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🟡 NEW: Former OSU football coach Jim Tressel faces steep path to the Ohio gubernatorial nomination.Polling from an outsi...
11/03/2025

🟡 NEW: Former OSU football coach Jim Tressel faces steep path to the Ohio gubernatorial nomination.

Polling from an outside conservative group shows him trailing Vivek Ramaswamy badly in a potential GOP primary.

A poll obtained by Semafor shows Ramaswamy leading handily and Ohio Republicans are doubtful Jim Tressel will jump in.

Juan Antonio Samaranch, one of the leading contenders to run the IOC, has called for immediate reviews of the Olympic Ga...
11/03/2025

Juan Antonio Samaranch, one of the leading contenders to run the IOC, has called for immediate reviews of the Olympic Games’ sponsorship and media deals as he pitches private equity firms on an unprecedented $1 billion investment partnership.

The son of a veteran IOC leader says his banking background qualifies him to run “an extraordinarily efficient business machine.”

Ukraine agrees to US-backed 30-day ceasefire proposal
11/03/2025

Ukraine agrees to US-backed 30-day ceasefire proposal

On the eve of the talks, both Russia and Ukraine launched major air strikes targeting each other’s capital cities.

Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the WHO declaring COVID-19 a pandemic: Since then, scientists have linked the dis...
11/03/2025

Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the WHO declaring COVID-19 a pandemic: Since then, scientists have linked the disease to an estimated 20 million deaths worldwide and $16 trillion in costs.

The pandemic was a watershed moment for global public health that paved the way to discoveries about many other diseases, too.

Eyeing Indian market, Starlink partners with a local telecoms giant
11/03/2025

Eyeing Indian market, Starlink partners with a local telecoms giant

Starlink’s tie-up with Airtel pits the duo against Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani.

The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act energy subsidies could cost US taxpayers some $4.7 trillion by 2050 a...
11/03/2025

The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act energy subsidies could cost US taxpayers some $4.7 trillion by 2050 and should immediately be repealed, the Cato Institute argued in a new analysis.

The libertarian think tank has long criticized the Biden-era energy subsidies as a fiscally reckless example of ‘crony capitalism.’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc’s governments must spend a proposed €150 billion defens...
11/03/2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc’s governments must spend a proposed €150 billion defense fund on weapons from European manufacturers, as Europe attempts to insulate itself from a US pullback.

France and Germany — the EU’s largest economies — have disagreed over how EU defense funds should be spent.

Venture capital firm Equator closed a $55 million fund focused on climate tech startups in sub-Saharan Africa, boosting ...
11/03/2025

Venture capital firm Equator closed a $55 million fund focused on climate tech startups in sub-Saharan Africa, boosting financing for early-stage ventures in sectors ranging from agriculture to energy.

It is among a growing pool of financiers betting on climate solutions.

Trump pledged to double planned 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to 50% after Ontario announced it wou...
11/03/2025

Trump pledged to double planned 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to 50% after Ontario announced it would hike the cost of electricity exports to three US states.

The escalation came after Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, imposed a 25% surcharge Monday on the electricity it sends to Michigan, Minnesota, and New York.

Since Trump’s joint address to Congress, frustrated Democrats have rallied behind two unexpected leaders — both born in ...
11/03/2025

Since Trump’s joint address to Congress, frustrated Democrats have rallied behind two unexpected leaders — both born in the 1940s.

How a 77-year-old and an 83-year-old seized control of the anti-Trump resistance.

Syria’s interim authorities reached a deal to merge the country’s main Kurdish militia into state institutions.
11/03/2025

Syria’s interim authorities reached a deal to merge the country’s main Kurdish militia into state institutions.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had controlled a semi-autonomous territory in northeastern Syria since 2015.

🟡 NEW: Trump’s administration has the wrong idea about how to solve the country’s looming power shortage, the CEO of the...
11/03/2025

🟡 NEW: Trump’s administration has the wrong idea about how to solve the country’s looming power shortage, the CEO of the largest US electricity provider tells Semafor.

Renewables offer a cheaper and faster way to meet surging power demands, said the CEO of the largest US electricity provider.

Trump’s scorched-earth trade policy is driving sharp downgrades in US growth expectations — and upgrades for the country...
11/03/2025

Trump’s scorched-earth trade policy is driving sharp downgrades in US growth expectations — and upgrades for the country’s rivals.

President Trump’s scorched-earth trade policy is driving up growth expectations in China and the EU.

A new AI agent developed by Chinese researchers is reinforcing fears Beijing is eclipsing the US in the AI race.
11/03/2025

A new AI agent developed by Chinese researchers is reinforcing fears Beijing is eclipsing the US in the AI race.

Manus AI said it had developed the first fully autonomous chatbot, which in theory requires no oversight.

Police in the Philippines arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte on an ICC warrant issued for his so-called "war on d...
11/03/2025

Police in the Philippines arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte on an ICC warrant issued for his so-called "war on drugs."

The former leader’s detention has already sparked controversy in the Philippines, where his family retains major political influence.

🟡 NEW: A Wall Street investment bank with deep Democratic roots is hiring Reince Priebus, a Republican operative who ser...
11/03/2025

🟡 NEW: A Wall Street investment bank with deep Democratic roots is hiring Reince Priebus, a Republican operative who served as Trump’s first White House chief of staff, a sign of corporate America’s conservative shift.

Reince Priebus, a Republican operative who served as Donald Trump’s first White House chief of staff, will join Centerview Partners as corporate America shifts rightward.

Six Flags will add four new directors to its board at its upcoming shareholder meeting, including AB Inbev’s former M&A ...
10/03/2025

Six Flags will add four new directors to its board at its upcoming shareholder meeting, including AB Inbev’s former M&A architect and chief cost-cutter, in a settlement that ends months of private discussions with one of its largest investors.

Dendur isn’t a conventional activist, but has privately been pushing for change at the company for years.

US and Ukrainian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia Tuesday for their first high-level talks since late February’s Oval...
10/03/2025

US and Ukrainian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia Tuesday for their first high-level talks since late February’s Oval Office dust-up between Trump and Zelenskyy.

Kyiv is hoping that Washington will resume intelligence sharing and military support.

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