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Nirmala Sitharaman
personB S Yediyurappa praises FM Nirmala Sitharaman over interim budget. Former Karnataka Chief Minister praises FM for presenting ‘progressive’ interim budget that will improve standard of living of people.
Alphabet
organizationFutures on the Nasdaq 100 lost 1.2% while those on the S&P 500 fell 0.1%. Microsoft fell around 1%, a dent of some £30billion in its hefty market cap. Fed makes its first interest rate decision of the year later this afternoon.
Ron DeSantis
personDisney sued Gov. Ron DeSantis after he stripped it of control of its special taxing district. The entertainment giant criticized a law limiting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. A federal judge ruled that Disney did not have legal standing to sue the governor.
Tesla
organizationElon Musk was awarded a $56 billion pay package by Tesla in 2018. A judge in Delaware has ruled that the deal is invalid and unfair to shareholders. The compensation plan represents a large chunk of Musk's wealth.
Mark Zuckerberg
personSen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., gave a harsh rebuke to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Graham referenced South Carolina State Rep. Brandon Guffey, who is suing Instagram after his 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide.
Nicola Sturgeon
personFormer Scottish leader admits deleting COVID-era WhatsApps. Sturgeon was Scotland's longest-serving first minister. Her legacy has been damaged by a police investigation into the SNP.
Bushra Bibi
personPakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife, jailed for 14 years in graft case, his party says. Comes a day after Khan was given a prison sentence of 10 years in a case related to leaking state secrets.
TikTok
organizationUniversal Music Group said it would stop licensing content to TikTok. Current contract is set to expire Wednesday, and no new agreement has been reached. Seven of 2023's top 10 most-streamed artists worldwide on Spotify are leaving TikTok as a result.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, suffered a stunning rebuke on Tuesday. A Delaware judge voided the pay package that helped make him a billionaire. The ruling threatens to drop Musk to the third-richest person in the world.
Universal Music Group
organizationUniversal Music Group said it will cease licensing its music to TikTok. The music label accused the short-form video giant of bullying. TikTok responded to UMG's allegations on Wednesday.
IMF
organizationIMF raises 2024 global growth forecast to 3.1% citing unexpected'resilience' In the most advanced economies, the agency expects inflation to drop this year to 2.6%.
Mahek Bukhari
personMahek Bukhari, 24, and her mother Ansreen, 46, recruited a gang. Saqib Hussain, 21, and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, 21 were killed in the attack. Mr Hussain had threatened to use sexually explicit material to expose a long-running affair he had been having with Ansreen Bukhari.
Cori Bush
personRep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) acknowledged Tuesday that she was under Justice Department investigation. Bush has faced scrutiny for paying her husband, Cortney Merritts, tens of thousands from her campaign account for “security services’ Bush has received additional scrutiny for the private security payments due to her leadership of the “Defund the Police’ movement.
Alejandro Mayorkas
personHouse Republicans released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Democrats and the agency slammed the move as a politically motivated stunt lacking the constitutional basis to remove him from office.
Neuralink
organizationElon Musk says his biotech company Neuralink has successfully implanted a brain chip in a human for the first time. ‘Promising neuron spikes or nerve impulses’ were detected in the patient, who is reportedly recovering well.
Marcus Rashford
personMarcus Rashford missed Manchester United's 4-2 FA Cup win at Newport. The 26-year-old went on a 12-hour booze-up in the Northern Irish capital. Rashford has been hit with a two-week fine – about £630,000 – following his ill-advised bender.
Jeffrey Donaldson
personNorthern Ireland's largest unionist party has agreed to end a two-year boycott. The Democratic Unionist Party has blocked the formation of a government for two years. DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said it would end its boycott.
DUP
organizationNorthern Ireland has been without a devolved government for almost two years. DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he would drop the blockade. Sinn Féin's vice-president Michelle O'Neill is expected to become First Minister.
Imran Khan
personImran Khan found guilty of leaking state secrets, his party says. Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi also sentenced to 10 years. Khan is currently serving a three-year prison sentence in a graft case.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk says first human has been implanted with Neuralink brain chip. The entrepreneur said the patient is “recovering well’ Neuralink aims to give those with paralysis the ability to control devices, including their smartphone, using just their thoughts.