More than half of all states now allow some form of legal sports betting, and if a proposal which has been agreed to in principle between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state gets approved by the Legislature in the next week, Florida could be added to that list […]
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BoE Governor Wants UK Bill to Make Google Tackle Online Scams: Sunday Times | Investing News
LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been lobbying the British government to introduce a legal requirement for internet giants such as Google to take down financial fraud websites, according to a report in the Sunday Times. The report said Bailey had been lobbying Home Secretary Priti […]
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CT governor gets second shot, UNH starts genomic sequencing
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has received his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and and is urging residents to sign up for their shots when they become eligible. The 67-year-old received his second dose on Friday at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was administered his initial shot on Feb. […]
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Democrats move to protect Governor Gavin Newsom from recall
Good morning and thank you for reading the A.M. Alert! KAMLAGER OUT FRONT Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager pulled way ahead in early returns Tuesday night in a special election to represent Senate District 30, the Los Angeles seat formerly represented by Holly Mitchell. Kamlager claimed 37,231, or 67.6% of the first […]
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Florida governor announces crackdown on Big Tech
This is a rush transcript from “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” February 2, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. TUCKER CARLSON, HOST: Good evening, and welcome to “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” We’ve got an admission for you. For more than four years, we’ve been telling […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Nine, including former Michigan governor, charged over Flint water crisis | Regulator finalizes rule forcing banks to serve oil, gun companies | Trump admin adds hurdle to increase efficiency standards for furnaces, water heaters
HAPPY THURSDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. FLINT […]
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Cuomo window sticker allows N.Y. governor to keep an eye on family gatherings
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo could be keeping an eye on your holiday gathering. A Buffalo printer with a keen sense of humor is hoping to bring a little levity to the holiday season with a window sticker making it look like the governor is checking in on your festivities. Dan […]
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Colorado Governor Warns Against Family Holiday Gatherings, and Readers Respond
As Colorado’s COVID-19 numbers skyrocket, Governor Jared Polis has become increasingly urgent in his requests that the state’s residents take strict precautions. Not just by wearing face masks and observing social distancing, he noted at a November 13 press conference, but also by isolating themselves now if they want to […]
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Governor asks court to block actions by Trump’s land boss
FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2020, file photo, William Perry Pendley, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, speaks to the media on the Grizzly Creek Fire in Eagle, Colo. A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully […]
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California governor signs corporate boardroom diversity law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of California-based corporations must have directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards under a first-in-the-nation bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The diversity legislation is similar to a 2018 measure that required boardrooms to have at least one female director by 2019. […]
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Governor Cooper opens NC under Phase 3 of COVID-19 restrictions
Bars and other entertainment venues will be able to reopen at limited outdoor capacity as the state moves to Phase 3 of eased pandemic restrictions, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday. It will go into effect Friday at 5 p.m. and will remain in place through Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. […]