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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN+ Is Shutting Down One Month After Launch … The decision puts an abrupt end to an ambitious venture that people familiar with the matter say rankled David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, from the start. Zaslav was annoyed by the decision of Jason Kilar …
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New York Times:
CNN+ Streaming Service Is Set to Shut Down — The new corporate owners of CNN are moving to end the new streaming service just weeks after a splashy debut. — Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to shut down CNN+, the ballyhooed streaming service that had been intended to bring CNN into the digital future …
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CNN:
CNN+ will shut down at the end of April — New York (CNN Business)CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched. — CNN+ customers “will receive prorated refunds of subscription fees,” the company said.
Washington Post:
CNN to shutter $100 million streaming service, CNN Plus, after a month — CNN's new parent company abruptly pulled the plug on the network's $100 million venture into online streaming — a spectacular reversal that stunned employees barely three weeks after the launch of the service, known as CNN Plus.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Florida Votes to Revoke Disney's Special Tax Status — The vote, which appears certain to be signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, follows an acrimonious clash over what has been called the “Don't Say Gay” law in the state. — Disney employs 38 lobbyists in Florida's capital.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's war on Disney points to an ominous GOP future
Ron DeSantis's war on Disney points to an ominous GOP future
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
In DeSantis's Banana Republic, Corporations Must Support the Party
In DeSantis's Banana Republic, Corporations Must Support the Party
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Jeffrey Schweers / Orlando Sentinel:
Over protests, Florida House votes to abolish Disney World's district and approve DeSantis' map
Over protests, Florida House votes to abolish Disney World's district and approve DeSantis' map
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Florida Republicans vote to dissolve Disney's special district, eliminating privileges and setting up a legal battle
Florida Republicans vote to dissolve Disney's special district, eliminating privileges and setting up a legal battle
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New York Times:
McConnell and McCarthy's Jan. 6 Fury at Trump Faded by February — In the days after the attack, Representative Kevin McCarthy planned to tell Mr. Trump to resign. Senator Mitch McConnell told allies impeachment was warranted. But their fury faded fast. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and the rot at the heart of Trump's Republican Party
Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and the rot at the heart of Trump's Republican Party
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy calls NYT reporting on Trump-bashing ‘totally false’
McCarthy calls NYT reporting on Trump-bashing ‘totally false’
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI says Proud Boy tried to derail Jan. 6 investigating by menacing agent — WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly pepper spraying officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, and who law enforcement officials say then allegedly made a menacing call to the FBI special agent investigating his role in the riot.
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David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
More: Broward family accused of kidnapping, beating gay man so badly he was left blinded — Deputies found the severely injured man because they'd been called to the apartment complex for an unrelated call. — The Makarenkos' defense lawyer, Michael Glasser, did not immediately return a request for comment.
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris selects new chief of staff as top aide departs White House — Tina Flournoy, chief of staff to Vice President Harris, is preparing to depart the White House, capping a long list of aides who have left Harris's office in recent months, and is set to be replaced by Lorraine Voles …
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Tina Flournoy, Harris' chief of staff, is leaving the administration
Tina Flournoy, Harris' chief of staff, is leaving the administration
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Wall Street Journal:
Meta's Sheryl Sandberg Pressured Daily Mail to Drop Bobby Kotick Reporting — Social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article — Meta Platforms Inc. FB -1.34% ▼ Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg …
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Rick Perry / Fox News:
Biden surpasses Jimmy Carter as the most incompetent steward of the American economy — President Biden should get out of the way and let American energy provide relief — Biden's climate agenda is crazy: Rick Perry — President Joe Biden has accomplished in just 14 months what many thought …
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Mark R. Robeck / Washington Examiner:
Biden's ‘strategic’ oil release isn't just misguided. It's illegal
Biden's ‘strategic’ oil release isn't just misguided. It's illegal
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Articles Archive, Fox News and Associated Press
Donald J. Trump:
Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America — Piers Morgan, like the rest of the Fake News Media, attempted to unlawfully and deceptively edit his long and tedious interview with me. He wanted to make it look like I walked out on the interview when my time limit of 20 minutes went over by an hour.
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The Guardian:
Russian forces accused of secret burials of Mariupol civilians — Mayor says corpses thrown into mass grave which appears to be visible on newly released satellite images — Russia has been hiding evidence of its “barbaric” war crimes in Mariupol by burying the bodies of civilians killed …
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
How One Florida Woman With Twitter Problems Plunged Us Into a Nightmarish National Conversation About “Grooming” — Grooming—a sexual abuser's effort to prepare a minor for abuse—has become the buzzword of the season for the right-wing media figures who both channel and create the concerns of the Republican Party's base voters.
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Devin Gordon / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Jon Stewart? — This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. — In March 2021, shortly after Jon Stewart joined Twitter …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
N.Y. House Districts Illegally Favor Democrats, Appeals Court Rules — A divided five-judge panel found that Democrats engaged in gerrymandering in creating new district maps. The case is expected to head to New York's highest court. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Keynotes Disinfo Conference Alongside Allies Linked to Fake News Scandals — Former president Barack Obama will speak Thursday at a Stanford University forum on media disinformation alongside a group of allies linked to fake news scandals, including his former aide Ben Rhodes.
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New York Times:
Can Portland Be a Climate Leader Without Reducing Driving? — Portland is known for its bike lanes, streetcars and light rail. — But a wave of new highway expansions threatens the city's climate goals. — Portland has tried harder than most American cities to coax people out of their cars.
Dan Parsons / The Drive:
Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine — A mysterious new loitering ‘kamikaze drone’ called Phoenix Ghost, developed by the U.S. Air Force specifically for Ukraine's war against Russia, is part of the latest U.S. security assistance package announced on April 21.
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CBS News:
Attorney says feds subpoenaed Hunter Biden paternity documents, including tax returns: “They wanted every record” — Prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden subpoenaed documents from a paternity lawsuit that included tax records for the president's son, according to documents and an attorney involved in the matter.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Inside the “dangerous” math textbooks DeSantis claims would “indoctrinate students” — On April 15, the Florida Department of Education issued a dramatic press release: “Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students.” In the release, Florida Commissioner …
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Jan. 6 Cop Says Sen. Mike Lee ‘Lied’ After Pushing to Overturn Election — In May 2021, people who lived through the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol came to Republican lawmakers with a straightforward ask: Support the formation of an independent commission to investigate what happened that day and why.
The Marshall Project:
Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges — The historically nonpartisan nonprofit took millions of dollars from the Republican governor. Now it's targeting Democratic judges. — HOUSTON — “Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.”
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Ben Appel / Newsweek:
The New Homophobia — There is a frightening new version of homophobia pervading the U.S., disguised as, of all things, “LGBTQ” activism. For adult gay people like me, it's clear that this activism does not advance our equality, but in fact compromises our ability to live peacefully in society.