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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
As Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy theory, X has been placing ads for Apple, Bravo, IBM, Oracle, and Xfinity next to pro-Nazi content — CEO Linda Yaccarino previously claimed that brands are “protected from the risk of being next to” toxic posts — Update (11/16/23) …
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Ryan Mac / New York Times:
X Races to Contain Damage After Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post — IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
IBM Immediately Suspends Advertising From X/Twitter After Discovering Its Ads Appeared Next to Pro-Nazi Content … “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation,” a company rep said in a statement to Variety.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problem
Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problem
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk's Disturbing ‘Truth’
Elon Musk's Disturbing ‘Truth’
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’ — Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) took to social media Thursday evening after the House Ethics Committee released a scathing report about his potential federal crimes, calling politics and the report “dirty.”
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after a scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking
Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after a scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking
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The Messenger:
Donald Trump's 2024 Trial Schedule Drifts Into Chaos — Court filings, judicial opinions, public statements and other developments reveal how the former president could face only a single trial on his road to Election Day — JWPlayer — In theory, Donald Trump is facing down the prospect …
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Posts Tirade Against Judge, Court Clerk Hours After Gag Order Paused — The former president called a court staffer a “Trump Hating Clerk,” who is “politically biased and out of control.” — LOADING — Former President Donald Trump went on a tirade against the judge overseeing …
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NBC News:
Appeals court temporarily lifts Trump gag order in civil fraud case
Appeals court temporarily lifts Trump gag order in civil fraud case
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Payback Scheme: Trump Tries to Get Michael Cohen's Phone
Payback Scheme: Trump Tries to Get Michael Cohen's Phone
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sean Combs Is Accused by Cassie of Rape and Years of Abuse in Lawsuit — In the suit, the singer says Mr. Combs, known as Puff Daddy or Diddy, subjected her to a pattern of control and abuse over about a decade. Mr. Combs “vehemently” denied the allegations.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sued for alleged rape, sex trafficking by singer Cassie
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sued for alleged rape, sex trafficking by singer Cassie
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Associated Press:
New York authorities make largest-ever seizure of knock-off goods, worth more than $1B — Photographs released by prosecutors showed shelves stacked with counterfeit wallets and bags. — NEW YORK — Federal authorities in New York announced on Wednesday the largest-ever seizure of counterfeit goods …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 Poll: Brown Tops Potential GOP Opponents in the U.S. Senate Race — Trump and Biden Comfortably Lead Republican and Democratic Primaries — A new Emerson College Polling/WJW-TV Fox 8 Cleveland survey of Ohio voters finds Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown leading potential Republican opponents …
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Washington Post:
Don't just be horrified. Ban AR-15s, bump stocks and large magazines. — Even the best-written accounts cannot fully convey the carnage of mass shootings. The frequency and lethality of massacres on U.S. soil numb society to the moral outrage of slaughtered innocents.
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Washington Post:
How Osama bin Laden's ‘Letter to America’ reached millions online — Videos citing the document had been viewed far less than many TikTok posts. Then a journalist made a compilation and posted it to X, causing attention to the manifesto to explode. — On Monday, a TikTok user with 371 followers …
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Mike Gallagher argues it's time to ban TikTok as app ignites sympathy for Osama bin Laden
Mike Gallagher argues it's time to ban TikTok as app ignites sympathy for Osama bin Laden
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Crosses a Crucial Line — But Americans can still choose a better path. — The former president, after years of espousing authoritarian beliefs, has fully embraced the language of fascism. But Americans—even those who have supported him—can still refuse to follow him deeper into darkness.
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Paula Reid / CNN:
Special counsel investigating Joe Biden's handling of classified material is not expected to bring charges — Special counsel Robert Hur is not expected to charge anyone in connection with the mishandling of classified documents at two locations connected to President Joe Biden, two sources close to the investigation told CNN.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Department of Education opens seven school investigations over alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia — The Department of Education has launched investigations into seven schools after receiving complaints about alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, an administration official tells CNN.
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Special counsel using California grand jury in Hunter Biden probe, subpoenas his uncle James Biden — Special counsel prosecutors are using a Los Angeles grand jury to seek documents and possible testimony from multiple witnesses as part of the ongoing federal investigation …
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Ohio Man Who Attacked Officers on Jan. 6 Gets Nearly 5 Years in Prison — Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas has failed to express remorse for his actions that day and turned his notoriety as a rioter into a brand, prosecutors said. — An Ohio man who assaulted law enforcement officers during …
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Los Angeles Times:
Cease-fire now. The killing in Gaza must stop — It has become impossible to distinguish between Israel's decidedly non-surgical operation against Hamas militants in Gaza and the indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians. When so-called humanitarian pauses in the bombardment …
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Politico:
Capitol Police confront fallout from violent protest at Democratic headquarters — The Hill's police force has been on edge after recent assaults on lawmakers and the Jan. 6 insurrection. — The Capitol Police announced that a protest that turned violent outside of Democratic Party …
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Lunden Roberts / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Lunden Roberts writes for DailyMail: What the mother of Hunter Biden's 5-year-old daughter REALLY thinks about their fling, his recovery from the depths of addiction and whether he can be a real dad to Navy Joan — Lunden Roberts, the mother of Hunter's 5-year-old daughter explains …
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Politico:
Progressive pressure on Jeffries: Israel critics want help surviving backlash — It's a moment for new House Democratic leaders to shore up support among the left flank, as the two sides strike different tones on the Israel-Hamas War. — Progressive Democrats who've condemned Israel …
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