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Book excerpt: "Roll the Calls" by Ari Emanuel

In his memoir, the Hollywood superagent and mogul writes of coming to blows in the competitive entertainment universe – and, in one instance, being sidelined by the business end of a truck.

  • Ari Emanuel experiences streetcar accident while eating omelet
  • Truck hits him, causing physical pain and emotional distress
  • Emanuel reflects on life lessons from his parents

AI

Trump asks followers to vote on new name for AI

Former US President Donald Trump has asked his followers to vote on a new name for artificial intelligence, proposing alternatives like Superior Intelligen Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-asks-followers-to-vote-on-new-name-for-ai/

World

Kenya national schools audit: 6 financial questions MPs want answered

Kenya’s top public secondary schools are facing a wider financial accountability test, with Parliament examining how institutions collect, spend and account for public money beyond the controversial…

  • National Assembly committee scrutinizes financial management of Kenya's secondary schools
  • Fee arrears and textbook distribution issues highlighted as additional financial concerns

Business

Ruto fuel deal: How Mombasa, Tanga and Lamu are reshaping East Africa’s oil map

Kenya’s government-to-government fuel arrangement is facing renewed scrutiny after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said his country had reduced fuel premiums by changing how it sourced petroleum…

  • Kenya's government-to-government fuel deal under scrutiny after Uganda reduced fuel premiums.
  • Uganda now relies on Kenya for about 95% of its petroleum products.
  • Kenya and Uganda are developing alternative infrastructure in Mombasa, Tanga, and Lamu.

Finance & Markets

Ruto takes Africa-financing-Africa push to UN as competition for capital and technology intensifies

President William Ruto will take a push for greater African control over the continent’s capital, infrastructure and emerging technologies to the United Nations next week, seeking to position Kenya…

  • President Ruto addresses UN on Africa financing and technology advancements
  • Kenya aims to reduce external financing dependency, promote Africa-financing-Africa approach

Health & Medicine

US drug-pricing plan could reshape medicine costs worldwide

A new US drug-pricing policy could substantially reduce what Medicare spends on costly medicines, but it may also have consequences far beyond the United States, according to a modelling study…

  • U.S. policy on drug pricing could reshape global healthcare costs
  • Medicare to follow pricing structures of 19 high-income nations
  • Potential $11.6 billion savings, prompting companies to adjust pricing strategies
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