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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Licht's Out — The embattled CNN C.E.O. will be leaving the company, and long-time beloved top executive Amy Entelis will steady the ship until Zaz picks a new leader. It's been a hell of a week since The Atlantic story dropped, and yet here goes another reinvention.
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New York Times:
Chris Licht Is Out at CNN — Mr. Licht had a turbulent tenure that lasted slightly more than a year. — Chris Licht, the former television producer who oversaw a brief and chaotic tenure as the chairman of CNN, is out at the network, according to a person briefed on the decision.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out — New York CNN — Chris Licht, the embattled chief executive and chairman of CNN, whose brief one-year tenure at the network was stained by a series of severe missteps, will depart the company. — “I met with Chris and he will be leaving CNN …
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Wall Street Journal:
Top CNN Anchors Criticize CEO Chris Licht's Leadership — Jake Tapper, Erin Burnett and Anderson Cooper are among personalities voicing concerns about embattled chief executive — Some of CNN's highest-profile hosts are expressing concerns to management about Chris Licht's ability …
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New York Times:
Grand Jury in Florida Hints at Unknown Complexities in Trump Documents Inquiry — Prosecutors have started calling witnesses to a federal grand jury in Miami after months in which activity in the investigation was centered on a separate grand jury in Washington.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Multiple witnesses subpoenaed in Florida in Trump Mar-a-Lago case — Involvement of top prosecutor Jay Bratt in the Florida grand jury could suggest questions about Espionage Act violations — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed multiple witnesses to testify before a previously unknown grand jury …
The Hill:
Political world braces for possible federal indictment of Trump — The political world is bracing for the possibility of a federal indictment of former President Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential election next year. — A flurry of recent activity and posturing related …
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Washington Post:
If the DOJ indicts Trump, the message would be in the details — Andrew Weissmann, a law professor at New York University, previously served as general counsel of the FBI and as a senior prosecutor in the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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New York Times:
Mark Meadows Testified to Grand Jury in Special Counsel Investigation of Trump — Mr. Meadows, the final White House chief of staff under Donald Trump, is seen as a potentially key witness in the documents and Jan. 6 inquiries. — Mark Meadows, the final White House chief …
ABC News:
7 people shot following high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia: Police — Six people were also injured in the aftermath of the shooting, police said. — Seven people were shot following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said.
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Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
The East Coast's Wildfire Smoke Is On Par With the West's Worst Days — “I pulled the data for the past 18 years, and it's almost off the charts.” — Air pollution in New York and across the eastern United States, driven by an outbreak of wildfires across Quebec and Nova Scotia …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
NYC tells vulnerable residents to mask up as wildfire smoke engulfs city
NYC tells vulnerable residents to mask up as wildfire smoke engulfs city
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New York Times:
Wildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts in Much of U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts in Much of U.S.
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Ian Livingston / Washington Post:
Smoke invaded the D.C. area yet again Tuesday and could get worse
Smoke invaded the D.C. area yet again Tuesday and could get worse
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David McAfee / Raw Story:
Far-right ‘Moms for Liberty’ listed as a hate group for first time — Moms for Liberty, the far-right parental group known for protesting at school board meetings, has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a “hate group” for the first time ever.
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Tyler O'Neil / The Daily Signal:
Far-Left Group Puts Moms for Liberty on Map With KKK Chapters
Far-Left Group Puts Moms for Liberty on Map With KKK Chapters
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Moms for Liberty Labeled ‘Extremist’ Group for First Time by Watchdog Org
Moms for Liberty Labeled ‘Extremist’ Group for First Time by Watchdog Org
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
DeSantis Stays Silent on Whether Florida Arranged Migrant Flights to California — The silence from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican running for president, on such a high-profile incident is unusual. — Reporting from Miami — In his first public appearance since officials in California accused …
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NBC News:
How Ron DeSantis found a home in Florida's swamp
How Ron DeSantis found a home in Florida's swamp
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Radley Balko / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis Wants You to Be Scared Senseless About Crime (Don't Be)
Ron DeSantis Wants You to Be Scared Senseless About Crime (Don't Be)
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Matthew Rodriguez / CBS News:
Fights break out outside Glendale school district meeting as protesters battle over gender studies — Protests outside a Glendale school district meeting turned violent as groups began several brawls as administrators discussed recognizing Pride Month, while the public debated gender and sexual identity studies.
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Los Angeles Times:
3 arrested outside Glendale school board meeting in violent clashes between LGBTQ+ protesters
3 arrested outside Glendale school board meeting in violent clashes between LGBTQ+ protesters
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Doug Burgum, Wealthy North Dakota Governor, Enters Presidential Race — As the leader of a deep-red state, Mr. Burgum has promoted staunchly conservative policies, signing into law a near-total ban on abortion. — Gov. Doug Burgum, the Republican governor of North Dakota who rose …
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Doug Burgum / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Running for President in 2024 — America needs new leadership to unleash our people's potential. — When Joe Biden released his video announcing his re-election campaign, it was shocking what was missing. He failed to articulate any economic vision for the country …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
CNN's Chris Licht showed the problem with anti-woke centrism — In a roughly 15,000-word profile published last week by the Atlantic, CNN chief executive Chris Licht, who has complained that the network's journalists were too opinionated when Donald Trump was president, gave a lot of, well, opinions.
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Associated Press:
White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor is arrested in Florida — A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 2½-year feud was arrested Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
An uncomfortable truth about GOP anti-trans bigotry — This is how genocide begins. — At her CNN town hall on Sunday, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley joined in her party's vicious anti-trans campaign. — “How are we supposed to get our girls used to the fact that biological boys …
Politico:
Conservatives surprise McCarthy with floor rebellion over debt deal anger — A band of House conservatives derailed a bill that takes aim at gas stove regulation. It could be just the beginning of moves to undercut the speaker. — A band of House conservatives mounted an extraordinary rebellion …
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Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
Conservatives Tank Their Own Gas Stove Bill Out of Spite
Conservatives Tank Their Own Gas Stove Bill Out of Spite
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Rachel Pannett / Washington Post:
A Ukrainian zoo survived through war. The Kakhovka flood ended it. — Over the past year, the keepers at the Kazkova Dibrova zoo in southern Ukraine battled to safeguard their charges under Russian occupation. — The park surrounding the zoo was mined and access routes blocked, making evacuating the animals impossible.
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New York Times:
Chris Christie Announces '24 Run, Taking Square Aim at Trump — At his New Hampshire kickoff, the former New Jersey governor called Donald Trump “a bitter, angry man” and said his time in office was a failure. — Trip Gabriel reported from Goffstown, N.H.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
How Christie and Trump's Friendship Flourished, Then Deteriorated
How Christie and Trump's Friendship Flourished, Then Deteriorated
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Io Dodds / The Independent:
Tucker Carlson calls Ukraine's Jewish leader ‘rat-like’ as he launches new Twitter show with pro-Kremlin rant — The far-right former Fox News host also questioned the official story about 9/11 and claimed that the US media are covering up evidence of alien life
PGATOUR.COM:
PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and PIF announce newly formed commercial entity to unify golf — Agreement establishes common goal to promote and grow the game globally for the benefit of all stakeholders, ends litigation