Australia fines Facebook owner Meta $14 million for undisclosed data collection
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14
2023-07-26 17:59
Ex-WWE wrestler says she was once made to perform at Ron DeSantis's request
Former WWE superstar Steph De Lander, who wrestled for the company under the name of Persia Pirotta, claimed that she was once asked to perform at an impromptu show requested by Ron DeSantis. WWE's developmental class, the Performance Center, is based in Florida where DeSantis, who is currently campaigning to become the Republican presidential candidate for the 2024 election, just happens to be governor. During an interview with Vice Australia and New Zealand, De Lander said that she and a few other wrestlers were called in on a Saturday because DeSantis had asked for a wrestling show for his family. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter She said: "I’ve wrestled in front of him. I’ve wrestled for DeSantis. "I did meet him, yeah. He came to the PC once. We got called in on Saturday that Ron DeSantis wanted to have a wrestling show for his kids. "So him and his family came in, and they sat front row, and we all beat each other up on a Saturday morning because he wanted to take his kids to see the wrestling. "It is funny. If he becomes president, then I’ve technically wrestled in front of the president." 26-year-old DeLander competed for WWE under their NXT brand but was released in April 2022. The Australian has since gone on to wrestle for AEW, MLW, Impact, GCW and recently made her debut for DDT in Japan. In terms of Republicans, WWE is often more associated with DeSantis's opponent Donald Trump, who frequently appeared on WWE television prior to his political career and was inducted into the company's Hall of Fame in 2013. Meanwhile, DeSantis, despite the backing of Elon Musk, is struggling to gain momentum in the Republican race with Trump often gaining the upper hand thanks to his timely putdowns. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-26 17:58
Colonisation 'luckiest thing' to happen to Australia - John Howard
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2023-07-26 17:49
Powell Has Stopped Handing Gifts to Wall Street on Fed Day
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2023-07-26 17:29
Nasdaq futures slip as Big Tech results roll in; Fed in focus
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Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax crimes on Wednesday
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2023-07-26 17:23
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to address GOP-led House Judiciary committee Wednesday
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2023-07-26 17:19
TikTok to launch e-commerce program to bring Chinese goods to the US - source
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2023-07-26 17:16
Alphabet rallies as Google Search unfazed by challenge from Microsoft's Bing
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2023-07-26 16:54
Qin Gang replaced - Who is new Chinese FM Wang Yi?
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2023-07-26 16:53
Cambodia PM Hun Sen Hands Over Power to Son After Four Decades
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2023-07-26 16:52
Two goals in 2 minutes help Japan beat Costa Rica 2-0 at Women's World Cup
Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored two minutes apart in the first half to give Japan a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday at the Women’s World Cup
2023-07-26 16:50
