Denver philanthropist Tim Gill’s advocacy on behalf of gay and lesbian Americans was recognized by Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday at the White House. Gill grew up in the western suburbs of Denver and founded his software start-up, Quark, in 1981 after graduating from the University of Colorado. In 1999 … Read more
Many metro Denver tenants paid more than $1,600 in additional rent in 2023 because of a profit-maximizing algorithm that Colorado lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to ban earlier this year, according to a new report issued by the White House. The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers found that American tenants who live in apartments that use … Read more
New Delhi: The President Secretariat on Tuesday notified the appointment of Governors of five states. In a press communique, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said that the President has appointed Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, the incumbent Governor of Mizoram, as Odisha’s Governor. Further, the communique said that General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd.) has … Read more
ByteDance-owned TikTok is facing an uphill battle in the US to overturn a law that requires it to sell the American operations of its popular short video platform by January 19 or be banned in the country’s app stores, analysts said. TikTok has pledged to keep up its legal battle and is waiting on a … Read more
THE ENDGAME FOR YOON There are several endgame scenarios now, most of them turning on how Mr Yoon’s legislative allies respond to the mounting political pressure. First, he might hang on by effectively turning over his presidency to his legislative partners. Mr Yoon gave a brief speech several hours before the vote on Saturday offering … Read more
Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has addressed the controversy surrounding his remarks about Netflix’s commitment to the Nigerian film industry. The controversy began when Victor Okhai, President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, revealed at the Zuma Film Festival that Netflix halted the acquisition and funding of Nigerian films in November 2024. Afolayan’s comments were a … Read more
If you are planning to buy an electric vehicle (EV), lawyers and EV experts urge you to make the purchase before 2024 ends to avoid the risks of missing out on up to $7,500 in EV tax credits as they fear President-elect Donald Trump will scrap the mandate in tax negotiations upon assuming Office next … Read more
Guwahati: MPs of Mizoram and Manipur are engaged in a verbal volley over the situation in Manipur. Mizoram MP Vanlalvena had suggested a two-step solution to end the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur: the immediate imposition of President’s Rule and creation of separate administrative units for the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities. This was strongly opposed … Read more
Mali Prime Minister Choguel Maïga has been dismissed after he criticised the military rulers’ handling of the transition to civilian rule. The secretary general of the presidential office, Alfousseyni Diawara, announced the decision on national television, stating that “the duties of the prime minister and the members of the government are terminated.” The move came … Read more
TikTok’s fate in the US has improved immensely after the election of Donald Trump to a second presidential term, according to industry observers and insiders, as the valuation of the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance swells. The future of the embattled short-video platform is “a lot brighter than it was” after Trump’s win, said Cameron Johnson, … Read more
