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Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Its Defamation Case — The judge said the case would still need to proceed to trial, for a jury to weigh whether Fox News spread false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, and to determine any damages. — Fox News suffered a significant setback on Friday …
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Judge refuses to dismiss the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News — The case will now head to trial in mid-April. — A judge denied granting summary judgment to Fox News in its attempt to get Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit thrown out Friday, meaning the case will go to trial in mid-April.
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Dominion wins rare judgment against Fox News on every legal issue but actual malice before blockbuster trial — In a “rare” ruling, Dominion Voting Systems scored blockbuster victories against Fox News on multiple issues before their upcoming blockbuster trial next month.
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Adam Schiff: The GOP's Control of the House Adds ‘New Danger’ to Trump Case — Rep. Adam Schiff saw some ominous warning signs after Trump was indicted on Thursday. … When news broke on Thursday that former President Donald Trump was criminally indicted in Manhattan, congressional Republicans …
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Pandora's Donald Trump Prosecution — The first indictment of a former U.S. President is a sad day for America. — By The Editorial Board — The news late Thursday that a Manhattan grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump is a sad day for the country …
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‘Squealing like a pig’: Paul Begala flattens conservatives whining that Trump indictment is ‘political’
‘Squealing like a pig’: Paul Begala flattens conservatives whining that Trump indictment is ‘political’
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A gag order for Donald Trump is ‘extremely likely’ once he's before a judge, legal expert says
A gag order for Donald Trump is ‘extremely likely’ once he's before a judge, legal expert says
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Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News:
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg inundated with racist emails, death threats amid Trump indictment; ‘We are everywhere and we have guns’
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg inundated with racist emails, death threats amid Trump indictment; ‘We are everywhere and we have guns’
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Welcome Back to The Trump Show
Welcome Back to The Trump Show
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Dems let staff stay home over Trump indictment safety fears
Scoop: Dems let staff stay home over Trump indictment safety fears
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Trump lashes out against New York judge who will hear his criminal case — New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan also presided over prosecutions of the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg — Former president Donald Trump is quite familiar with New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan …
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Matthew Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Trump Indictment: “The Blows Are Coming from Everywhere, and He Is up Against Many Better Boxers”
Trump Indictment: “The Blows Are Coming from Everywhere, and He Is up Against Many Better Boxers”
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
The data's clear: The indictment makes Republicans like Trump more
The data's clear: The indictment makes Republicans like Trump more
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Federal judge temporarily halts Tennessee's ‘drag ban’ law — The law, which criminalizes some drag performances, was set to take effect Saturday. — A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday temporarily halted the state's new law that criminalizes some drag performances.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Tennessee Law That Restricts Drag Performances — A federal judge put a hold on the law hours before it was to take effect, saying there were legitimate questions about whether it violated the First Amendment. — NASHVILLE — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked …
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Federal judge blocks Tennessee officials from enforcing law restricting drag
Federal judge blocks Tennessee officials from enforcing law restricting drag
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Evan Gershkovich Loved Russia, the Country That Turned on Him — The Wall Street Journal correspondent, whose parents fled the Soviet Union, made Moscow a second home. He was detained by the FSB and charged with espionage, an allegation the Journal vehemently denies. — The cellphone was no longer pinging.
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The Unimaginable Horror of a Friend's Arrest in Moscow — It's painful and surreal to write these words: Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, is being held by Russian authorities on espionage charges. — On Wednesday, the Russian state security service, the F.S.B., arrested my friend Evan.
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Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
The American journalist arrested by Russia is not an ‘alleged spy’
The American journalist arrested by Russia is not an ‘alleged spy’
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Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Convicted of Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York — Defendant Attempted to Suppress Vote Through Social Media Disinformation Campaign
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Scoop: White House won't pay for Twitter verification — The White House will not pay to have its staff's official Twitter profiles continue to be verified, according to guidance issued to staffers via an email obtained by Axios. … Verification, combined with the designated Twitter profiles …
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More Twitter chaos on the way — Blue checks that we've come to associate with authenticity, trustworthiness and prominence on Twitter are set to disappear tomorrow from accounts that won't pay for the badges. … - For the past 14 of Twitter's 17 years of existence, the badge has served as a sieve …
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Fetterman Checks Out of Hospital After Treatment for Depression — In a statement, he announced his departure from Walter Reed Military Medical Center and urged those suffering from mental health challenges to seek help as he did. — WASHINGTON — Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania …
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David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed, depression now in remission
Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed, depression now in remission
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Tensions Flare Inside NPR After Staff Layoffs and Town Halls — Welcome back to Thursday and to Soundbite. This week we're looking at the scene inside NPR since the organization's layoffs last week. As always, if you have something to share, reach me through email, and if you haven't yet subscribed …
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Lindsey Graham Suggests Trump ‘Punch A Cop’ On The Way To Tuesday's Arraignment — The Republican senator suggested Trump could “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop” to “avoid prosecution in New York.” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had some bizarre advice …
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'Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn't Do' — Because of a bad facial recognition match and other hidden technology, Randal Reid spent nearly a week in jail, falsely accused of stealing purses in a state he said he had never even visited. — On the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving …
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GOP Strategist and Epstein Fanboy Convicted of Teen Sex Trafficking — Anton Lazzaro, a Ferrari-driving operative who boasted of his connections to Trump, sexually abused high school girls who he plied with alcohol, prosecutors said. — Anton Lazzaro, a wannabe playboy on Instagram who used …
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Why are Americans dying so young? — US life expectancy is in freefall as the young and the poor bear the brunt of struggles for shared prosperity — I'm not sure people on my side of the Atlantic fully appreciate quite how much better off the average American is than the average European.
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Google Co-Founder, Other Billionaires Are Issued Subpoenas in Lawsuit Over JPMorgan's Ties to Jeffrey Epstein — Sergey Brin, Thomas Pritzker, Mortimer Zuckerman and Michael Ovitz are asked for information in U.S. Virgin Islands' civil suit against bank — The U.S. Virgin Islands issued subpoenas …
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Americans Are Losing Faith in College Education, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds — Confidence in value of a degree plummeted among women and senior citizens during pandemic — How Repaying Student Loans Is Changing—Dramatically — How Repaying Student Loans Is Changing—Dramatically
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