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New York Times:
A $787.5 Million Settlement and Embarrassing Disclosures: The Costs of Airing a Lie — Fox News's late-stage agreement with Dominion Voting Systems came with a rare acknowledgment of broadcasting false claims by the conservative media powerhouse. — Reporting from Wilmington, Del.
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The Dominion Settlement Is Just the Beginning of Fox and Rupert Murdoch's Nightmare — Forget the repetitive media chatter debating the political and societal wins and losses over the historic record $787.5 million settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems …
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Washington Post:
Fox News still faces $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic — Fox News's legal troubles related to the 2020 presidential election are far from over, despite its massive settlement with Dominion Voting Systems announced Tuesday afternoon. — The media company also faces …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Don't get it twisted: Fox's $787.5M defamation deal is record-setting, massive and painful, experts say
Don't get it twisted: Fox's $787.5M defamation deal is record-setting, massive and painful, experts say
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Fox Lawsuit Was Never Going to Save America
The Fox Lawsuit Was Never Going to Save America
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Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Fox News Defamation Settlement: Here's Where Dominion And Smartmatic's Other Lawsuits Stand Now
Fox News Defamation Settlement: Here's Where Dominion And Smartmatic's Other Lawsuits Stand Now
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Ex-Fox News Political Director: “Who gets fired?”
Ex-Fox News Political Director: “Who gets fired?”
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Lisa Hagen / NPR:
There are even more 2020 election defamation suits beyond the Fox-Dominion case
There are even more 2020 election defamation suits beyond the Fox-Dominion case
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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Exclusive: Two More Congressmen From Florida Plan to Endorse Trump in Blow to DeSantis — In yet another blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's not-yet-official presidential bid, two more Republican members of Congress from his own state are gearing to endorse Donald Trump for another term.
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Politico:
Playbook: How Trump ambushed DeSantis in D.C. — Presented by The U.S. Chamber of Commerce — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — POPPING THIS MORNING — We've gotten our hands on a “confidential discussion draft” of a debt ceiling proposal being circulated …
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University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository:
Trump Ahead, DeSantis Falters in Race for 2024 GOP Nomination in NH 4/19/2023 — Following his recent indictment, former President Donald Trump has regained his lead in the New Hampshire 2024 Republican presidential primary. However, likely Republican primary voters are divided about whether Trump should run again.
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Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
DeSantis is in a rut. His trek to D.C. didn't help.
DeSantis is in a rut. His trek to D.C. didn't help.
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New York Times:
Pro-DeSantis PAC Makes Hires in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina
Pro-DeSantis PAC Makes Hires in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Florida Republicans abandon DeSantis and endorse Trump for president
Florida Republicans abandon DeSantis and endorse Trump for president
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Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
So-called 'Don't Say Gay' rules expanded through 12th grade in Florida — Classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity is limited. — The Florida Board of Education has voted to — expand restrictions — on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Joseph Ax / Reuters:
Florida education board extends ban on gender identity lessons to all grades
Florida education board extends ban on gender identity lessons to all grades
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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
'Don't Say Gay' expansion requested by DeSantis approved
'Don't Say Gay' expansion requested by DeSantis approved
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion drug, sets Friday night deadline — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday temporarily extended a hold on a lower court ruling that would have imposed restrictions on access to an abortion drug, a move meant to give the justices more time to consider the issue.
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Supreme Court extends nationwide abortion pill access through Friday
Supreme Court extends nationwide abortion pill access through Friday
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling
Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court extends stay on Texas abortion pill ruling until Friday
Supreme Court extends stay on Texas abortion pill ruling until Friday
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Daniel Strauss / New Republic:
No Labels Took More Than $100,000 From Clarence Thomas Buddy Harlan Crow — Years before megadonor Harlan Crow was reading ProPublica stories about his close ties with Clarence Thomas, often seen as maybe the most partisan justice on the Supreme Court, he was doling out donations …
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New York Times:
Boris Epshteyn, Trump Legal Adviser, Is to Be Interviewed by Special Counsel — The interview is the latest example of the focus by the special counsel, Jack Smith, on the role of lawyers working for former President Donald Trump. — Boris Epshteyn, a top adviser to former President Donald J. Trump …
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Washington Post:
Inside the secret list of websites that make AI chatbots sound smart — AI chatbots have exploded in popularity over the past four months, stunning the public with their awesome abilities, from writing sophisticated term papers to holding unnervingly lucid conversations.
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Dell Cameron / Wired:
The Hacker Who Hijacked Matt Walsh's Twitter Was Just ‘Bored’ — The breach of the right-wing provocateur was simply a way of “stirring up some drama,” the attacker tells WIRED. But the damage could have been much worse. — The hacker who claims to have compromised the Twitter account …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene silenced in committee after accusing Mayorkas of lying — Democrats twice sought to strike remarks from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) during a Tuesday hearing, with the House Homeland Security Committee failing to reprimand her for accusing a colleague …
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Oklahoma Official Who Discussed Killing Reporters Resigns — McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings was caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people. — A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was apparently caught on tape discussing killing reporters …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Red-State Voters Give Democrats Tester, Manchin Opposite Marks Ahead of 2024 — 58% of Montana voters approve of Tester, while 55% of West Virginia voters disapprove of Manchin. — Among the 59% of Montana voters who disapprove of Biden, 42% of them give Tester positive marks.
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NBC News:
Boyfriend of N.Y. woman who was gunned down in the wrong driveway recalls her final moments — Blake Walsh said he was heartbroken after Kaylin Gillis, his girlfriend of four years, was fatally shot Saturday while they looked for a party. — SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The boyfriend of a New York woman …
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Gideon Rubin / Raw Story:
New Lincoln Project ad uses Fox News' top talent to skewer right-wing network over 2020 election falsehoods — A newly released Lincoln Project video skewers Fox News over 2020 election falsehoods, and it uses the voices of the right-wing network's top talents to make its point.
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Democratic governors lose their grip as Republicans nab supermajorities — A steady number of GOP wins and party-flipping have created a particularly challenging environment for Democratic governors in Kentucky, Kansas, Louisiana and North Carolina. — Kansas Rep. Heather Meyer …
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Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Ex-Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg released from jail — Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was released from jail on Wednesday, according to New York City Department of Correction records. — Weisselberg was sent to New York's Rikers Island jail …
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Evan Mealins / The Tennessean:
Capitol riot: Nashville's ‘zip-tie guy’ guilty on all charges — A federal court Tuesday handed down guilty verdicts for the Nashville man best known as “zip-tie guy” and his mother for the pair's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. — Eric Munchel, who infamously brandished zip ties …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches unlikely presidential bid backed by 14% of Biden voters — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches his unlikely bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday with the support of 14% of voters who backed President Joe Biden in 2020, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds.
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Snejana Farberov / New York Post:
Ex-Biden official Sam Brinton to undergo mental health evaluation in luggage theft case — Sam Brinton, the disgraced former Biden administration official accused of stealing luggage on at least two separate occasions, has agreed to undergo a mental health evaluation as part of a Minnesota's adult diversion program.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Rioter who organized ‘fighters’ on Jan. 6 pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate with DOJ — Russell Taylor will likely testify at the upcoming trial of members of the Three Percenters far-right movement. — WASHINGTON — A California man who organized a group of “fighters” to travel to Washington …
Wall Street Journal:
IRS Whistleblower Says U.S. Is Mishandling Hunter Biden Probe — In letter to lawmakers, Internal Revenue Service supervisor says he has information of ‘preferential treatment and politics’ — WASHINGTON—An IRS supervisor has told lawmakers he has information that suggests the Biden administration …
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Associated Press:
Maine quadruple murder suspect was recently released from prison — Joseph Eaton, 34, was released Friday from the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, where he had been sentenced in March 2021, a state official said. — BOWDOIN, Maine — A Maine man who police say killed four people …
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Long COVID Is Being Erased—Again — What was once outright denial has morphed into a subtler dismissal. — Charlie McCone has been struggling with the symptoms of long COVID since he was first infected, in March 2020. Most of the time, he is stuck on his couch or in his bed …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Oklahomans terrified of right-wing extremists 28 years after Tim McVeigh's federal building bombing — Charlotte Cisneros came of age in Oklahoma City in the wake of the bombing that killed 168 people on April 19, 1995. So, when she turned on the new Netflix documentary about Waco last month, it hit her hard.
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Ashton / NPA:
South Carolina 2024 Presidential Primary Poll Findings — National Public Affairs conducted a poll among likely 2024 Presidential primary voters from April 11 to April 14, 2023. We collected responses from 538 voters via landlines, text-to-web and online panel.
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