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Live Updates: Fox News Settles Defamation Suit, Averting Trial — Fox News reached a last-minute settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which accused Fox News of pushing conspiracies that harmed the company. — Pinned — The settlement averts what would have been a landmark trial.
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Reuters:
Fox settles Dominion defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million, avoiding trial — Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a high-profile trial putting one of the world's top media companies in the crosshairs …
Washington Post:
Jury selected in Dominion v. Fox News trial — The judge reminded jurors they cannot talk about the case, among themselves or with members of... The judge is now giving instructions to the newly sworn-in jury. “You have to follow every... The judge decided to replace one of the alternate jurors with a new juror after the...
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fox News settles Dominion defamation lawsuit — The terms of the settlement were not immediately known. — WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems said Tuesday that they have reached a settlement agreement just moments before opening arguments were set to begin.
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Bill O'Reilly / No Spin News:
Special Message: Fox News Settlement — Big energy in liberal media corridors as Fox News is punished for foolish coverage of the 2020 election. FNC will pay almost $800 million to the Dominion Voting Machine company and has admitted some of its programs misled viewers, and some Fox personnel knew that was happening in real-time.
NBC News:
Fox News-Dominion live updates: Jury officially selected … The court prohibits reporters from sending dispatches in real-time while inside the courtroom, but Jane C. Timm offers this view from the room while on lunch break. — The Delaware Superior Court's largest courtroom is packed …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fired Fox News producer says she found more evidence relevant to Dominion case
Fired Fox News producer says she found more evidence relevant to Dominion case
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Ken Miller / Associated Press:
Oklahoma sheriff says recording of killing talk was illegal — A southeastern Oklahoma sheriff's office says the recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed.
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
More audio coming from reporter who taped Oklahoma leaders talking about killing reporters and lynching Black people — “It is an accurate recording,” says a lawyer for Bruce Willingham of the McCurtain County Gazette-News responding to the sheriff's office's claim the recording appeared altered.
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Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Oklahoma governor wants officials who made violent, racist remarks on tape to resign
Oklahoma governor wants officials who made violent, racist remarks on tape to resign
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Wall Street Journal:
Oklahoma Governor Calls for Resignations After Threatening Audio Surfaces
Oklahoma Governor Calls for Resignations After Threatening Audio Surfaces
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Okla. governor calls on officials to resign after ‘horrid’ audio emerges
Okla. governor calls on officials to resign after ‘horrid’ audio emerges
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US Department of Justice:
U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government — Defendants Sought to Sow Discord, Spread Pro-Russia Propaganda and Interfere in Elections Within the United States — A federal grand jury in Tampa …
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Washington Post:
Complaints about Justice Thomas's disclosures sent to judicial committee — Allegations from congressional Democrats that Justice Clarence Thomas likely violated federal ethics laws in his dealings with a Republican donor have been sent to a committee of federal judges responsible for …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Clarence Thomas Can Do No Wrong
Clarence Thomas Can Do No Wrong
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Fake Georgia Electors Are Now Ratting on Each Other — The fake GOP electors Trump recruited in Georgia are now turning on each other, according to new court documents. — The fake GOP electors in Georgia that former President Donald Trump recruited as part of his failed attempt …
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton prosecutors offered immunity deals to some GOP electors
Fulton prosecutors offered immunity deals to some GOP electors
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention — Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison — A Moscow court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the prison where he has been held since his arrest last month.
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Ex-Member of Menudo Says He Was Raped by Father of the Menendez Brothers — The allegation, made in a forthcoming docuseries, resembles the claims of abuse by the brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents. — It was a gripping case that was one of the first to draw …
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CNN:
‘I want justice to look the same’: The aunt of a Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell and was shot by a White homeowner reacts to charges — A White, 84-year-old homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl after the Black teen went to the wrong Kansas City address to pick up his siblings told police …
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Greg Woodfield / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Prominent DeSantis ally who shot himself dead last year was under investigation for using sold out Taylor Swift tickets to lure teen to his office and show him her breasts - then trying to buy family's silence — Kent Stermon, 50, of Jacksonville, was facing allegations …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: Trump's big post-indictment bounce is fading fast — The former president's lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Republican primary has shrunk 10 points since late March. — Former President Donald Trump got a big bounce among Republican primary voters after his indictment …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans block Senate Democrats' push to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel — There's no timeline for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to return after a lengthy medical absence. — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a request Tuesday by Democrats to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
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Politico:
Senate Dems wrestle with Feinstein resignation chatter
Senate Dems wrestle with Feinstein resignation chatter
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The one thing Trump and McConnell agree on: A hatred for this group — The anti-tax group wants to pick Senate candidates. Republicans see a 2022 repeat. — Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell don't agree on much, but there's still one thing that unites them: A disdain for the Club for Growth.
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Mitch McConnell Refuses To Discuss Trump Indictment
Mitch McConnell Refuses To Discuss Trump Indictment
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Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:
Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people — Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups.
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Mike Murphy / Bulwark+:
Iowa Is a Big Problem for Trump — THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON 2024 has flipped. Again. At first, Trump was toast. Then Ron DeSantis was a juggernaut. Then the New York indictment supercharged Trump while DeSantis was revealed to hate puppies, small children, and humankind in general.
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Willy Staley / New York Times:
What Was Twitter, Anyway? — Whether the platform is dying or not, it's time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains. — The trouble began, as it usually does, when I saw something funny on my computer. It was the middle of the morning on a Wednesday, a few years back …
Associated Press:
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence — A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers …
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who13.com:
Iowa Senate passes child labor bill in pre-dawn session — DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Legislature went into session very early Tuesday morning, taking up debate on the bill on youth employment. — The session opened at 3:36 a.m. and the vote on SF 542 in the Iowa Senate happened at 4:52 a.m. It passed by a margin of 32 to 17.
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Senate passes bill loosening child labor laws to let Iowa teens work longer hours
Senate passes bill loosening child labor laws to let Iowa teens work longer hours
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Justice Department to seek longest sentence in any Jan. 6 riot case so far — The U.S. Department of Justice will seek the longest prison sentence in any January 6 riot case to date when it argues for more than 24 years in prison for Peter Schwartz of Pennsylvania at sentencing on May 5.
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Greg Minchak / The Lincoln Project:
Statement From The Lincoln Project On No Labels' Desperate Lies — Yesterday No Labels issued a false and deceptive statement claiming senior leaders of The Lincoln Project and Third Way are involved in a “extreme dark-money group” called “No Principles” designed to stop No Labels' plan …
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Rolling Stone:
Key DeSantis Donors Rip Him in Private Chats: ‘What the F-ck Is Wrong With RD?’ — The governor's donor prowess fueled his rise to Trump's top GOP rival, but the money men are getting anxious — THE RON DESANTIS megadonor meltdown is accelerating. — On a group chat of wealthy DeSantis donors …
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