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Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter — Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump will not return to Twitter even as Elon Musk purchases platform, will begin using his own TRUTH Social — Trump said a Musk Twitter takeover would be a positive development, but he will stay with his own platform — Twitter reportedly nearing deal to accept Elon Musk's offer
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Twitter agrees to be bought by Elon Musk — Twitter on Monday agreed to be acquired for around $44 billion in cash by Elon Musk, just weeks after the tech mogul launched his unsolicited, take-it-or-leave-it offer. … - It's sure to be criticized by those who disagree with Musk's laissez-faire views …
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Bloomberg:
Twitter on Track to Reach Deal With Musk as Soon as Monday — Twitter is in the final stretch of negotiations about a sale to Elon Musk, a person with knowledge of the matter said, Bloomberg News reports. The social media company is working to hammer out terms of a transaction and could reach …
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal — KEY POINTS — Twitter's board accepted billionaire Elon Musk's offer to buy the social media company and take it private, the company confirmed. — The announcement ends a weeks-long saga Musk kicked off when he offered to buy the company at $54.20 per share, his “best and final.”
Variety:
FX and The New York Times Announce Elon Musk Exposé Documentary (TV News Roundup) — Right on the heels of the news that Elon Musk is nearing a deal to buy Twitter, a television documentary about the polarizing businessman has been announced to premiere this May.
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Human rights groups raise hate speech concerns after Musk's takeover of Twitter — Human rights groups on Monday raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter (TWTR.N) and the power that its takeover by Elon Musk would give the billionaire after the self-described “free speech absolutist” …
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Greg Roumeliotis / Reuters:
Twitter set to accept Musk's original $43 bln offer — Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the chief executive of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has called his “best and final” offer for the social media company, people familiar with the matter said.
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Evelyn Douek / The Atlantic:
Running Twitter Is Going to Disappoint Elon Musk — A fun thing about content moderation—the practice of social-media platforms deciding what we can and cannot say in some of the world's most important online spaces—is that almost everyone thinks that it's broken, albeit in different ways.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Musk Twitter Could Be a Disaster For MAGA Grifters and Republican Ostriches
Musk Twitter Could Be a Disaster For MAGA Grifters and Republican Ostriches
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Washington Post:
Trump says he won't rejoin Twitter. Some advisers don't believe him.
Trump says he won't rejoin Twitter. Some advisers don't believe him.
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Twitter Employees Search for Answers as Musk Takeover Becomes Reality
Twitter Employees Search for Answers as Musk Takeover Becomes Reality
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Biden officials worry Musk will allow Trump to return to Twitter
Biden officials worry Musk will allow Trump to return to Twitter
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Media Matters for America:
Elon Musk's own Twitter use is the biggest sign he's unfit to steer the ship
Elon Musk's own Twitter use is the biggest sign he's unfit to steer the ship
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Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
The Best Thing Elon Musk Could Do With Twitter Is Annihilate It
The Best Thing Elon Musk Could Do With Twitter Is Annihilate It
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts Elon Musk Will Reinstate Her Twitter Account
Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts Elon Musk Will Reinstate Her Twitter Account
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Mark Meadows' 2,319 text messages reveal Trump's inner circle communications before and after January 6 — Washington (CNN)CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election …
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CNN:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter — 'I'm not answering that': Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies at hearing challenging her congressional candidacy — (CNN)Since-deleted videos from Georgia …
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't remember anything and you can't prove she does
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Takeaways from the brawl between Brian Kemp and David Perdue
The Jolt: Takeaways from the brawl between Brian Kemp and David Perdue
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Greene, in text to Meadows, raised topic of martial law to keep Trump in power
Greene, in text to Meadows, raised topic of martial law to keep Trump in power
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Fox News:
Biden's White House senior adviser called ‘Squad’ members ‘f—ing idiots’: book — White House counselor Steve Ricchetti said the issue with progressives is 'they don't understand that they lost' — Fox News Flash top headlines for April 25 — A new book being published by a pair …
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Politico:
Judge threatens to stop Biden's Title 42 plan, right as he rushes to defend it
Judge threatens to stop Biden's Title 42 plan, right as he rushes to defend it
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Geoffrey Dickens / Newsbusters:
Hunter's Business Partner Visited White House 19 Times, Nets REFUSE to Report
Hunter's Business Partner Visited White House 19 Times, Nets REFUSE to Report
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says — Hours after a mob ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a bid to block the certification of the 2020 presidential election, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described himself as “exhilarated” about the potential damage to then-president Donald Trump.
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Mitch McConnell's Nightmare Scenario
Mitch McConnell's Nightmare Scenario
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Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Trump pushed Lindsey Graham to tell reporters about how good he is at golf: book
Axios:
House Republicans plot to impeach Mayorkas — Enthusiasm for impeaching top Biden officials has spread from the fringes of the House Republican conference to its mainstream — foreshadowing the intense pressure Kevin McCarthy will face from his colleagues if he's Speaker next year.
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy warns of impeachment for Biden border official
McCarthy warns of impeachment for Biden border official
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
McCarthy dodges questions about audio, Trump and Jan. 6
McCarthy dodges questions about audio, Trump and Jan. 6
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New York Times:
Judge Holds Trump in Contempt Over Documents in New York A.G.'s Inquiry — Former President Donald J. Trump was ordered to turn over materials sought by Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and will be fined $10,000 per day until he does so. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court lets Thomas Jefferson High School admissions policy stand — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place an admissions system for a prestigious Northern Virginia science and technology high school that administrators said opened the magnet program to a wider socioeconomic range …
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Harvard University:
Spring 2022 — A national poll released today by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that while 18-to-29-year-olds are on track to match 2018's record-breaking youth turnout in a midterm election this November and prefer Democratic control 55%-34% …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Toyota's second U-turn — Shortly after January 6, 2021, Toyota announced that it would reassess “our future PAC criteria” in light of “the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol.” That review did not last long. Within weeks, Toyota resumed donating to Republican members of Congress that voted to overturn the election.
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Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:
Melissa Lucio's execution halted by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — Acknowledging substantive questions about Lucio's guilt and the fairness of her conviction, the appeals court blocked her Wednesday execution so the case can be further investigated. — Copy link
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Jeremy Turley / InForum:
North Dakota Sen. Holmberg to resign after text exchanges with jailed child porn suspect — An investigation published by The Forum on April 15 revealed that Holmberg exchanged 72 text messages in August with Nicholas Morgan-Derosier, a Grand Forks County Jail inmate suspected of child porn and sex abuse crimes.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Joe Manchin's Approach to Biden's Presidency Is Paying Off in West Virginia — Over the past year, Manchin has seen the largest job approval rating improvement of any senator — 57% of West Virginia voters approve of Manchin's job performance, up from 40% during the first quarter of 2021.
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Rose L. Thayer / Stars & Stripes:
Body of missing Texas National Guard soldier recovered — AUSTIN, Texas — The body of Spc. Bishop E. Evans was found Monday, three days after the Texas National Guard soldier jumped into the Rio Grande to rescue two migrants trying to cross from Mexico into the Texas city of Eagle Pass, the state's military department reported.