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3:02 AM ET, April 19, 2023

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Reuters:
Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over US election lies  —  Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a trial putting one of the world's top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage …
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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.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Fox investors seek records in possible step toward suing directors  —  Fox Corp shareholders are demanding company records that may show whether directors and executives properly oversaw Fox News' coverage of former President Donald Trump's election-rigging claims, sources told Reuters …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The big hole in the Dominion-Fox News settlement  —  When news of a possible settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News surfaced on Sunday night, pleas from concerned citizens popped up on social media: Don't settle this lawsuit, Dominion.  Put all the evidence before a jury.
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
The Stunning End of Dominion's Case Against Fox News  —  The voting-machine company has agreed to a seven-hundred-million-dollar settlement in its defamation suit against Rupert Murdoch's cable news network.  —  A little before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Judge Eric Davis uttered six words that brought …
Discussion: Politico, Slate, Deadline and The Hill
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Why Fox News had to settle the Dominion suit  —  PAYOUT — One of the year's most hotly anticipated trials reached a stunning conclusion before it even began.  Poised to face off in the courtroom this afternoon, with jury selection complete, Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News instead reached a settlement.
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Peter Maass / The Intercept:
Dominion Was Never Going to Save Our Democracy From Fox News … Will private equity save American democracy?  —  That question, which has lurked behind the defamation lawsuit Dominion Voting Systems filed against Fox News, was answered today in an unsurprising fashion: no.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Rupert Wins Again  —  For the media mogul, the massive Dominion settlement fee is just the cost of doing business.  —  If it seems fairly daft to congratulate Rupert Murdoch on settling the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case at a cost of $787.5 million, you probably need to be brought …
Discussion: New York Times
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:   Fox News settlement is the best result for everybody
New York Times:
Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Defamation Suit
Washington Post:
Dominion v. Fox News trial abruptly canceled after settlement reached
NBC News:
Fox News and Dominion reach settlement on first day of trial
CNBC:
Fox to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle election defamation lawsuit
Slate:
So, Is Clarence Thomas at Real Risk Here?  Absolutely.  —  This scandal is just getting started.  —  Controversy has exploded over Justice Clarence Thomas' financial entanglements with Harlan Crow, a billionaire and major GOP donor, including private plane and yacht travel and real estate transactions.
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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 …
Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story and Bloomberg
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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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:   U.S. charges four Americans with aiding Kremlin efforts
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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New York Times:
Atlanta Prosecutor Seeks Removal of Lawyer in Trump Case  —  The lawyer represents 10 Georgia Republicans who were part of a plan to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election and keep Donald J. Trump in power.  —  The lead prosecutor investigating election interference …
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Grand jury indicts torch carriers in 2017 Charlottesville rally  —  At least three men who marched with blazing tiki torches at the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville are now facing criminal charges, according to indictments unsealed this week.  —  A grand jury in Virginia indicted …
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
It's Time for Dianne Feinstein to Resign  —  The 89-year-old California senator has been a trailblazer.  But a public servant needs to serve the public—and Feinstein is no longer doing that.  —  We should not hold a United States senator to a lower standard than that to which we hold all other Americans.
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Politico:
Senate Dems wrestle with Feinstein resignation chatter
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans block Senate Democrats' push to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel
Shannon Ryan / ABC13:
Man arrested after 2 Woodlands Elite cheerleaders were shot outside HEB near Austin, police say  —  Police say Payton Washington was one of two Woodlands Elite cheerleaders hit when someone opened fire near a grocery store outside Austin.  One man is in custody.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Post
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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New York Times:
DeSantis Meets With Republicans on Capitol Hill, to a Lukewarm Response  —  Ron DeSantis has not managed much momentum from his party in Congress, where he served before becoming Florida's governor.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Tuesday made a rare return trip to Washington …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New York Post and Washington Post
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 …
Matt Binder / Mashable:
National Weather Service accounts were not granted API exemptions by Twitter  —  Public safety accounts will still be limited unless they pay up for Twitter API access.  —  On Friday and throughout the weekend, multiple National Weather Service (NWS) accounts announced that Twitter had removed …
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Another Texas Election Official Quits After Threats From Trump Supporters  —  Heider Garcia, the top election official in deep-red Tarrant County, had previously testified about being harassed by the former president's right-wing supporters.  —  Heider Garcia, the head of elections in Tarrant County …
Discussion: Raw Story, Bloomberg and New York Post
Reuters:
Alleged leaker Teixeira's unit ordered to halt intelligence mission, Air Force says  —  The U.S. Air Force's 102nd Intelligence Wing, which the alleged leaker of classified information belonged to, has been ordered to halt its intelligence mission as the service's inspector general carries …
Discussion: New York Times
Chris Prentice / Reuters:
Credit Suisse hampered internal probe into Nazi-linked accounts, U.S. senators say  —  A committee of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse Group (CSGN.S) hampered a multiyear investigation into the servicing of Nazi clients and Nazi-linked accounts.
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
‘Now is the time!’  Sheryl Crow, Amy Grant push Tennessee lawmakers, governor for action on gun violence  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville-based artists Sheryl Crow and Amy Grant led a delegation Tuesday, lobbying Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and state lawmakers to enact serious reforms following the deadly Covenant School shooting.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
 
 
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