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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
DISNEY SHAKEUP: Bob Iger Back as CEO, Bob Chapek Out; Board Cites ‘Complex Industry Transformation’ for Shocking C-Suite Shuffle … The shakeup that caught the entertainment industry and Wall Street mostly by surprise was confirmed by Disney's board of directors late Sunday.
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Disney Shocker! Bob Iger Back As CEO, Bob Chapek Out — After less than a year in retirement, Bob Iger has returned as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company. — The board just sent out a notice that Bob I. is back and recently re-upped Bob Chapek is out. Having handed over the baton …
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Pablo Manríquez / New Republic:
Exclusive: Mrs. Fetterman Goes to Washington — The Second Lady of Pennsylvania arrived at Senate spousal orientation last week in a dress she thrifted for twelve dollars. — “I'm just obsessed with the tile,” said Gisele Barreto Fetterman, smiling at the encaustic guilloche flooring patterns …
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Anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Colorado Springs had some in the community anticipating tragedy — Patrons hailed as heroes for stopping shooter in Colorado Springs — Parker Grey stopped going to Club Q about a year and half ago “because of the growing hatred for our community that started in” Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Casey Parks / Washington Post:
Club Q shooting follows year of bomb threats, drag protests, anti-trans bills
Club Q shooting follows year of bomb threats, drag protests, anti-trans bills
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Robin Maril / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs follows six brutal years of Republican anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
Op-Ed: Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs follows six brutal years of Republican anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
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Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Eyes OPEC+ Production Increase Ahead of Embargo, Price Cap on Russian Oil — Raising output would partially reverse the group's contested decision to cut supplies in October — Saudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are discussing an output increase, the group's delegates said …
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Inside the Saudi Strategy to Keep the World Hooked on Oil
Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Pissed Republicans Keep Telling Him to Stay Away from Georgia — With a runoff election looming, the newly announced 2024 candidate doesn't want his rivals getting any attention while his party wards him away — AS REPUBLICANS POUR party resources into the Georgia Senate runoff …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump White House bid has hardly any Senate GOP support
Trump White House bid has hardly any Senate GOP support
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Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
Anderson Lee Aldrich: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — Anderson Lee Aldrich is the 22-year-old suspect accused of perpetrating a mass shooting at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The November 19, 2022, left five dead and 25 injured. — The active-shooter burst …
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Vinnie Longobardo / Occupy Democrats:
Colorado nightclub shooter revealed as grandson of MAGA politician
Colorado nightclub shooter revealed as grandson of MAGA politician
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New York Times:
‘I lost friends,’ says a patron who fled the Club Q shooting.
‘I lost friends,’ says a patron who fled the Club Q shooting.
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New York Times:
Manhattan Prosecutors Again Consider a Path Toward Charging Trump — The district attorney's office is investigating Donald J. Trump's role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, an approach that previously failed to bear fruit. — The Manhattan district attorney's office has moved …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Progressives, once skeptical of Biden, rally around his chief of staff — President Joe Biden is enjoying an extended period of peacetime with the progressive wing of his party. But keeping it that way may depend on whether he can keep hold of his chief of staff.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
As Biden ramps up for a Trump rematch, Democrats worry he'd lose to another Republican
As Biden ramps up for a Trump rematch, Democrats worry he'd lose to another Republican
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12news.com:
Recently elected Arizona House Republican says she will not do her job unless the 2022 election is redone — Liz Harris, who was recently elected to represent District 13 in the East Valley, says that she will not vote in congress unless the election is redone.
New York Times:
Trump Family's Newest Partners: Middle Eastern Governments — The government of Oman is a partner in a real estate deal signed last week by the former president, intensifying questions about a potential conflict as he seeks the White House again. — WASHINGTON — When former President …
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New York Times:
How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life — In order to reap millions of dollars in fees, universities are partnering with betting companies to introduce their students and sports fans to online gambling. — In September 2021, an official in Michigan State …
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FOX 10 Phoenix:
Maricopa County Chairman moved to ‘undisclosed location’ for safety after midterm elections — Maricopa County Supervisor moved to an undisclosed location for his safety — PHOENIX - Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates has confirmed that he moved to an undisclosed location for his safety …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Maricopa County Chairman Transferred to Undisclosed Location After Death Threats
Maricopa County Chairman Transferred to Undisclosed Location After Death Threats
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Rail union rejects contract as strike threatens U.S. economy before holidays — Attendance and sick leave policies have lead to widespread anger and frustration among rank-and-file railroad workers on major freight lines. — One of the largest railroad unions voted to reject a contract brokered …
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Washington Post:
Angry families say Russian conscripts thrown to front line unprepared — Irina Sokolova's husband, a Russian soldier mobilized to fight in Ukraine, called her from a forest there last month, sobbing, almost broken. — “They are lying on television,” he wept, referring to the state television propagandists …
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Reuters:
Europe rushes to fill up on Russian diesel before ban begins — European traders are rushing to fill tanks in the region with Russian diesel before an EU ban begins in February, as alternative sources remain limited. — The European Union will ban Russian oil product imports, on which it relies heavily for its diesel, by Feb. 5.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Senate Judiciary panel to review 2014 Supreme Court leak claim … - “If the Court, as your letter suggests, is not willing to undertake fact-finding inquiries into possible ethics violations that leaves Congress as the only forum,” they wrote, in reference to earlier correspondence with Roberts …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Alito denies allegation of a leak in 2014 case about access to birth control
Justice Alito denies allegation of a leak in 2014 case about access to birth control
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