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Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Defamation Suit — The settlement with Dominion Voting Systems was the latest extraordinary twist in a case that exposed the inner workings of the most powerful voice in conservative news. — Reporting from Wilmington, Del.
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Washington Post:
Fox News, Dominion settle defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million — The agreement brings an abrupt end to one of the most significant media cases in recent decades, one that hinged on false claims about a presidential election — WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay $787.5 million …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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.
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Wajahat Ali / The Daily Beast:
Dominion's Big Fox News Settlement Is America's Loss — The country deserves a lengthy trial that lays bare the depth of Fox's hypocrisy, venality, and insincerity. … Dominion Voting, America's unexpected fighter for its fledgling democracy, settled its $1.6 billion lawsuit with Fox …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fox News settlement doesn't stop special master probe that could end in obstruction charges: legal expert
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CNBC:
Fox to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle election defamation lawsuit
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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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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
U.S. charges four Americans with aiding Kremlin efforts — Charges are the latest Justice Department effort against secret foreign propaganda networks on U.S. soil — Federal authorities charged four Americans on Tuesday with roles in a malign campaign pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda …
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Alleged U.S. Cult Members Accused of Working for Russian Spies
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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 …
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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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Senate Dems wrestle with Feinstein resignation chatter
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans block Senate Democrats' push to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel
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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 …
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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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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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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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New York Times:
Putin and Zelensky Highlight Separate Trips to Frontline Areas — Images released on Tuesday of the visits by the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seemed to offer dueling displays of strength. In Moscow, a court upheld the detention of the U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Russia unveils secretive weapon to target SpaceX's Starlink in Ukraine
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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.
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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 …
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Washington Post:
DeSantis wants to ‘Make America Florida.’ Here's what that looks like. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to “make America Florida.” — As the Republican gears up for a likely presidential run, we created this guide to current legislative proposals in the Sunshine State that offer a lens into his vision for the country.
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.
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