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New York Times:
Long Before Divorce, Bill Gates Had Reputation for Questionable Behavior — Melinda French Gates voiced concerns about her husband's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and a harassment claim against his money manager. — By the time Melinda French Gates decided to end her 27-year marriage …
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Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Directors Decided Bill Gates Needed to Leave Board Due to Prior Relationship With Staffer — Company's board members began investigation in 2019 into woman's allegations of prior sexual relationship with Bill Gates; Mr. Gates's spokeswoman says decision to leave board in 2020 wasn't related to the matter
The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein Gave Bill Gates Advice on How to End ‘Toxic’ Marriage, Sources Say — BROMANCE … A person who attended meetings at Epstein's townhouse says Gates enjoyed holding court there. — Bachelor sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein gave Bill Gates advice on ending his marriage …
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New York Post and The Verge
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How a Jeopardy! Contestant's Hand Gesture Became Part of a Conspiracy — How hundreds of “Jeopardy!” contestants talked themselves into a baseless conspiracy theory — and won't be talked out of it. — It is an ironclad rule of the private Facebook group of past “Jeopardy!” …
Ed Hammond / Bloomberg:
AT&T Is Preparing to Merge Media Assets With Discovery — WarnerMedia businesses would merge with reality-TV giant — Companies control networks ranging from HBO to Animal Planet — AT&T Inc. is preparing to spin off its media business and merge it with Discovery Inc. in a tax-friendly deal …
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CNBC, New York Times, CNN, The Verge, Mediaite, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, The Hill, TVNewser, Adweek and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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Los Angeles Times:
AT&T to spin off HBO, other WarnerMedia assets in a huge deal with Discovery. What went wrong? — Three years ago, AT&T Inc. marched into Hollywood with big ambitions to be a 21st century media colossus, connecting its booming cellphone business with legendary media properties — HBO …
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
US for 3rd time blocking Security Council joint statement calling for ceasefire — diplomats tell ToI — NEW YORK — For the third time in a week, the US is blocking a joint statement from the Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, two diplomats involved tell The Times of Israel.
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Reuters:
Israel air strikes kill 42 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza
Israel air strikes kill 42 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza
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Informed Comment, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Slate, Insider, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Beast, The New Arab and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Rules Out An Immediate Cease-fire With the Palestinians
Israel Rules Out An Immediate Cease-fire With the Palestinians
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The New Arab, Algemeiner.com and Al Jazeera, more at Mediagazer »
Will Wright / New York Times:
Live Updates: No Sign of Israel-Gaza Conflict Ending
Live Updates: No Sign of Israel-Gaza Conflict Ending
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Bloomberg, CNBC, NBC Boston, Algemeiner.com, Defector, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, BBC, The Week and NBC Connecticut
Axios:
Episode 9: Trump's war with his generals — Axios' “Off the rails” series documents the end of the Trump administration, from election night 2020 through the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. — One important piece is only now beginning to emerge: Former President Donald Trump's last-minute bid …
Leana Wen / Washington Post:
The CDC's mask guidance is a mess. Biden needs to clean it up. — Opinion by — Last Thursday's abruptly announced guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has devolved into a giant mess. Governors and mayors were caught by surprise, leading to a flurry of rapid changes …
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Washington Times, Twitchy, Fox News, HotAir and The Guardian
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CBS News:
Republicans weigh in on Liz Cheney and direction of GOP — CBS News poll — When House Republicans ousted Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her leadership post, it spoke to the direction of the Republican Party in at least one specific way: what should happen to those who publicly break with former President Donald Trump?
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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
From India, Brazil and Beyond: Pandemic Refugees at the Border — Fleeing virus-devastated economies, migrants are traveling long distances to reach the United States and then walking through gaps in the border wall. The Arizona desert has become a favorite crossing point.
Rich Calder / Wall Street Journal:
New York City Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Pins Campaign to Public Safety — The Democratic Brooklyn borough president says he is proud of the 22 years he worked in law enforcement — A leading Democratic candidate to become New York City's next mayor says his path to a career in law enforcement …
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Michael Rothfeld / New York Times:
How Eric Adams, Mayoral Candidate, Mixed Money and Political Ambition
Glen Johnson / Axios:
Scoop: Lincoln Project offshoot aims to boost civics education — An offshoot of the Lincoln Project is launching Tuesday, aiming to unify people opposed to partisan dysfunction and authoritarianism through civics education and grassroots organizing, Axios has learned.
Hannah Nightingale / The Post Millennial:
CNN contributor tweets ‘The world today needs a Hitler’, has history of anti-Semitism — In a now deleted tweet, CNN contributor Adeel Raja posted Sunday that “the world today needs a Hitler.” … Join our mailing list to receive a daily email with all of our top stories
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, The US Sun and Newsbusters
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
UFOs regularly spotted in restricted U.S. airspace, report on the phenomena due next month — Bill Whitaker reports on the regular sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, that have spurred a report due to Congress next month. — We have tackled many strange stories on 60 Minutes, but perhaps none like this.
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The Week, The US Sun and New York Post
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Dallas prosecutor disbarred for withholding evidence that could have cleared men of murder charges — When former Dallas County prosecutor Richard E. Jackson put two homeless Black men on trial in 2000 for the murder of a local pastor, he allegedly withheld a heap of evidence that could have cleared them.
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Gino Spocchia / The Independent:
Photo emerges of Republican barricading chamber doors during US Capitol attack after he compared rioters to ‘tourists’ — ‘Do Georgians always barricade doors against normal, everyday tourists?’ one critic asked — A photo has emerged of Andrew Clyde, the Republican congressman who claimed …
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Washington Post
Axios:
Biden's danger: The great overreaction — Some Democrats and economists have begun to worry that President Biden, intent on FDR-like transformation of a wounded America, is doing too much, too fast. — Why it matters: Some economists fear that all this spending will crank up inflation, and put Biden's economic legacy at risk.
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Joe Biden Diverts Healthcare Cash to Help Illegal Migrants — President Joe Biden has taken $2 billion from Americans' healthcare programs to help deliver migrant youths and children to their illegal-migrant parents throughout the United States, press reports say.
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THE CITY:
Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Water-Meter Bribe Probe Preceded 2004 Departure from Big City Schools Job — Brooklyn Democratic primary contender lied to an investigator before acknowledging she directed her dad to pay $300 to make a $12,500 utility bill vanish, city records state.
Katherine Blunt / Wall Street Journal:
Natural Gas, America's No. 1 Power Source, Already Has a New Challenger: Batteries — A decade after the fracking boom took off, the fuel faces disruption by a new combination on the electric grid: renewable energy and electricity storage — Vistra Corp. owns 36 natural-gas power plants, one of America's largest fleets.