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1:25 PM ET, April 23, 2018

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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
A look at Hannity's real estate empire, including apartment complexes bought with HUD help, a fact Hannity didn't mention when interviewing Ben Carson last year  —  When Sean Hannity was named in court this week as a client of Donald Trump's embattled legal fixer Michael Cohen …
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Sean Hannity responds to Guardian story, describing it as the “latest fake news attack”, and says he never discussed Obama-era loans with HUD officials  —  It is ironic that I am being attacked for investing my personal money in communities that badly need such investment and in which …
Discussion: Mediaite, The Wrap and The Guardian
Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' base salary declined from $900K to $850K in 2017, but his overall compensation package increased 5%, with $23.5M in stock options  —  Content chief Ted Sarandos saw his pay jump more than 18 percent to $22.4 million.  —  Netflix CEO Reed Hastings received …
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
New York Times reporter Nicholas Confessore responds to criticism of Clinton coverage from colleague Amy Chozick, says decision to publish stories was correct  —  New York Times reporter Nicholas Confessore is hitting back against his colleague Amy Chozick — now engaging in a very public reckoning …
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
“Bernie TV”, or videos on Facebook Live and Twitter from Bernie Sanders' staff, lets the senator reach voters directly; his 2017 videos were viewed 800M+ times  —  For a brief moment in late October 2016, when Hillary Clinton was surfing on a six-point national lead over Donald Trump …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tencent Music is preparing for an IPO, potentially coming in the second half of 2018, that could value it at $25B+, double 2017's valuation of $12.5B  —  Deal would be one of the largest tech offerings ever  —  Tencent Music Entertainment Group, China's largest music-streaming company …
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
CNN creates a video, comparing Trump's talking points alongside those of Fox News personalities, showing he often repeats what they say almost verbatim  —  From Fox hosts' lips to the president's ears  —  President Donald Trump doesn't hide his feelings: He thinks Fox News is the “fairest” source of news.
Discussion: Washington Post
John F. Harris / Politico:
In a Q&A with Politico EIC John Harris, NYT Editorial Page Editor James Bennet discusses his role and recent controversies around the section  —  Is civil discourse our last hope, or a pointless exercise in the Trump era?  A conversation between New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet …
 
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview

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Google says it will consolidate teams that focus on building AI models across Research and DeepMind, and move its Responsible AI teams from Research to DeepMind
 
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