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12:30 PM ET, July 9, 2022

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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
SEC filing: Elon Musk notified Twitter he wants to end the merger agreement, claiming it didn't provide him the info he requested; stock is down 6%+ after hours  —  Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his deal to buy Twitter, according to a letter sent by a lawyer on his behalf to the company's chief legal officer Friday.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WWE's Vince McMahon agreed to pay $12M+ over 16 years to four women formerly affiliated with WWE, over claims of sexual misconduct and infidelity  —  The longtime chief of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. secured nondisclosure agreements to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity
Jay Peters / The Verge:
The NFL's Roger Goodell confirms that streaming service NFL+ will launch this season and says the league will pick a Sunday Ticket streaming partner by the fall  —  It could arrive in time for next season  —  The NFL is working on its own direct-to-consumer streaming service, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC in an interview.
Agence France-Presse:
Rappler says Maria Ressa has lost her appeal against a conviction for cyber libel but the news website says it would “avail of all legal remedies available”  —  Peace prize winner and veteran journalist faces lengthy jail sentence  —  Philippines' Nobel peace prize winner …
Chelsea Curtis / Arizona Republic:
Arizona makes it illegal for people within 8 feet of law enforcement activity to record police, except for those involved; Gannett and others opposed the bill  —  People will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday.
Haya Abushkhaidem / Reuters Institute …:
How Israel has attacked Palestinian journalists: since 2000, the IDF has killed 30+ journalists, per RSF, and MADA has documented 368 Israeli violations in 2021  —  “This was not a one-time incident.  Palestinian journalists have long been subjected to arrests and attacks," Haya Abushkhaidem writes
Discussion: Al Jazeera and The Intercept
Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
Cinedigm announces Cineverse, an AVOD service with 15+ free ad-supported linear streaming channels and 46K+ VOD films and TV episodes, launching in late August  —  Matchpoint Blueprint 2.0 uses AI and machine learning to enhance viewing experience  —  Cinedigm said it will use an enhanced version …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson dodged Ben Smith's questions with ease in an interview during Semafor's pre-launch event by deflecting, lying, and attacking the questioner  —  Semafor founder Ben Smith's much-ballyhooed Thursday interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson was, predictably, a total shitshow.
Iris Deng / South China Morning Post:
Tencent's WeChat closes Bloomberg's Daybreak financial news account, accused of violating Chinese regulations; Bloomberg's other WeChat accounts remain up  —  Trams and cast-iron postboxes speak to the history of the city, while delicacies such as fishballs and egg waffles are street food essentials …
Discussion: Talking Biz News and @niubi
Tim Baysinger / Axios:
Moonbug's managing director says the CoComelon creator wants to expand beyond North America and Europe, cater to kids as old as eight, and venture into gaming  —  Exit Content Preview  —  Moonbug Entertainment, owner of popular children's series like “CoComelon,” plans to grow …
Discussion: @kerrymflynn
Washington Post:
David Shipley, top editor of Bloomberg's opinion section, is named editor of The Washington Post editorial page, managing 80+ staffers starting after Labor Day  —  The longtime editor at Bloomberg will succeed the late Fred Hiatt as the first leader of the section hired from outside of The Post.
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Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
Africa-based Chinese influencers who post racist videos about Africans on apps like Douyin and Kuaishou made fortunes from China's livestream shopping industry
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
A UK judge rules in favor of Prince Harry's claim that the Mail on Sunday defamed him, after Meghan Markle won a similar case against the paper in December 2021
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Peter White / Deadline:
Berlanti Productions appoints Warner Bros. TV's Leigh London Redman as president, starting in September and replacing David Madden
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety