Posts by Kim Browne
Google to spend US$500 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement
[NEW YORK] Google agreed to spend US$500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the search engine company of antitrust violations, settlement papers show. The preliminary settlement of so-called derivative litigation against officials at Google parent Alphabet, including chief executive Sundar Pichai and Google co-founders Sergey Brin and…
Read MoreJohn Fetterman Trashed by Hometown Paper in Scathing Critique
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial board lambasted Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, stating that it’s time for him to either “serve Pennsylvanians, or step away.” The board, which endorsed Fetterman for Senate in 2022, wrote in a scathing column on Sunday that the senator had “checked out” of the Senate in the midst of a crucial political…
Read MoreKristi Noem Takes Down List of Sanctuary Cities After Police Outrage
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quietly removed a list of “sanctuary” states, cities, and counties after outrage from the National Sheriffs’ Association. The Department of Homeland Security published a list Thursday of what it called “sanctuary jurisdictions,” accusing the areas of obstructing federal immigration enforcement. “Each jurisdiction listed will receive formal notification of its non-compliance…
Read MoreTrump Shares Disturbing New Theory About Joe Biden
But as Trump continued to praise Musk and his time atop the Department of Government Efficiency, the president’s verbal gaffes became more apparent. He claimed that DOGE had uncovered $42 million in wasteful spending, referring to expenditures related to Uganda, which Trump pronounced as “oo-ganda.” The 78-year-old also mentioned he would have Musk’s DOGE cuts…
Read MoreLindsey Graham Under Fire After Sick Post About Greta Thunberg
But as Trump continued to praise Musk and his time atop the Department of Government Efficiency, the president’s verbal gaffes became more apparent. He claimed that DOGE had uncovered $42 million in wasteful spending, referring to expenditures related to Uganda, which Trump pronounced as “oo-ganda.” The 78-year-old also mentioned he would have Musk’s DOGE cuts…
Read MoreCK Hutchison announces completion of Vodafone and Three’s merger in UK
Vodafone and Three will invest £11 billion over the next 10 years in building one of Europe’s most advanced 5G networks Published Mon, Jun 2, 2025 · 08:09 PM [LONDON] Vodafone and CK Hutchison have completed the merger of their UK operations, creating a new business called “VodafoneThree”, which will invest £1.3 billion (S$2.3 billion)…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump Arrest of Immigrant Shocks Small MAGA Town
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 2 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Carol Hui has lived for 20 years in a small town…
Read MoreSmall Farmers Are Struggling With Trumpian Chaos—and Bracing for More
But Erin Foster West, policy director at the National Young Farmers Coalition, said that programs intended to help commodity farmers have less of an impact for smaller-scale producers. Meanwhile, the USDA has eliminated the Local Food Purchase Assistance program, which connected small farmers to community food pantries and anti-hunger organizations, as well as the Local…
Read MoreTrump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.
But generally speaking, it’s been Republican presidents who’ve piled up the debt. And it’s not very close. Reagan’s percentage was 160.8; Dubya’s was 72.6. Obama’s was 64.4, Bush Sr.’s 42.3, and Trump’s 39.2 (those last two, remember, in just four years, not eight). So, golly—how can it be that the party of fiscal prudence is…
Read MoreSanofi to buy US biopharma group Blueprint for up to US$9.5 billion
[PARIS] France’s Sanofi has agreed to buy US-based Blueprint Medicines Corporation for up to US$9.5 billion to boost its position in rare immunology diseases, in the biggest deal struck by a European healthcare company so far this year, according to LSEG data. Blueprint is a specialist in treatments for systemic mastocytosis, a rare blood disorder. …
Read MoreThailand’s virtual bank race heats up
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s finance ministry is set to issue three virtual banking licences by mid-June – a move that could jolt the country’s lucrative but tightly held financial sector, long dominated by a few powerful incumbents. The digital permits aim to inject long-awaited competition into the banking landscape. “The good thing is that, finally, the government…
Read MoreIndependent director Chua Kee Lock acquires venture shares on open market
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from May 23 to May 29, institutions were marginal net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$2 million compared to net outflow of S$65 million for the preceding five sessions. This keeps the net institutional outflow for the 2025 year to May 29 at S$1.73 billion. …
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