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Murdoch Acknowledges Fox News Hosts Endorsed Election Fraud Falsehoods — The conservative media mogul made the remarks under oath last month in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems. — Rupert Murdoch, chairman of the conservative media empire that owns Fox News …
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Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch admitted some Fox commentators ‘endorsed’ election lies — Rupert Murdoch, chair of Fox News's parent company, acknowledged in a deposition that “some of our commentators were endorsing” the baseless narrative that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that Fox News hosts endorsed false stolen election claims — New York CNN — Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox Corporation, acknowledged in a deposition taken by Dominion Voting Systems that some Fox News hosts endorsed false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Sean Hannity ‘had been privately disgusted by Trump for weeks’: court docs — Behind the scenes at Fox News after the 2020 election, it was becoming clear that conservative prime-time hosts were saying one thing to viewers and another thing privately. — According to court filings …
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Trump Flips Out At ‘Fake’ Fox News For ‘Promoting’ Ron DeSantis — The former president isn't happy with the conservative network. — Former President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Fox News on Monday, accusing the network of downplaying his popularity over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
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Dani Anguiano / The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ stolen election narrative
Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ stolen election narrative
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Raw Story, Mediaite and Sputnik News
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fox chief Rupert Murdoch said network aired 2020 election conspiracies for the money: court documents
Fox chief Rupert Murdoch said network aired 2020 election conspiracies for the money: court documents
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NBC News, Media Matters for America, Reuters, Mediaite, Fortune, New York Times and Law & Crime
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Rejects Ad From Progressive Group Highlighting Stars' Damning Texts
Fox News Rejects Ad From Progressive Group Highlighting Stars' Damning Texts
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
DeSantis cements takeover of Disney's special Florida district, and reveals clash with company executives in his new book — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law a bill stripping Disney of its longtime self-governing status in the state, his new book reveals he warned the entertainment giant about its political activities.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Jeb! Loves! DeSantis!
Jeb! Loves! DeSantis!
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Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's scorn-filled book sets tone for potential campaign
Ron DeSantis's scorn-filled book sets tone for potential campaign
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CNN, Washington Times and Fox News
Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
Preaching Freedom, Ron DeSantis Leads By Cracking Down
Preaching Freedom, Ron DeSantis Leads By Cracking Down
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Washington Post:
Daniel Snyder's demands anger NFL owners, renew talk of voting him out — Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder and his attorneys have demanded that fellow NFL franchise owners and the league indemnify him against future legal liability and costs if he sells the team …
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Front Office Sports, New Jersey Online, New York Post and The Western Journal
Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Elon Musk tweets support for ‘Dilbert’ creator after racist tirade — New York CNN — Elon Musk defended “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams after hundreds of newspapers stopped printing the comic strip because of Adams' recent racist comments. — Last week, Adams called Black Americans a …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Scott Adams and the right-wing insistence on White victimhood
Scott Adams and the right-wing insistence on White victimhood
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Dropping the creator of ‘Dilbert’ is free speech at work
Dropping the creator of ‘Dilbert’ is free speech at work
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Bloomberg, RedState, Axios, The Guardian, Mediaite, American Greatness, New York Post, National Review and Variety
Madison Hall / Insider:
Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles admits he didn't know what he majored in — Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles claimed he had a degree in “policy and economics” while campaiging. — On Sunday, he said after reviewing his transcript that he graduated with “Liberal Studies” degree.
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Emine Yücel / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Ogles Admits He Misrepresented His College Major
GOP Rep. Ogles Admits He Misrepresented His College Major
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Religion Unplugged
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
‘Never like this before’: settler violence in West Bank escalates — Retaliatory rampage in Palestinian village likened to ‘Kristallnacht in Huwara’ with one dead and 350 injured — here is a large rolling gate at the entrance to the small Palestinian village of Za'atara …
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Washington Post:
Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian towns in revenge for shooting
Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian towns in revenge for shooting
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Maayan Lubell / Reuters:
Netanyahu's balancing act got harder after post-summit violence
Netanyahu's balancing act got harder after post-summit violence
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, middleeastmonitor.com and The Hill
Nathan Heller / New Yorker:
The End of the English Major — Enrollment in the humanities is in free fall at colleges around the country. What happened? — The crisis, when it came, arrived so quickly that its scale was hard to recognize at first. From 2012 to the start of the pandemic, the number of English majors …
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The Corsair and The Honest Broker
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Despite latest reports, there's still not a speck of evidence that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab — We know that America is fascinated by zombies: “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Zombieland” and now — even though aficionadoes may split hairs over this — “The Last of Us.”
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Jeffrey Sachs's Great-Power Politics — The economist discusses what the U.S. gets wrong about Putin and the war in Ukraine. — Last week, Jeffrey Sachs, the economist and professor at Columbia known for his work in the fields of poverty alleviation and foreign aid, delivered remarks …
New York Times:
Biden's Semiconductor Plan Flexes the Power of the Federal Government — In return for vast subsidies, the Biden administration is asking the chip industry to make promises about its workers and finances. — WASHINGTON — Semiconductor manufacturers seeking a slice of nearly $40 billion …
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Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
Biden to Require Chip Makers Getting Funds to Provide Child Care
Biden to Require Chip Makers Getting Funds to Provide Child Care
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New York Times, Reason and PolitiFact
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
WATCH: Florida Sheriff Goes Nuclear on Neo-Nazi ‘Motherf*ckers’ — Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood fumed that it was an “honor” to be included on the “hit list” of an organization behind a string of disturbing antisemitic incidents. — A week after a neo-Nazi hate group circulated throughout …
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The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Ian Duncan / Washington Post:
Transportation Department watchdog to audit Buttigieg's use of government jets — The transportation secretary's office says he has followed the rules for use of Federal Aviation Administration planes, often saving taxpayer money — An internal watchdog will audit Transportation Secretary …
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Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Inspector general investigating Pete Buttigieg's extensive private jet travel after Fox News Digital report
Inspector general investigating Pete Buttigieg's extensive private jet travel after Fox News Digital report
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National Review and The Gateway Pundit
Sandee LaMotte / CNN:
Zero calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds — A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monk-fruit, and keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a new study.
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Greg Craig / New York Times:
Democratic Voters, Not Biden, Should Choose Vice President — For many months — since the 2020 campaign — Republicans have tried to portray Joe Biden as being too old to be president, as mentally deficient, as one small step away from death or disability.
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
The Case for a Primary Challenge to Joe Biden
The Case for a Primary Challenge to Joe Biden
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Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
Where did Facebook's funding for journalism really go? — b — “People want more local news, and local newsrooms are looking for more support,” Campbell Brown wrote in 2019 when Meta (then Facebook) announced its three-year, $300 million commitment to global “news programs, partnerships, and content.”
NBC News:
U.S. Marshals Service suffers ‘major’ security breach that compromises sensitive information, senior law enforcement officials say — The U.S. Marshals Service suffered a security breach over a week ago that resulted in the compromise of sensitive information, multiple senior U.S. law enforcement officials said Monday.
Washington Post:
5 good points the right is making about the Ohio train disaster — The derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in eastern Ohio has led to calls for an examination of the government's disaster response, new regulation to safeguard public health and safety, and better working conditions for railroad workers.
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National Review
Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Prince Harry to unpack struggles with ‘trauma expert’ in livestreamed talk — Prince Harry is set to unpack his experiences with a controversial trauma expert on Saturday, during a virtual event in which attendees can submit questions for the former royal to answer.
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The Western Journal, Vanity Fair and Twitchy
Tristan Ahtone / Grist:
Indigenous youth occupy Norwegian energy office to protest illegal wind farm — “We cannot be sacrificed in the name of the green transition.” — Indigenous Sámi youth and dozens of environmental activists in Oslo, Norway shut down the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Monday, with many chaining themselves to the building.
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Washington Post:
The risk of damage from hurricane winds will shift in coming decades. See the impact by Zip code. — 1 in 3 Americans may face risk by mid-century as winds are projected to reach further inland, northward — Hurricane winds fueled by climate change will reach further inland and put tens …
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The Guardian, Axios, Fortune, The Verge and CBS News
Curtis Bunn / NBC News:
Hamstrung by ‘golden handcuffs’: Diversity roles disappear 3 years after George Floyd's murder inspired them — Diversity, equity and inclusion leaders, who were hired in waves to help companies achieve an ethnically balanced workforce after George Floyd's murder in 2020, are being phased out …
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HotAir