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'Who is doing the vetting for you?' Loyal Trump ally pushes back at president-elect's move
11 hours, 29 minutes ago

'Who is doing the vetting for you?' Loyal Trump ally pushes back at president-elect's move

Raw Story  

A die-hard Donald Trump ally who has rarely if ever disagreed with the president-elect questioned him on Sunday. Trump earlier in the day announced at a right-wing event that he'd support a run for Arizona Governor by Karrin Taylor Robson. "Hey President Trump, Why did you endorse Karrin Taylor Robson for Governor of Arizona today if you are anti-Ruben Gallego? …

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Obstinate Governor delays V-C appointment in TN universities: Teachers association
15 hours, 4 minutes ago

Obstinate Governor delays V-C appointment in TN universities: Teachers association

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Association of University Teachers on Sunday expressed serious concerns over the inordinate delay and the “unwarranted intervention” of Governor R N Ravi, who is also the chancellor of state universities, in the appointment of vice-chancellors. The association alleged that the constitution of the V-C search committee is hindered by the “adamancy of the Chancellor”, who has been compelling …

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Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?
1 day, 15 hours ago

Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s recent appearance at Redding’s Lassen College was part of a stepped-up focus on the red reaches of California. In promotional materials, the governor’s office describes the program as a “bottom-up strategy for creating good-paying jobs and regional economic development.” The plan follows lengthy consultation with locals in 13 parts of the state and aims to streamline programs and …

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Arms, not satyagraha drove British out, says Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar
1 day, 15 hours ago

Arms, not satyagraha drove British out, says Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Friday said British rulers left India not because of ‘satyagraha’, but when they saw arms in native people’s hands and realised that they can go to any extent. The governor’s claim at a book release function held in Goa, evoked sharp reactions from the Opposition, saying the BJP has been disrespecting the freedom fighters. …

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Four people die as helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital during take-off
1 day, 15 hours ago

Four people die as helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital during take-off

New Indian Express  

ANKARA: Four people died when a helicopter crashed into a hospital in southwestern Turkey on Sunday, the provincial governor said, blaming the accident on thick fog. "The helicopter fell to the ground after having struck the fourth storey of a hospital during take-off," killing two pilots, a doctor and an employee on board the vehicle, Mugla provincial governor Idris Akbiyik …

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New York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
1 day, 15 hours ago

New York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 workers involved in the fatal attack at the Marcy Correctional …

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State won’t demand Governor’s removal, says Law Minister
1 day, 19 hours ago

State won’t demand Governor’s removal, says Law Minister

The Hindu  

Law Minister S. Regupathy on Saturday said that the Tamil Nadu government was acting in accordance with law, in the matter of constituting Vice-Chancellor search committees for universities, and would not demand the removal of Governor R.N. On the friction between the State government and the Governor, Mr. Regupathy said: “This is a democratic country where anyone can express their …

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Delhi Excise policy case: Delhi Lieutenant Governor gives nod to ED to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal
2 days, 5 hours ago

Delhi Excise policy case: Delhi Lieutenant Governor gives nod to ED to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Ahead of the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly Polls, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena has given sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute Aam Aadmi Party chief and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case, according to sources at the LG’s office. “If LG sir has given permission to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal ji, then what is the …

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Ex-Delhi bus marshals to contest Assembly polls, candidates named for 5 seats
2 days, 15 hours ago

Ex-Delhi bus marshals to contest Assembly polls, candidates named for 5 seats

India Today  

With the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP engaged in a tug of war ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls over a range of issues, former bus marshals too have thrown their hat in the ring by fielding five candidates for the upcoming polls. Former bus marshals, under the banner of a party named Janhit Dal, have fielded their candidates …

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A judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor
2 days, 15 hours ago

A judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor

Associated Press  

— A Missouri judge ruled Friday that the state’s Republican governor, not a local Democratic official, has the power to fill a vacancy in the prosecutor’s office for the state’s most populous county. A spokesperson said St. Louis County would appeal St. Louis Circuit Judge Brian May’s decision siding with Gov. “The voice of St. Louis County residents is taken …

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Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man
2 days, 16 hours ago

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Associated Press  

— A white former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man was released from prison Friday after Missouri’s governor commuted his sentence to parole. Johnson said in a statement that DeValkenaere had an outstanding record of service, adding: “While we strongly maintain that Eric is completely innocent, even those …

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Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did
2 days, 18 hours ago

Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday announced he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences, stressing that his actions are “very different” than President Joe Biden’s recent wave of commutations. But this time around, Lee specifically noted that he chose not to shorten any sentences — known as commutations — in his yearly …

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Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations
2 days, 19 hours ago

Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations

The Hindu  

Governor and Chancellor of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Jishnu Dev Varma has asked the university to integrate advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and renewable energy into the agricultural sector. He made these suggestions after inaugurating the two-day diamond Jubilee celebrations of the university on Friday and called for collaboration among stakeholders to advance agricultural education, research, …

R N Ravi Asserts Constitutional Validity of Search Committees for VCs
2 days, 21 hours ago

R N Ravi Asserts Constitutional Validity of Search Committees for VCs

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai:Countering Governor R N Ravi’s defense of all his actions in connection with the constitution of search committees to identify new Vice Chancellors for the various State universities, the State Minister for Higher Education Govi Chezhian said the government would challenge him in a court of law. While the Governor’s insistence on the State government including a nominee of the …

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Texas governor warns migrants they could be raped if they cross border illegally: report
3 days, 12 hours ago

Texas governor warns migrants they could be raped if they cross border illegally: report

Raw Story  

Greg Abbott on Thursday unveiled a grim new billboard campaign that he hopes will encourage migrants to think twice before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in his state. Abbott has spent $100,000 on the conservative state’s latest attempt to deter illegal border crossings – this time in the form of a set of Spanish billboards translated into messages including: “How much …

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Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
3 days, 13 hours ago

Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon. Dunleavy has asked President-elect Donald Trump to issue a state-specific executive order that would set …

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Tamil Nadu legislative assembly session of 2025 to begin on January 6
3 days, 15 hours ago

Tamil Nadu legislative assembly session of 2025 to begin on January 6

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu legislative assembly 2025 session will commence on January 6. ”The session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly would be convened at the Assembly Hall in the state secretariat at 9:30 AM on January 6. Tension between Governor and DMK government continues The assembly notification is released amid the ongoing loggerhead situation between Tamil Nadu government and Governor RN …

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Governor Has Discretion To Not Consult With Public Service Commission Under Sikkim Government Servants' (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1985: Sikkim High Court
4 days, 10 hours ago

Governor Has Discretion To Not Consult With Public Service Commission Under Sikkim Government Servants' (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1985: Sikkim High Court

Live Law  

Sikkim High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan quashed a government order withdrawing retirement benefits of a dismissed government officer. Rule 10 grants the Governor powers to revise the penalties imposed on a government servant, subject to consultation with the Sikkim Public Service Commission when necessary. The government's counsel, led by Mr. Zangpo Sherpa, Additional Advocate …

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Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’
4 days, 14 hours ago

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As Donald Trump fights to overturn his hush money criminal conviction, the one New York Democrat with authority to grant him a pardon signaled that she would need to see some remorse from the president-elect first. Kathy Hochul was asked Wednesday if she would consider pardoning Trump, after a judge this week refused to throw out the …

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Canada becoming 51st US State is a 'great idea': Here's why Trump thinks so
4 days, 15 hours ago

Canada becoming 51st US State is a 'great idea': Here's why Trump thinks so

India TV News  

US President-elect has reiterated what he thinks is a 'great idea' saying that many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state of the US. Taking to Truth Social, Trump posted, "Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State." When Trump called Trudeau as 'Governor of Canada' Earlier, Trump had taken a jab at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …

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Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy
4 days, 16 hours ago

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Associated Press  

Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. “It’s really worth thinking carefully about the risk and the benefit of collecting data in this new environment,” said Isaac Maddow-Zimet, a researcher at …

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Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says
4 days, 22 hours ago

Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. Security forces attended the scene and arrested the event organizers, state governor Seyi Makinde said in a statement. “Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an event organised for families. Local media identified …

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Mapped: All the locations of mass drone sightings in the last week
5 days, 5 hours ago

Mapped: All the locations of mass drone sightings in the last week

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Over the last few weeks, local, state and …

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Delhi Lt Governor asks Atishi to convene Assembly session on Dec 19-20
5 days, 15 hours ago

Delhi Lt Governor asks Atishi to convene Assembly session on Dec 19-20

India Today  

Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday asked Delhi Chief Minister Atishi to convene a special session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on December 19-20 to discuss 14 pending Comptroller and Auditor General reports. In his letter dated on December 17, LG Saxena emphasised the urgency of laying the reports before the holidays begin next week for Christmas and New Year. …

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