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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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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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Robert Frank / CNBC:
Florida taxpayers could face a $1 billion Disney debt bomb if its special district status is revoked
Florida taxpayers could face a $1 billion Disney debt bomb if its special district status is revoked
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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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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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CBS News:
Hostilities between two far-right leaders emerge as a line of inquiry for Jan. 6 committee — For months, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol has been probing coordination between far-right groups, and another trove of text messages released …
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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.
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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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, Vice President Kamala Harris' chief of staff, is leaving the administration, a White House official confirmed to POLITICO on Thursday. Lorraine Voles, who was brought in as a senior adviser to Harris last summer, will step into the role.
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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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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: DHS chief concerned about lifting Title 42 — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has privately told members of Congress he's concerned with the Biden administration's handling of its plans to lift Title 42 on May 23, sources familiar with the conversations tell Axios.
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Democratic Reps. Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger warn Biden administration of border ‘security crisis’
Democratic Reps. Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger warn Biden administration of border ‘security crisis’
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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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New York Times:
How a Crime-Fighting Institution Took a Partisan Turn — Crime Stoppers of Houston built its reputation on a successful tip line. Then it decided to take on Democratic judges. — Give this article- - - Read in app — HOUSTON — “Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.”
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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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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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Robert Moran / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philadelphia will end indoor mask mandate again, days after it was reinstated — Just days after re-imposing the indoor mask mandate in Philadelphia, city officials confirmed Thursday night that they will end the requirement, citing improving numbers for COVID-19 hospitalizations …
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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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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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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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Jon King / Michigan Advance:
Sen. Barrett fundraising ask claims ‘your child’ is scheduled for gender reassignment surgery — WinRed appeal claims Dems are ‘HELLBENT’ on ‘pushing transgender ideology on young children’ — Another Michigan Republican is fundraising off attacks on the LGBTQ+ community and supporters.
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Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Kentucky abortion law blocked in win for clinics — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a state law that effectively eliminated abortions in Kentucky after the state's two remaining clinics said they couldn't meet its requirements.
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.
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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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