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(KHN) A brand of specialty mozzarella cheeses. A collection of natural-gas storage terminals. And America's top-selling emergency contraception. At a moment when half of US states stand poised to outlaw or sharply curtail abortion services, the last-ditch pill for women aiming to stave off an unwanted pregnancy rests in the unlikely stewardship of two private equity firms whose varied investment portfolios include Italian foods, vineyard management and children's cough medicine. Got long Covid? Seniors should prepare to go slow Kelso & Co. and Juggernaut Capital Partners bought Plan B One-Step from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. for $675 million in 2017 as the Israeli-based pharmaceutical giant was selling off its global women's health business. In the years since, the drug has become America's most widely used over-the-counter emergency contraception and — at an average cost of $45 per dose — one of the highest-priced over-the-counter … [Read more...] about Future of America’s most popular emergency contraception is complicated by misinformation

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (28 June): The Malaysian Bar, who is objecting to Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bid to hire a lawyer from the United Kingdom for his final appeal in the SRC International corruption case, has said that the former prime minister's current lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is more experienced and qualified to lead the appeal. In an affidavit against Najib's bid to appoint Queen's Counsel (QC) Jonathan Laidlaw to handle his appeal at the Federal Court, Bar Council secretary Anand Raj said that there are 21,659 advocates and solicitors in Malaysia who are in valid possession of a "Sijil Annual and Practicing Certificate". "Local advocates and solicitors have the requisite expertise and experience in the various aspects of the law and jurisprudence in respect of the appeal and any other cause or matter related thereto," he said. Anand said that Laidlaw does not have the experience of practising in the country's local courts and he would need to … [Read more...] about Malaysian Bar: Shafee more qualified than Queen’s Counsel to lead Najib’s SRC appeal

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Welcome to the Checks & Imbalances newsletter. Today, we look at the flow of money from Trump’s political groups to his business, the latest problem to befall his social network and the continued political donations of Ginni Thomas. Trump Moved More Than $1 Million From His Political Groups To His Private Business After Losing The Election “D onald Trump never stopped raising funds from his supporters after the 2020 presidential race,” reports Dan Alexander: His companies, meanwhile, continued to charge his political outfits for goods and services. As a result, the former president has been able to convert about $1.3 million of donor money into business revenue since he lost the 2020 election, according to a review of the latest federal filings. Thanks For Reading Checks & Imbalances This is the web edition of the Checks & Imbalances newsletter, sent to inboxes Mondays and Thursdays. It’s … [Read more...] about Checks & Imbalances: Trump’s Transfers, Thomas’s Contributions

JAKARTA, June 27 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Deliberations on the highly anticipated Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill in Indonesia are now expected to carry over into the next House of Representatives sitting period, several lawmakers have confirmed, even as the commission in charge pushed through a week-long rally of secret meetings to get the legislation passed by the next plenary. The House Commission I overseeing defense, foreign affairs, informatics and intelligence is currently fast-tracking the PDP bill after lawmakers and the government agreed on a sticking point that had been stalling progress since 2014. Now both sides have come to a compromise regarding the establishment of a data protection oversight agency, which would be set up to answer to the president while offering legislators leeway in determining its scope of authority. House Commission I lawmaker Rizki Natakusumah from the Democratic Party told The Jakarta Post that a presidential regulation would be used to … [Read more...] about Personal data protection bill faces further delay despite progress in Indonesia

At the foundation of Web3 is blockchain technology and decentralisation. (Image: Alina Grubnyak via Unsplash) Web3 is marketers’ shiny new toy. While there is enough excitement about the future of the internet in the marketing community, every brand maker is defining it differently. Future-ready advertising agencies think it is mainly because Web3 is still a work in progress. The right thing for marketers to do is to observe, learn, and use it in the right context and brief, advertising executives tell Storyboard18. The premise of Web3, as per computer scientist Gavin Wood who coined the term, is simple. While Web1 opened up the internet, Web2 led to the birth of trillion-dollar technology companies which not only own a lot of infrastructure on the web but also have a lot of influence on users, their content, and above all their data. They dominate the web. Web3 is a truly decentralized version of the internet where users will have control, giving them the upper hand. And … [Read more...] about Storyboard18 | Demystifying what Web3 means for brand marketers & advertisers

Deliberations on the highly anticipated Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill are now expected to carry over into the next House of Representatives sitting period, several lawmakers have confirmed, even as the commission in charge pushed through a week-long rally of secret meetings to get the legislation passed by the next plenary. The House Commission I overseeing defence, foreign affairs, informatics and intelligence is currently fast-tracking the PDP Bill after lawmakers and the government agreed on a sticking point that had been stalling progress since 2014. Now both sides have come to a compromise regarding the establishment of a data protection oversight agency, which would be set up to answer to the president while offering legislators leeway in determining its scope of authority. House Commission I lawmaker Rizki Natakusumah from the Democratic Party said that a presidential regulation would be used to establish the agency, but that the House would ensure that it remained … [Read more...] about Stalled personal data protection Bill faces further delay

The resignation of Glossier CEO Emily Weiss inspired another wave of obituaries for young, female founders. Nevertheless, they persist—and refuse to be put on glass pedestals again. I n October 2021, Rent the Runway cofounder Jennifer Hyman took her 12-year-old subscription fashion company public at a $1.7 billion valuation, valuing her 5.1% stake at nearly $49 million. The 41-year-old CEO was one of only about 25 American women in history to go public with a company she had founded. But Rent the Runway’s IPO was even more unusual for not only having a female founder but also a female CFO and a female COO. Hyman celebrated the moment on a flowery Nasdaq podium surrounded by the key women on her team, her two daughters and a shower of pink confetti. But for all the femininity on stage, there is one word that Hyman would not use to mark the moment: “Girlboss.” “We've created a false narrative because we looked at two or three examples of women who were building businesses … [Read more...] about Why Female Entrepreneurs Welcome The End Of The Girlboss Era—Once And For All

Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, President Joe Biden’s pick to run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), withdrew Sunday. Biden nominated Gonzalez in April 2021 and he quickly faced questions from Republicans who voiced concerns that he had opposed an ICE screening database. The voluntary database allows for inmates to be screened to determine immigration status, and Gonzalez ultimately opted to end the program for his office in 2017, the Houston Chronicle reported at the time. (RELATED: Texas County Approves $2.5 Million Of Taxpayer Money For Illegal Immigrant Defense Fund) Gonzalez wrote Biden a letter detailing his decision to withdraw from consideration for the position, The Washington Post reported on Monday. In addition to questions over his decisions as Harris County sheriff, Gonzalez’s nomination was stalled amid unconfirmed allegations of domestic violence, ABC 13 reported . “ I arrive at this difficult decision with the understanding … [Read more...] about Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Biden’s ICE Nominee, Withdraws

- A + A NEW YORK/BENGALURU (June 28): Bank shares boosted the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 indexes on Tuesday, as the big four lenders raised dividends following a stress test, but a sharp drop in consumer confidence brought to fore the risks from rising inflation. Wall Street's main indexes started the week on soft footing on worries of rising prices and an aggressive Federal Reserve dominated sentiment. Economic data remains at the forefront of investors' focus amid few market moving catalysts till the start of earnings season in two weeks. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dropped 4.5 points to a reading of 98.7 this month, as worries about high inflation left consumers anticipating that economic growth would weaken significantly in the second half of the year. Investors are now looking at data to determine whether the economy can withstand large interest rate hikes by the US central bank to stamp out inflation. "People are coming into … [Read more...] about Dow, S&P boosted by banks; cautious on consumer confidence data