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Eight women who worked for or aspired to work with Charlie Rose on his eponymous show say he sexually harassed them with nudity, groping, and lewd calls — Eight women have told The Washington Post that longtime television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Memo: CBS President David Rhodes says the network has terminated Charlie Rose's employment, effective immediately — “There is absolutely nothing more important, in this or any organization, than ensuring a safe, professional workplace," says CBS News President David Rhodes
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@cbsnews, Washington Post, Business Insider, ABC News, FOX2now.com and New York Times
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
On CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose's co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell denounced his alleged behavior and discussed the allegations against him — Charlie Rose suspended by CBS after accusations of sexual harassment — There was a proverbial empty chair on the set of “CBS This Morning” …
Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
36 female SNL staffers who worked with Senator Al Franken, who was a writer for the show, released a statement of public support for him — Senator Al Franken may not be getting support from a lot of the female population right now, but at least 36 women have got his back.
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Brian Fung / Washington Post:
FCC unveils its plan to repeal net neutrality rules, a move that would give ISPs broad powers to determine which websites and online services customers use — Federal regulators unveiled a plan Tuesday that would give Internet providers broad powers to determine what websites and online services their customers can see and use.
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Bob Weinstein personally paid around £250K to settle a case between his brother and two Miramax employees who'd accused Harvey of sexual harassment and assault — The mogul used money from his brother and elaborate legal agreements to hide allegations of predation for decades.
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CNBC:
DoJ files antitrust suit to block AT&T/DirecTV's $85B proposed acquisition of Time Warner, says merger would lessen competition, result in higher prices — The Department of Justice is suing to block AT&T's $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner, AT&T said in a release.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
During a broadcast of Breitbart News Daily, Breitbart's Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow claimed rape is now “any sex the woman ends up regretting” — Alex Marlow, the editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, argued on Tuesday that women had changed the definition of the word “rape” to mean …
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Media Matters for America, Mediaite and @zackford
Justin Ling / Motherboard:
Eric Schmidt says Google News is working to derank Russian propaganda, naming RT and Sputnik, and adding Google doesn't want to ban the sites — “It's basically RT and Sputnik,” he said on Saturday. — Eric Schmidt and the Kremlin. Image: Nils Jorgensen/REX/Shutterstock/Pavel Kazachkov/Wikimedia Commons.
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
21st Century Fox reaches $90M settlement with shareholders, arising out of sexual harassment scandal at Fox News; Roger Ailes estate will pay a portion of it — (Reuters) - Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has reached a $90 million settlement of shareholder claims arising from the sexual harassment scandal …
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FierceCable and Fast Company
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Alfred Ng / CNET:
Justice Department charges Behzad Mesri, an Iranian citizen, for allegedly hacking HBO and demanding a $6M bitcoin ransom in July — The alleged hacker, who went after HBO with a $6 million ransom this summer, used to work for the Iranian military and attack nuclear software systems. — Enlarge Image
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The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Full Fact shows live fact checks alongside news articles from select sources; currently in beta, geared toward UK market — JOHANNESBURG — Fact-checkers wrote down their wildest dreams on post-it notes, sticking them to the glass wall of an airy 12th floor office at Wits University.
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