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AustralianSuper rejects Brookfield’s ‘best and final’ $10.5 billion bid for Origin Energy

ReutersNovember 1, 20230

(Reuters) – Pension fund AustralianSuper said on Thursday it intended to vote against Brookfield-consortium’s “best and final” takeover offer for Origin Energy Ltd that valued the power producer at A$16.40 billion ($10.53 billion). The consortium’s sweetened offer of A$9.53 per share comes days after AustralianSuper, Origin’s biggest shareholder, rejected the prior offer of A$8.81 apiece. (This story has been refiled to fix a typo in paragraph 1) (Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

TikTok rejects Malaysian accusation it blocks pro-Palestinian content

ReutersOctober 27, 20230

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Social media platform TikTok said on Friday accusations by the Malaysian government that it was blocking pro-Palestinian content were “unfounded”. Muslim-majority Malaysia on Thursday warned of action against social media firms TikTok and Meta, saying their platforms had been accused of restricting content supporting Palestinians. Meta responded on Thursday, saying there was “no truth” to the accusation and it was not deliberately suppressing voices on its Facebook platform. A TikTok spokesperson, in an email to Reuters on Friday, also rejected Malaysia’s accusation that it was blocking pro-Palestinian content. “The claim is unfounded. Our community guidelines apply equally

Tesla rejects union claims, reports of health and safety issues at German plant

ReutersOctober 10, 20230

BERLIN (Reuters) – Tesla on Tuesday rejected claims by a German union and recent media reports that health and safety provisions at its gigafactory near Berlin were inadequate, stating that protecting workers’ health was a top priority. The U.S. electric vehicle maker came under scrutiny in the past fortnight after German media citing local authority documents in Brandenburg reported an unusually high number of work-related accidents requiring workers to take at least three days of sick leave were occurring at the plant, which employs around 11,000 workers. The report detailed accidents that included serious injuries such as burns, hydrochloric acid

Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals

ReutersOctober 8, 20230

(Reuters) – The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to media reports. Suu Kyi, in detention since the military toppled her government in a 2021 coup, faces 27 years in prison. She is appealing dozens of convictions for crimes ranging from treason and bribery to violations of the telecommunications law. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has denied wrongdoing. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the coup and the junta’s crackdown on opponents, with thousands jailed or killed. Many governments have called for the unconditional release

Colombia court rejects shelving of case against former President Uribe

ReutersOctober 6, 20230

BOGOTA (Reuters) -The Superior Court of Bogota on Friday rejected a prosecutor’s request to shelve a witness tampering and fraud case against former President Alvaro Uribe, extending a long-running legal battle. Uribe and several allies have been investigated over allegations of witness tampering carried out in an attempt to discredit accusations he had ties to right-wing paramilitaries. The former president has always maintained his innocence. “The request for preclusion of the penal action against Alvaro Uribe Velez is rejected,” said the decision from the tribunal’s three magistrates, which was read out during a hearing. The decision was unanimous, they said.

Colombia court rejects shelving of case against ex-president Uribe

ReutersOctober 6, 20230

BOGOTA (Reuters) – The Superior Court of Bogota on Friday rejected a prosecutor’s request to shelve a witness tampering and fraud case against divisive former President Alvaro Uribe, extending a long-running legal battle. Uribe and several allies have been investigated over allegations of witness tampering carried out in an attempt to discredit accusations he had ties to right-wing paramilitaries. (Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb)

Poland rejects joint EU statement on migration at Granada summit

ReutersOctober 6, 20230

GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday said Warsaw had rejected a joint statement on migration at the conclusion of the European Union’s informal summit in Granada. Instead, the joint statement would only address the other issue on the agenda, the bloc’s enlargement. “As a responsible politician, I reject the whole paragraph of summit conclusions regarding migration,” Morawiecki wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. An EU official said European Council President Charles Michel would issue a separate statement on migration. French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier on Friday that even though Poland and Hungary had

Glencore may look elsewhere for recycling hub after Italy rejects fast-track approval

ReutersOctober 1, 20230

MILAN (Reuters) – Glencore Plc may look at alternative options for a recycling hub in Europe for electric car batteries after the Italian region of Sardinia rejected a fast-track approval process for its pilot project, the mining company said. Glencore and battery recycler Li-Cycle Holdings Corp said in May they planned to develop a recycling hub in Italy to produce materials, including lithium carbonate, to respond to a global shortage of key raw materials for a fast growing production of electric cars. The companies said they would set up the hub in Portovesme, in Sardinia, by re-purposing Glencore’s existing production

Amid Backlash, NJ GOP Rejects Hugin Plan to Can 2024 Presidential Primary Election

Phil StiltonSeptember 27, 20230

TRENTON, NJ – A bad idea by New Jersey GOP Chairman Bob Hugin was unanimously defeated by the New Jersey GOP Committee Tuesday night. Hugin had suggested that the state GOP cancel plans for the public primary election in 2024, instead allowing only selected delegates to vote for which Republican would be on the ballot next November against President Joe Biden. The state committee rejected Hugin’s proposal 34-0. Another crucial vote that passed last night was a ‘winner takes all’ result. This means whoever wins the most counties will be on the ballot in every county. This will avoid different

China says its economy is ‘resilient’, rejects Western concerns

ReutersSeptember 12, 20230

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is resilient and has not collapsed, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, rejecting claims from the West that its economy is faltering and could cause wider problems. Officials from countries including Australia and the United States have publicly raised concerns about the world’s second-largest economy. U.S. President Joe Biden called China’s economic situation a “crisis” while Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said a slowing Chinese economy could in turn weigh on Australia’s. “It seems that there will be various theories of China’s collapse every once in a while,” Mao Ning, a ministry spokesperson, told a

Russia sticks to demands on Black Sea grain deal, rejects UN bank proposal

ReutersSeptember 9, 20230

(Reuters) -Russia said on Saturday it was sticking to its conditions for a return to the Black Sea grain deal which it quit in July. In particular, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia needed its state agricultural bank – and not a subsidiary of the bank, as proposed by the United Nations – to be reconnected to the international SWIFT bank payments system. “All our conditions are perfectly well known. They do not need interpretation, they are absolutely concrete and all this is absolutely achievable,” Peskov said. “Therefore Russia maintains its responsible, clear and consistent position, which has been repeatedly

South Dakota regulator rejects Navigator CO2 Ventures carbon pipeline application

ReutersSeptember 7, 20230

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has rejected a permit application from Nebraska-based Navigator CO2 Ventures to run 112 miles (180 km) of pipeline through the state to transport captured carbon dioxide from ethanol plants to an underground storage site. The three-member commission voted unanimously to deny the permit during a meeting on Wednesday, citing concerns about safety, the company’s lack of transparency, and a lack of support for the project from local farmers and landowners. “There has been overwhelming testimony (from) landowners that their welfare has been impacted, constant stress,” the commission’s chair Kristie Fiegen

Judge rejects Newsmax bid to narrow Smartmatic lawsuit over 2020 US election

ReutersAugust 23, 20230

By Tom Hals and Helen Coster WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -A Delaware judge on Wednesday rejected Newsmax Media’s bid to narrow the allegedly defamatory statements that the right-wing U.S. television network must defend in a lawsuit by voting machine company Smartmatic USA involving the 2020 presidential election. Smartmatic, whose U.S. headquarters is in Boca Raton, Florida, sued Newsmax in November 2021, saying the network should be held accountable for knowingly spreading false claims that the company rigged the election against Republican then-President Donald Trump, who lost to Democrat Joe Biden. After the original lawsuit was filed, Smartmatic amended its complaint to

North Dakota regulator rejects Summit Carbon Solutions carbon pipeline application

ReutersAugust 4, 20230

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Friday rejected a permit application from Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions to run 320 miles (514.99 km) of pipeline through the state to transport captured carbon dioxide from ethanol plants to an underground storage site. Summit is one of three companies, alongside Navigator CO2 Ventures and Wolf Carbon Solutions, seeking to build multi-state Midwest carbon pipelines in an effort to decarbonize the ethanol sector and prove the utility of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a climate solution. The three-member commission said in its order that Summit had “failed

‘Stop Playing Games’: Florida Rejects College Board Claim That AP Course Is Banned

The Daily CallerAugust 4, 20230

‘Stop Playing Games’: Florida Rejects College Board Claim That AP Course Is Banned Reagan Reese on August 4, 2023 The Florida Department of Education (DOE) is rejecting the College Board’s claim that its Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology course was banned from the state’s public school classes, according to a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The College Board, an academic organization that administers and writes high school courses for college credit, claimedon Thursday that the Florida DOE had “effectively banned” its AP Psychology course because they cannot modify the course to comply with the state’s guidance prohibiting age-inappropriate

GM JV battery firm rejects including Ohio workers under national agreement

ReutersAugust 2, 20230

By David Shepardson (Reuters) – A General Motors LG Energy Solution battery joint venture on Wednesday said it does not see any path for workers at its Ohio plant to be covered under a national labor agreement, rejecting a push by Democratic U.S. senators. Ultium Cells LLC said on Wednesday it “does not see a viable legal or practical path to place Ultium Cells-Ohio into the General Motors National Agreement.” The United Auto Workers (UAW) union declined immediate comment. Last week, a group of 28 senators including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged GM, Chrysler-parent Stellantis and Ford Motor to

Obama-Appointed Judge Rejects Biden Admin’s Appeal Of Asylum Restrictions Ruling

The Daily CallerAugust 2, 20230

Obama-Appointed Judge Rejects Biden Admin’s Appeal Of Asylum Restrictions Ruling Jennie Taer on August 2, 2023 A federal judge rejected the Biden administration’s appeal late Tuesday to an earlier ruling striking down its asylum restrictions, according to a court filing. The Biden administration implemented the policy in May to mitigate an expected influx of illegal migrants at the southern border following the expiration of Title 42, a Trump-era public health expulsion order, by denying asylum to those who already passed through a safe country and didn’t seek protections there. Obama-appointed U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Judge

Virginia School Sports Authority Rejects State Guidance That Keeps Boys Out Of Girls Sports

The Daily CallerJuly 27, 20230

Virginia School Sports Authority Rejects State Guidance That Keeps Boys Out Of Girls Sports Reagan Reese on July 27, 2023 The Virginia High School League announced that the organization will reject recent state guidance from the Department of Education which requires sports teams to be separated on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity, according to the Associated Press. John Haun, the executive director of the Virginia High School League, which oversees most school sports in the state, informed school leaders Monday that the organization will keep its existing policies which allow students to compete on the basis

Brazil’s GPA again rejects Colombian tycoon’s bid to buy 51% of Exito

ReutersJuly 20, 20230

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian retailer GPA said on Thursday its board rejected a second offer from Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinski to acquire a 51% stake in its subsidiary Almacenes Exito. In a securities filing, GPA said the offer does not serve the best interests of the firm and its shareholders, as the price offered falls short of “financial reasonableness for a transaction aiming at a controlling interest.” The Brazilian retailer also said that the proposal presented by Gilinski does not provide sufficient elements to assure the board of its binding nature or a “reasonable expectation of concluding a transaction.”

School Board Defies Gavin Newsom, Rejects Curriculum Despite Governor’s Threats

The Daily CallerJuly 19, 20230

School Board Defies Gavin Newsom, Rejects Curriculum Despite Governor’s Threats Reagan Reese on July 19, 2023 A California school board rejected a history curriculum Tuesday that included a biography on Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, for the second time, despite warnings from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to Ed Source, an education-focused outlet. In May, Temecula Valley Unified School Board voted 3-2 to reject the “Social Studies Alive” curriculum for first through fifth graders because it taught about Milk. The board voted 3-2 against the curriculum despite Newsom’s warning that

Palestinian Government Rejects Israel’s Offer Of Security And Economic Aid To Prevent Collapse

The Daily CallerJuly 10, 20230

Palestinian Government Rejects Israel’s Offer Of Security And Economic Aid To Prevent Collapse Kate Anderson on July 10, 2023 The Palestinian Authority (PA) resoundingly rejected Israel’s attempts to offer stabilizing resources for the government’s collapse, according to The Jerusalem Post. While the plan’s details are not fully clear, it does include a series of economic and defense measures to help stabilize the government as long as the Palestinians cease their anti-Israel policies, such as paying the families of terrorists who attack Israel, according to The Jewish Chronicle. Despite this, PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said in a statement Monday that

Russian court rejects U.S. reporter Gershkovich’s appeal against pre-trial detention

ReutersJune 22, 20230

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Thursday rejected U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage that he denies, a Reuters reporter at the court said. Gershkovich, 31, was arrested in March and accused by the FSB security service of collecting military secrets in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg. The United States says he was wrongfully detained and is demanding his release. (Reporting by Tatiana Gomozova; Writing by Alexander Marrow)

Top Russian court rejects bid to strike down war protest law

ReutersJune 21, 20230

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s constitutional court has rejected an attempt by rights groups to seek the repeal of a law that bans people from speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a lengthy ruling, the court rejected the bid to strike down Article 20.3.3 of the code of administrative offences, which bans “public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the armed forces”. Campaigners including legal defence group OVD-Info and the banned human rights organisation Memorial had filed the case in April, saying it violated articles of Russia’s constitution including on free speech and freedom of

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To Law That Gives American Indians Priority In Adopting Indian Kids

The Daily CallerJune 15, 20230

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To Law That Gives American Indians Priority In Adopting Indian Kids Katelynn Richardson on June 15, 2023 The Supreme Court rejected challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), which requires preference be given to Indian families when making adoption placements for Indian children, in a 7-2 ruling Thursday. While intended to keep Indian families together after years of government policies that separated them, plaintiffs in Haaland v. Brackeen argued that the ICWA violates the Tenth Amendment’s anticommandeering principles by forcing states to implement a federal statute, exceeds Congress’ authority and illegally discriminates based

U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Alabama county bail system

ReutersJune 12, 20230

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether requiring criminal defendants to pay a fixed amount of cash bail to secure their release from jail before trial violates the U.S. Constitution. The justices turned away an appeal by Bradley Hester of a lower court’s ruling that upheld Cullman County, Alabama’s cash bail system. Hester was required to remain in jail following a misdemeanor arrest because he could not afford to make a $1,000 bail payment. Hester joined a lawsuit against Cullman County Sheriff Matthew Gentry and other officials in 2017 following his arrest