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Fox News, Dominion Prepare for Battle in $1.6 Billion Defamation Trial — Jury set to consider if network is liable for broadcasting false election-fraud claims; Fox is pushing to settle dispute — Fox News is set to find itself Monday in a place it has spent two years trying to avoid …
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Dominion v. Fox trial delayed for settlement talks, people familiar with the matter say — Two people familiar with the case said the sides are scheduled to meet Monday to determine if a last-minute deal can be brokered — The beginning of the much-anticipated defamation case between …
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Start of trial in Dominion lawsuit against Fox News delayed — The trial start was moved from Monday to Tuesday, the Delaware Superior Court said. Dominion is suing Fox News for saying its voting machines rigged the 2020 election. — The start of the trial in Dominion Voting Systems' civil lawsuit …
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Fox News-Dominion Defamation Trial Delayed; Speculation Of Settlement Talks; Judge To Reveal More On Monday — The start of the Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation trail against Fox News that was to start Monday has now been delayed until Tuesday.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020
Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020
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Erin Moriarty / CBS News:
Dominion vs. Fox News: The case against conspiracy theories
Dominion vs. Fox News: The case against conspiracy theories
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Truth About Clarence Thomas's Disclosures — He reported carefully on his inherited real estate. ProPublica's reporting was slipshod and incurious. — Clarence Thomas lost his beloved maternal grandparents barely a month apart in the spring of 1983.
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Clarence Thomas's problems are also a John Roberts problem — As story after story after story comes out about the ways in which Justice Clarence Thomas has decided not to share accurate details of his financial circumstances while on the court, Thomas has had nothing to say since …
Project On Government Oversight:
POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties
POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties
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Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
Clarence Thomas claimed up to $750k from defunct real estate firm: report
Clarence Thomas claimed up to $750k from defunct real estate firm: report
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Wall Street Journal:
Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets — An American administrator of the Donbas Girl blogger network uses a pro-Russian persona across online platforms — A social-media account overseen by a former U.S. Navy noncommissioned officer …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Pentagon leak promoted by pro-Russian network run by former Navy noncommissioned officer on US soil — The Wall Street Journal revealed that one of the people that helped promote and spread the leaked Pentagon documents was a former Navy noncommissioned officer on U.S. soil who developed a pro-Russia network on social media.
KC Defender / Kansas City Defender:
“This Is A Hate Crime”: Kansas City Black Family Demanding Justice After A White Man Shoots Black Boy, Ralph Yarl, In The Head Twice For Ringing Doorbell Of The Wrong Home, White Man Released By Police Hours Later — Community members are demanding justice after a white man in Kansas City shot a black boy …
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Sky News:
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition leader jailed for 25 years after treason conviction — One of Vladimir Putin's biggest critics has been jailed in Russia for 25 years after being found guilty of treason. — Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and former journalist who holds Russian …
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Russia sentences Kara-Murza, Putin critic and Post contributor, to 25 years — RIGA, Latvia — A Russian court sentenced Vladimir Kara-Murza, a longtime opposition politician and Washington Post Opinions contributor, to 25 years in prison on Monday on charges of treason for criticizing Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
McCarthy's pitch to shrink food aid drawing skepticism from fellow Republicans — The House Speaker will propose new restrictions on the nutrition program formerly known as food stamps as part of House Republicans' debt limit negotiations with the White House.
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Montgomery Advertiser:
At least four dead in mass shooting at teen's birthday party in Dadeville — DADEVILLE — At least four people were killed and numerous injured when a gunman opened fire late Saturday night at a sweet 16 birthday party in a downtown Dadeville dance studio. — Gunfire erupted just after 10:30 p.m., law enforcement confirmed.
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William Thornton / al.com:
Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured
Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured
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MSN:
Republican state officials in Louisiana ask lawmakers to ban the study of racism at universities, citing divisive ‘inglorious aspects’ of US history — kbalevic@insider.com (Katie Balevic) — The Louisiana GOP wants to prohibit the study of racism at state colleges and universities.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Meet the Murdochs' newest star — Writing the house biography of Tucker Carlson is the sort of challenge that could make even the most loyal News Corp. hand a little nervous. Carlson is Fox News's franchise player, but he's also a skilled political operator who has managed to keep both Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch at bay.
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
How Jim Jordan, a Fighter Aligned With Trump, Wrestled His Way to Power — The Ohio Republican defines himself by his penchant for punching back, whether against allegations that he was derelict in a sex abuse scandal or attempts to prosecute the former president.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump, facing probes, seeks to assert dominance over GOP at donor retreat
Trump, facing probes, seeks to assert dominance over GOP at donor retreat
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PTI / The Hindu:
‘Unbelievable, visionary’: U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo recounts her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo who was in India last month, recounted her recent interactions with PM Modi, during an event hosted by the Indian Embassy here on Saturday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Officials, Hamas Leaders Set to Meet in Jeddah to Discuss Re-Establishing Ties — A reset would mark a setback for U.S. and Israeli efforts to counter Iranian influence in the Middle East — Senior Saudi officials were planning to meet with leaders of the Palestinian militant …
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Matthew Sheffield / Flux:
Most movements to make political change fail, what do the ones that succeed have in common? — Historian Timothy Shenk discusses his book Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy — Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin was one of a few Americans …