, BI Social, Capitol Music, Capitol, Columbia, Chartmetric, DMs Locations: Manhattan, British, Northern Irish, TikTok, London, Los Angeles

☆ Elon Musk's startup xAI is now reportedly worth more than what the billionaire paid for Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has been valued at $50 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. xAI's valuation has doubled since the spring, surpassing the $44 billion Musk paid for Twitter. Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has reportedly been valued at $50 billion — $6 billion more than what the billionaire paid to acquire Twitter, the social media platform now known as X. AdvertisementThe new valuation means xAI has surpassed the $44 billion Musk paid for Twitter back in October 2022. xAI previously raised a $6 billion Series B from A16z and Sequoia Capital at a $24 billion post-money valuation.

Persons: Andreessen Horowitz, Elon, xAI, Musk, Sam Altman, OpenAI Organizations: Elon, Street Journal, Twitter, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, The, Equity Partners, Qatar Investment Authority, Microsoft Locations: A16z

☆ House Passes Antiterror Financing Bill as Democrats Warn Trump Could Abuse It
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Karoun Demirjian | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The bill, which also waives the tax liability for U.S. hostages while they are in captivity, began as a strongly bipartisan venture. But then Mr. Trump was elected president. And suddenly, what most Democrats had initially regarded as a tool for targeting terrorist groups began to be seen as a potentially dangerous weapon ripe for abuse by a president bent on kneecapping his rivals. An array of nonprofit groups on the left began an intensive lobbying campaign to kill the measure, convinced that Mr. Trump would try to use it to wipe them out. Democrats took up the refrain and most dropped their support for the legislation, which passed largely along party lines on Thursday.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: Democrats

☆ Ray Dalio says to understand Trump's 2nd administration, you should study how far-right governments in the 1930s worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementRay Dalio said Trump's approach to governance was tried by hard-right states in the 1930s. Dalio, who often publishes personal remarks on the global economy, wrote a LinkedIn commentary on Wednesday with his predictions for a second Trump administration. Advertisement"Think of Gordon Gekko and the perspective he conveyed in his 'greed is good' speech," Dalio wrote of Trump's approach, referring to Michael Douglas' character from "Wall Street," the 1987 film. Dalio wrote that he isn't saying Trump's administration would be fascist or that Trump would behave like fascist leaders. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesTheir mission, Dalio wrote, is to "create maximum economic strength and fight foreign enemies."

Persons: Ray Dalio, Trump, Donald Trump, Trump's, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Gordon Gekko, Dalio, Michael Douglas, Ramaswamy, Marco Rubio, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, Brandon Bell, Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, of Government, Trump, SpaceX, Fox News, Defense Secretary, New York, United Nations, US Senate, Republican, Business Locations: United States, Washington, China

☆ Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementThe Travis County clerk's office told BI Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute. Musk sued Grimes in the Texas court last year, and Grimes countersued in San Francisco. Elon Musk and Grimes' legal dispute in Texas over their three children has been resolved. Related VideoRepresentatives for Musk and Grimes did not respond to a request for comment. Musk first filed the custody lawsuit against Grimes in September 2023.

Persons: Grimes, Musk, Grimes countersued, Elon Musk, Claire Boucher Organizations: Elon, Musk, San Francisco Superior Locations: Travis, Texas, San Francisco, Travis County

☆ This chart shows how crazy-fast the value of Elon Musk's xAI has risen in 16 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's AI startup xAI has been valued at a reported $50 billion, 16 months after its founding. One of his other companies, his artificial intelligence startup xAI, has catapulted from launch just 16 months ago into an AI company now worth a reported $50 billion. So how does that $50 billion compare to the competition? It took OpenAI, last valued at $157 billion in October, around 9 years to pass the $50 billion milestone, according to PitchBook. Musk said the process took 122 days — and the startup plans to double the amount of AI chips inside it in the coming months.

Persons: OpenAI, Elon Musk, —, It's, Grok, Musk Organizations: Elon, Perplexity, SpaceX, Twitter, Nvidia

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Gautam Adani's U.S. fraud charges could have wider repercussions for India
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, following a Bloomberg Television interview at the company's headquarters in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The head of a $25 billion Indian energy company, the former CEO of a New York-listed energy firm, and one of Asia's wealthiest men were set to meet in New Delhi to discuss business. To prepare for the meeting, Vneet Jaain, chief executive of $25 billion Adani Green Energy , photographed a document on his cellphone. There are also concerns about whether Adani companies will be able to raise debt in the future in U.S. markets. Earlier this year, the stock market regulator's chair, Madhabi Buch, was accused of having a conflict of interest while investigating Adani group companies, according to short-seller Hindenburg.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Sumit Dayal, Vneet Jaain, Gautam, Jaain, James Dennehy, Adani, Adani Green, What's, firm's, Matt Orton, Raymond James, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, Orton, it's, India's, Rahul Gandhi, Madhabi Organizations: Adani, Bloomberg, Getty, Green Energy, Eastern, of, NYSE, U.S, Securities Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, SEC, U.S . Department of Justice, Energy, Adani Enterprises, GQG Partners, firm's Sydney, Citi, State Bank of India, DBS Group, DBS, Regulators, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Central Bureau of Investigations, Securities and Exchange Board of India, CNBC Locations: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, New York, New Delhi, of New York, U.S, Foreign, Singapore, Madhabi Buch

☆ ‘A lot of fear:’ Trump’s deportation proposals are already rattling workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“People are afraid of walking the streets right now; there’s a lot of fear … a lot of fear,” Sanchez said. “Shrinking worker (supply) in a period in which those sectors need more workers and are having a hard time finding workers will clearly generate a slowdown,” Peri said. Although temporary farm visas — known as H-2A — do exist, there is no legal way to have year-round foreign workers. “We know [undocumented immigrants] are working, they’re not sitting at home,” he said. “The slowing in immigration that’s broadly anticipated will probably show up in tighter labor markets for lower-skilled workers,” he said in an interview.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Sam Sanchez, ”, Sanchez, ” Sanchez, Giovanni Peri, Peri, Ron Estrada, “, ” Estrada, farmworkers, Joe Sohm, Farmworker Justice’s Estrada, Carolinians, they’re, “ They’ve, Biden, Trump, Michael Feroli, Julia Pollak, Scott Olson, it’s, Joe Brusuelas, ” Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Joanne Eriaku, Eriaku, she’s Organizations: CNN, Chicago, Coast Hospitality Group, “, Global Migration, University of California, Davis, UCDavis, Migration Center . Business, Biden, Farmworker, North Carolina Growers Association, Congressional, CBO, JPMorgan, Republican National Convention, RSM, Trump, United Nations, UN, Social Locations: America, Mexico, Little, San Francisco, Chicago, ”, Milwaukee, Chicago’s Little, Springfield , Ohio, New York City, Uganda, Eriaku, Kenya, United States

☆ SEC Chair Gary Gensler will step down Jan. 20, make way for Trump replacement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SEC commissioners serve five-year terms, so Gensler could in theory have stayed on until at least 2026. Gensler took over the SEC in 2021, and under his leadership the commission has taken an ambitious but controversial approach to several regulatory issues, including cryptocurrencies. Trump has not announced his pick to lead the SEC, but the expectation is that the next chair will be friendlier to Wall Street and crypto. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will resign on Jan. 20, the agency announced Thursday, paving the way for President-elect Donald Trump to immediately select a replacement. Under Gensler, the SEC pushed to require more disclosure from publicly traded companies and financial advisors for investors.

Persons: Gensler, Trump, Gary Gensler, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Musk, Gensler's, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: SEC, cryptocurrencies, . Securities, Exchange, Gensler's SEC, Twitter, Trump, Government Efficiency

☆ Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is 'billionaire proof'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But CEO Jay Graber has some cautionary words for potential acquirers: Bluesky is "billionaire proof." Graber was referring to the way millions of users left Twitter, now X, after Elon Musk purchased the company in 2022. Bluesky now has over of 21 million users, still dwarfed by X and Threads, which Facebook's parent debuted in July 2023. Threads has roughly 275 million monthly users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in October. Although Musk said in May that X has 600 million monthly users, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower estimates 318 million monthly users as of October.

Persons: Bluesky, Elon Musk's, Jay Graber, CNBC's, Graber, Elon Musk, Meta didn't, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Jack Dorsey's, Dorsey, Jack, we're, we've, that's, Nobody's, algorithmically, We're, That's, Trump Organizations: Twitter, Elon, Meta, Blockchain Capital Locations: Brazil

☆ Box CEO Aaron Levie, who voted for Kamala Harris, explains why more Democrats should embrace Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementBox CEO Aaron Levie said Democrats should embrace Elon Musk. Levie, who supported Kamala Harris, said he thinks Musk is uniquely qualified to support innovation. In an interview with Business Insider, Levie explained why he thinks Democrats should make an effort to embrace Musk, and how he thinks it would benefit American innovation. Levie supported Vice President Kamala Harris for president, donating to her campaign as well as President Joe Biden's before he dropped out of the race. He said he thinks Musk would be uniquely able to identify things that get in the way of progress in those areas.

Persons: Aaron Levie, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Levie, Joe Biden's, didn't, Donald Trump, Musk, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Biden, Tesla, EVs, he'd, Sen, Chris Coons, " Coons, Coons, Pete Buttigieg, Helene, Buttigieg, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Musk's Organizations: Democratic, Business, Democratic Party, Republicans, SpaceX, Twitter, White, Ford, GM, Tesla, EVs, Republican, Fox, Department of Government Efficiency, Transportation, Elon, Politico, Department of Government, Department of Defense Locations: Delaware

☆ Citadel founder Ken Griffin said he would be 'open' to selling a stake in his $65 billion hedge fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementCitadel founder Ken Griffin said on Thursday that he's "open" to selling a stake in his hedge fund. Griffin had previously sold a minority stake in his market maker to VC funds Sequoia and Paradigm. BlackRock's potential investment into Izzy Englander's Millennium might have Citadel founder Ken Griffin thinking. Griffin said Sequoia has pushed Citadel Securities' leadership in the boardroom, making them a better company. AdvertisementAs for who he'd want as a minority stakeholder of Citadel, Griffin clearly has a type.

Persons: Ken Griffin, Griffin, Izzy Englander's, Larry Fink, Sam Bankman, he'd, that's, it's, Sequoia Organizations: Citadel, Sequoia, Economic, of New, BlackRock, Millennium, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Citadel Securities, Apple, Nvidia Locations: of New York, York

☆ Five things to look out for in NFL Week 12: A Super Bowl hangover and a head coach brothers’ clash
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Andy Scholes | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Here’s five things to know for Week 12:Your Super Bowl favorite: the Detroit LionsFor the first time ever, the Detroit Lions are the favorites to win the Super Bowl. The games are obviously very hard always and tough to win and just rewind a week ago at Houston, how hard that win was. Head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked if there is anything to the Super Bowl hangover and said: “I don’t think there is an answer about a journey or Super Bowl hangover. The 49ers suffered their fifth loss of the season in Week 11 at the hands of Geno Smith (right) and the Seattle Seahawks. Steelers QB Russell Wilson has previously won a Super Bowl during his time with the Seahawks and lost in another.

Persons: oddsmakers, Jared Goff, Goff, “, ”, we’ve, It’s, David Reginek, Geno Smith scampered, Kyle Shanahan, Geno Smith, David Gonzales, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, ” Mahomes, won’t, Isiah Pacheco, – they’ve, Bryce Young, Chris Boswell, Russell Wilson, ” Wilson, it’s, I’ve, Harbaugh, John, Jim Harbaugh, Jim, – Organizations: CNN, Fantasy, NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, New, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, NFC, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Jaguars, Reuters, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Niners, 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Bills, USA, Reuters Chiefs, Chiefs, Kansas, Carolina Panthers, Panthers, Steelers, Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ravens, Baltimore, Browns, Football, Pittsburgh, Seahawks, Seattle, Jim’s Niners, Chargers, AFC, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, Tennessee Titans, . Houston Texans –, New England Patriots, . Miami Dolphins –, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, . New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, . Washington, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks –, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers Locations: New Orleans, Detroit, Houston, Wisconsin, Buffalo, Kansas City, Carolina, Cleveland, Pittsburgh

☆ Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s plan to make all of the state’s public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments next year remains on hold under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The state contends that deGravelles’ order affects only the five school districts that are defendants in a legal challenge. Jeff Landry signed the bill into law in June, prompting a group of Louisiana public school parents of different faiths to sue. Murrill, the Republican attorney general, has said she disagreed with deGravelles’ ruling and that the law is constitutional under Supreme Court precedents. In recent years, similar bills requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms have been proposed in states including Texas, Oklahoma and Utah.

Persons: John deGravelles, deGravelles, “ We’re, ”, Sam Grover, Liz Murrill, ” DeGravelles, Jeff Landry, Murrill Organizations: ORLEANS, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, District, Religion, “, GOP, Republican Gov, Republican Locations: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St, Tammany, Orleans, Vernon, —, Texas , Oklahoma, Utah, Kentucky

North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to strip the state’s incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers, passing a sweeping bill before the GOP likely loses their veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year. That power currently lies with the governor's office, which will remain in Democratic hands after Attorney General Josh Stein defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Republicans have long sought control of the state Board of Elections, which is historically controlled by the same party as the current governor, but their past efforts have been foiled by the courts. That means they would be unable to override any future vetos from Stein without Democratic support. Stein is succeeding outgoing Cooper, whose administration repeatedly clashed with the Republican-led Legislature in the battleground state.

Persons: Dave Boliek, Jessica Holmes, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Roy Cooper's, ”, Karen Brinson Bell, Jeff Jackson, Stein, Cooper Organizations: North, North Carolina Republican, Democratic, GOP, Republican, Gov, Republicans, Democratic Gov, Board, State Board, North Carolina Legislature Locations: North Carolina, Stein

☆ Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ali-Vitali-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Ali Vitali | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution this week that would ban transgender women from using women's bathrooms and other facilities at the Capitol. She said Tuesday the bill "absolutely" targets Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. In a statement posted to X on Wednesday, McBride wrote, “I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care, and child care, not manufacturing culture wars."

Persons: Mike Johnson, Nancy Mace, Sarah McBride, Johnson, ” Johnson, McBride, “ I’m, Speaker Johnson, I’ve, ”, doesn’t, Mace, resoundingly, Hakeem Jeffries, ” Jeffries, ” Sarah McBride, Andrew Harnik, Jeffries, Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, Jayapal, Chuck Schumer, ” McBride Organizations: Rep, Capitol and, GOP, Republican, Small House Republican Conference, U.S, Capitol

☆ Liam Payne funeral: One Direction bandmates attend
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON — Liam Payne’s funeral was taking place Wednesday in south-east England, just over a month after the One Direction star died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Girls Aloud star Cheryl, the mother of Payne’s seven-year-old son Bear, was also expected to join the funeral proceedings. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul." In a joint statement, his One Direction bandmates said they were "completely devastated." Pallbearers carry the coffin of the singer Liam Payne into the church ahead of his funeral on Wednesday.

Persons: Liam Payne’s, — Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles —, Payne’s, Kate Cassidy, Cheryl, Bear, Liam’s, Liam, Pallbearers, Liam Payne, Justin Tallis, Payne Organizations: Getty Locations: England, Argentina’s, Buenos Aires, Britain

☆ 3 urgent tasks awaiting Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Tami Luhby | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

His Cabinet picks, including the Treasury secretary, traditionally have to be confirmed by the Senate. “The Treasury secretary has historically played a significant role in advancing the administration’s tax policy priorities,” Akabas said. Next year, Trump’s Treasury secretary will act as the quarterback, executing his economic gameplan. It will also fall to Trump’s Treasury secretary to put out fires in financial markets or in the real economy like the regional bank failures that rocked Wall Street and Washington early last year. Trump’s Treasury pick will also help manage the complicated relationship between the president and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, “, ”, Ed Mills, Raymond James, Janet Yellen, Shai Akabas, Steven Mnuchin, ” Akabas, Isaac Boltansky, Jerome Powell, Powell, Mills Organizations: CNN, Quarterbacking, Treasury Department, Department, Treasury, Trump, Senate, Republicans, Capitol, Wall, Washington, Committee, Federal, Fed, Trump White House Locations: Washington, filers

Learn moreThe 2024 Billie Jean King Cup comes to an end with a final showdown between Slovakia and Italy. We'll show you where to watch the Billie Jean King Cup final, including global live streaming options. It's a familiar scene for both Slovakia and Italy as they enter the final at the Billie Jean King Cup. Check price at FuboWhere to watch the Billie Jean King Cup in the UKThe Billie Jean King Cup Final airs on the Tennis Channel in the UK, which is streamable through the Tennis Channel website. Where to watch the Billie Jean King Cup in AustraliaBillie Jean King Cup Final coverage will be available through beIN in Australia.

Persons: Billie Jean King, Italy's Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani, Swiatek, Katarzyna Kawa, Australia Billie Jean King, It's, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Billie Jean King Cup, Tennis Channel, DirecTV, Entertainment, Elite, Sports, Fubo Locations: Slovakia, Italy, We'll, Canada, Iga, Poland, Australia, beIN

☆ Palmer Luckey says his Facebook firing changed the way he does business
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementPalmer Luckey said his firing from Facebook changed his approach to business relationships. He went on to found Anduril Industries, a $14 billion defense startup. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey said his frosty departure from Facebook years ago changed the way he approaches business deals. Luckey went on to become the founder and face of Anduril Industries, a tech defense startup reportedly worth $14 billion, but he told Fortune that the dramatic firing changed how he approaches business. Now, as his defense company supplies weapons for the Russia-Ukraine war, he said he's working on his reputation in the business world.

Persons: Palmer Luckey, Luckey, Donald Trump, he'd, Fortune, Gabrielle Wesley, America It's, Forbes, Trump, John Carmack Organizations: Facebook, Industries, Anduril Industries, Mars, America Locations: Mars Wrigley, Russia, Ukraine

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