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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd on Saturday (December 21) said its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Digital Health Ltd (RDHL) has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 45% equity stake in Health Alliance Group Inc. (HAGI) for a total consideration of $10 million. HAGI is a US-based healthcare company incorporated on December 21, 2023, as a Delaware corporation. It specialises in designing technology-driven solutions for the underserved in the United States, India and the rest of the world. HAGI operates at the intersection of healthcare, information technology and innovation. The investment will empower RDHL to develop a virtual diagnostic and care platform, expanding access to healthcare for underserved communities. The investment is not a related party transaction and none of the company’s promoter/promoter group/group companies have any interest in the above transaction. “The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in around 2 weeks. No governmental or regulatory approvals are required for the above transaction,” Reliance Industries said. On Friday (December 20), shares of Reliance Industries Ltd ended at ₹1,206.00, down by ₹24.60, or 2.00% on the BSE.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. That law, known as Act 10, effectively ended the ability of most public employees to bargain for wage increases and other issues, and forced them to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. Under the ruling by Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost, all public sector workers who lost their collective bargaining power would have it restored to what was in place prior to 2011. They would be treated the same as the police, firefighter and other public safety unions that were exempted under the law. Republicans vowed to immediately appeal the ruling, which ultimately is likely to go before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That only amplifies the importance of the April election that will determine whether the court remains controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Former Gov. Scott Walker, who proposed the law that catapulted him onto the national political stage, decried the ruling in a post on the social media platform X as “brazen political activism.” He said it makes the state Supreme Court election “that much more important.” Supporters of the law have said it provided local governments more control over workers and the powers they needed to cut costs. Repealing the law, which allowed schools and local governments to raise money through higher employee contributions for benefits, would bankrupt those entities, backers of Act 10 have argued. Democratic opponents argue that the law has hurt schools and other government agencies by taking away the ability of employees to collectively bargain for their pay and working conditions. Union leaders were overjoyed with the ruling, which affects tens of thousands of public employees. “We realize there may still be a fight ahead of us in the courts, but make no mistake, we’re ready to keep fighting until we all have a seat at the table again,” said Ben Gruber, a conservation warden and president of AFSCME Local 1215. The law was proposed by Walker and enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature in spite of massive protests that went on for weeks and drew as many as 100,000 people to the Capitol. The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this was the first brought since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023. The seven unions and three union leaders that brought the lawsuit argued that the law should be struck down because it creates unconstitutional exemptions for firefighters and other public safety workers. Attorneys for the Legislature and state agencies countered that the exemptions are legal, have already been upheld by other courts, and that the case should be dismissed. But Frost sided with the unions in July, saying the law violates equal protection guarantees in the Wisconsin Constitution by dividing public employees into “general” and “public safety” employees. He ruled that general employee unions, like those representing teachers, can not be treated differently from public safety unions that were exempt from the law. His ruling Monday delineated the dozens of specific provisions in the law that must be struck. Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he looked forward to appealing the ruling. “This lawsuit came more than a decade after Act 10 became law and after many courts rejected the same meritless legal challenges,” Vos said in a statement. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business lobbying organization, also decried the ruling. WMC President Kurt Bauer called Act 10 “a critical tool for policymakers and elected officials to balance budgets and find taxpayer savings.” The Legislature said in court filings that arguments made in the current case were rejected in 2014 by the state Supreme Court. The only change since that ruling is the makeup of Wisconsin Supreme Court, attorneys for the Legislature argued. The Act 10 law effectively ended collective bargaining for most public unions by allowing them to bargain solely over base wage increases no greater than inflation. It also disallowed the automatic withdrawal of union dues, required annual recertification votes for unions, and forced public workers to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. The law was the signature legislative achievement of Walker, who was targeted for a recall election he won. Walker used his fights with unions to mount an unsuccessful presidential run in 2016. Frost, the judge who issued Monday’s ruling, appeared to have signed the petition to recall Walker from office. None of the attorneys sought his removal from the case and he did not step down. Frost was appointed to the bench by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who signed the Walker recall petition. The law has also led to a dramatic decrease in union membership across the state. The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum said in a 2022 analysis that since 2000, Wisconsin had the largest decline in the proportion of its workforce that is unionized. In 2015, the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature approved a right-to-work law that limited the power of private-sector unions. Public sector unions that brought the lawsuit are the Abbotsford Education Association; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Locals 47 and 1215; the Beaver Dam Education Association; SEIU Wisconsin; the Teaching Assistants’ Association Local 3220 and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 695. Advertisement AdvertisementLabour Asians Society Hosts Landmark Event: 'Bridging the Future: British Asians and the Labour Party' at the House of Commons

NoneQatar's energy minister said he isn't too concerned about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to boost domestic liquefied natural gas output. "Additional gas is going to be required, whether it is from the U.S., Qatar or other places. So additional LNG and additional competition is welcome," Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, Qatar's energy minister and CEO of state gas company QatarEnergy, told CNBC's Dan Murphy at the Doha forum on Dec. 7. Qatar's energy minister said he isn't too concerned about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to lift the cap on liquefied natural gas exports. > 24/7 San Diego news stream: Watch NBC 7 free wherever you are "Additional gas is going to be required, whether it is from the U.S., Qatar or other places. So additional LNG and additional competition is welcome," Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, Qatar's energy minister and CEO of state gas company QatarEnergy, told CNBC's Dan Murphy at the Doha Forum on Dec. 7. "If you open up LNG and say we are going to export another 300 million tons ... or 500 million tons from the U.S., all these projects are driven by private enterprises that look at the commercial viability of projects, and there is going to be a limit." "It will all depend on supply, demand and the long-term outlook for these companies," he added, saying "I don't worry much about it." Trump wants to "drill, baby, drill" — in other words, boost domestic oil and natural gas production. His transition team is putting together an energy package to roll out within days after he takes office that would approve export permits for new LNG projects and increase oil drilling in the country, Reuters reported. "If you take a decision to have an LNG facility or an export facility, and decide to do it today, it takes six to 10 years to actually have it up and running and operational," he said, stressing that it is not a "switch on, switch off" move. Money Report CNBC Daily Open: Geopolitical uncertainty intensifies over the weekend China consumer inflation rate drops to a five-month low, missing expectations as economy slows The U.S. and Qatar have held onto their position as the world's biggest LNG suppliers , with a combined market share of almost 50%. Competition between the two major exporters has intensified this year after Europe's decision to phase out reliance on Russia's pipeline gas and as U.S. suppliers quickly filled the supply gap. Kaabi said the European Union needs to "thoroughly" review the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive — which requires large companies to "identify and address" negative environmental impacts, among others, in their operations. The penalty can go up to 5% of a company's total generated revenue, Kaabi added, stressing that it would "harm" European companies and those operating in the bloc, which will be subject to take higher costs to complete the due diligence. The CSDDD, which will take effect in 2027, is estimated to affect around 5,500 EU-based companies and at least 1,000 non-EU companies with significant business in the region, Reuters reported in July. The Qatar Investment Authority — which manages estimated $510 billion in assets, according to the Global SWF — and other fund managers would consider pulling investment out of EU to avoid penalties, he added. "It is very serious for them," Kaabi said, adding that the European economies "are not doing great, so they need foreign direct investments, and they need support." Also on CNBC President-elect Trump says Ukraine to 'possibly receive less military aid Here are 4 things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead Best utilities to own in 2025 after breakout year for sector, according to KeyBancThe former Labour PM said the death of his newborn daughter in 2002 did “not convince me of the case for assisted dying; it convinced me of the value and imperative of good end-of-life care”. In a rare intervention ahead of the Commons debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, November 29, Mr Brown shared a glimpse of the time he and his wife Sarah spent with their baby, Jennifer, who died when she was only 11 days old. Writing in the Guardian newspaper, Mr Brown said: “We could only sit with her, hold her tiny hand and be there for her as life ebbed away. She died in our arms. “But those days we spent with her remain among the most precious days of my and Sarah’s lives.” While he acknowledged that at the heart of the assisted dying debate is a “desire to prevent suffering”, the former Labour MP called for a commission on end-of-life care to be set up, instead of the law change which MPs will consider. This commission, he said, should work to create a “fully-funded, 10-year strategy for improved and comprehensive palliative care”. “When only a small fraction of the population are expected to choose assisted dying, would it not be better to focus all our energies on improving all-round hospice care to reach everyone in need of end of life support?” he said. Mr Brown added: “Medical advances that can transform end-of-life care and the horror of people dying alone, as with Covid, have taught us a great deal. “This generation have it in our power to ensure no-one should have to face death alone, uncared for, or subject to avoidable pain.” Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP sponsoring the assisted dying Bill through the Commons, said she was “deeply touched” by Mr Brown’s decision to share his story. The Spen Valley MP said she agreed completely with his calls for better end-of-life care. But Ms Leadbeater added: “He and I agree on very many things but we don’t agree on this. “Only legislation by Parliament can put right what Sir Keir Starmer calls the ‘injustice that we have trapped within our current arrangement’. “The need to address the inability of the current law to provide people with safeguards against coercion and the choice of a better death, and to protect their loved ones from possible prosecution, cannot wait. “So for me it isn’t a case of one or the other. My Bill already includes the need for the Government to report back to Parliament on the availability and quality of palliative care, and I strongly support further detailed examination of its provision. We need to do both.” Though Ms Leadbeater made reference to the Prime Minister as she set out her difference from Mr Brown’s position, Sir Keir has opted not to say whether he will support the Bill. MPs will be given a free vote on the legislation, meaning their political parties will not require them to vote for or against it, and it will be a matter for their personal consideration. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is the latest senior minister to disclose her position on assisted dying, signalling to broadcasters on Friday that she may support the Bill. “I continue to support the principle of needing change but also to ensure that we’ve got the proper safeguards and systems in place,” she told ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Asked if that meant a “yes” when the Bill comes to the Commons, she replied: “I think I last voted on this about 20 years ago and so I have supported the principle in the past and continue to believe that change is needed but we do need to have that debate on the detail and I’ll continue to follow that debate next Friday.”

Australians are upgrading their NBN not just for speed, but for reliability, latest ACCC report showsDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 21 points helped UC San Diego defeat James Madison 73-67 on Friday night. Tait-Jones also contributed six rebounds for the Tritons (4-2). Hayden Gray scored 16 points and added four steals. Nordin Kapic went 5 of 8 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points. Bryce Lindsay led the way for the Dukes (3-3) with 17 points. James Madison also got 13 points and four assists from Xavier Brown. UCSD went into halftime ahead of James Madison 34-28. Tait-Jones scored 14 points in the half. UCSD took the lead for good with 5:46 left in the second half on a free throw from Tait-Jones to make it a 58-57 game. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

49ers QB Brock Purdy, DE Nick Bosa out, Brandon Allen to start at Green BayHouse rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics reportUHealth and construction firm Robins & Morton marked the opening of UHealth Doral with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 21. The six-story, 160,000-square-foot medical center at 8375 NW 53rd Terrace is part of the larger Downtown Doral mixed-use community in Miami-Dade County. The facility includes 33 exam rooms, eight operating rooms, three endoscopy suites, 33 cancer treatment units, comprehensive radiology services, a lab, an onsite pharmacy, a seven-story parking garage, and a central energy plant to support operations. Specialty services offered at UHealth Doral include care from the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the Desai Sethi Urology Institute, and UHealth’s neurology program, among other specialty service lines. “The biggest advantage for patients in Doral is that they now have local access in their community to the providers and services that adhere to the mission of UHealth’s academic medicine practices,” said David Kerman, M.D., chief medical director for UHealth Doral. “Our physicians are providing cutting-edge care and leading technology compassionately to the people living in the Doral community.” Robins & Morton served as the project’s general contractor, with Arcadis as the architect. “We’re incredibly excited to celebrate the completion of UHealth Doral,” said Johnathan Peavy, operations manager at Robins & Morton. “This facility will have a lasting, positive impact on our community for decades to come, bringing transformative care to Doral.” The newly completed facility aims to enhance healthcare access for the Doral community, providing a wide range of specialized services within a state-of-the-art environment. to YIMBY’s daily e-mail YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates YIMBY on Facebook YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews