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CNN Fires Chris Cuomo After New Details on Help He Gave His Brother — The cable news network said it had “terminated him, effective immediately,” a move that came four months after Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor of New York. — The star anchor Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN on Saturday amid …
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CNN fires Chris Cuomo — New York (CNN)CNN said Saturday that anchor Chris Cuomo has been “terminated” by the network, “effective immediately.” — The announcement came after an outside law firm was retained to review information about exactly how Cuomo aided his brother …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN fires Chris Cuomo after law firm probes involvement in brother's harassment scandal — CNN has fired Chris Cuomo following revelations over his involvement in managing the sexual harassment scandal that forced his brother Andrew to resign as governor of New York.
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Chris Cuomo fired by CNN after aiding governor brother and other ‘new allegations’ — Suspended for advising Andrew M. Cuomo, the star host was dismissed days later. A new report now says a lawyer told CNN of a sexual misconduct claim. — Just four days after announcing …
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Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:
Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation — An estimated 22.8 million people — more than half the country's population — are expected to face potentially life-threatening food insecurity this winter. Many are already on the brink of catastrophe.
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Idrees Ali / Reuters:
U.S. congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns, days after school shooting … A U.S. congressman on Saturday posted a Christmas picture of himself and what appeared to be his family, smiling and posing with an assortment of guns, just days after four teenagers were killed in a shooting at a Michigan high school.
CNN:
Acosta: Hard-right Supreme Court poised to turn back clock — CNN's Jim Acosta takes a look at the conservative breakdown of the US Supreme Court amidst debate about the nation's abortion and gun rights. Source: CNN — CNN's Jim Acosta takes a look at the conservative breakdown …
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump's social media start-up raises $1bn — The ex-president's media venture is aimed at challenging the platforms from which he has been banned. — Donald Trump's social media start-up has raised $1bn from unidentified investors as the company presses ahead with plans to go public via a Spac merger.
Washington Post:
Assad's tightening grip — In an escalating campaign, the Syrian leader and his financially strapped regime have raided and seized dozens of businesses, even targeting those that stuck by him during a decade of war — The five Syrians pulled from their homes by secret police on the same night …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
When will the people's House be returned to the people? Not even Capitol officials know. — On Wednesday night, more than 15,000 fans crowded into Capital One Arena to watch the Washington Wizards secure another early-season victory. On Thursday night, a few thousand concertgoers packed …
The Daily Beast:
White Supremacists Stage Bizarro Rally in Downtown D.C., Find Themselves Stranded — Though they intended to “reclaim America,” members of Patriot Front had more than enough trouble reclaiming their own ride. — WASHINGTON, D.C.—A group of white supremacists stormed through downtown Washington …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Accidentally Posts Statement Blasting His Own ‘Stupid’ Election Lies — WHOOPS — Twice-impeached former President Donald Trump blasted out a brief statement on Saturday night that appeared to unintentionally refute his own long-running (and bogus) claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Woke New Jersey Dem fooled by fake rabbi's parody Twitter account — A lefty New Jersey Democrat learned the hard way that not all rabbis are kosher. — The campaign of Imani Oakley, a 31-year-old progressive activist running for Congress in Newark, thought it was in negotiations to organize …
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Tucker Carlson Is Completing the Work That Trump Began — Earlier this week, Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson, the host of the top-rated news show on cable, rose in defense of the right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. — “Jones is often mocked for his flamboyance,” Carlson said …
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Reuters:
Biden and Putin to hold video call on Tuesday, will discuss Ukraine … U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday to deal with military tensions over Ukraine other topics. — Biden wants to discuss U.S. concerns about Russia's military buildup …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
It's Tough to Deter Putin Once You've Given Him the Pipeline He Wanted
It's Tough to Deter Putin Once You've Given Him the Pipeline He Wanted
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