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A US federal judge rejects Infowars' sale to The Onion in Alex Jones' bankruptcy, after Jones challenged the sale, leaving it to a trustee to decide next steps — A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the sale of the conspiracy platform Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet …
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Sources say Paul Krugman opted to exit as NYT columnist after fundamental disagreements over the editing process with NYT Opinion Editor Kathleen Kingsbury — Paul Krugman grew frustrated at The New York Times over editing measures implemented in recent years under Opinion boss Kathleen Kingsbury.
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US Senator Tom Cotton blocks an effort by Senate Democrats to pass the PRESS Act, which would shield journalists and sources, after Trump opposed it last month — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater …
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Forbes Media names Sherry Phillips, who has been with Forbes for 28 years, as its new CEO, replacing Mike Federle, who was CEO for the past seven years — Forbes Media has named Sherry Phillips, who has been with the company for 28 years, as its new chief executive officer.


At an UBS event, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray praised Spotify's entry into audiobooks and said that audiobooks continue to outsell e-books in terms of revenue — The future of audiobooks and AI's impact on the publishing industry were points of discussion for HarperCollins, whose CEO …
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Source: Newsmax's COO told staff that those covering Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth needed to “focus on the positive” or face termination — Newsmax instructed staff to lay off Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host Donald Trump nominated to serve as his secretary of defense …
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Nielsen's Gracenote unit plans to unveil a new service at CES in January 2025 to let users find live sports content across streaming and linear video services — The hottest sport on TV isn't football, basketball or even pickleball. … As more streaming services focus on offering sports …


In a first, the 97th Academy Awards will stream live on Hulu, along with airing on ABC, giving it an unprecedented boost in accessibility and viewership — ABC also released the key art for the 97th Academy Awards ceremony — A long-overdue shake-up is coming to Hollywood's most celebrated night.
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Estates Gazette, a B2B magazine and information service covering UK commercial real estate, plans to close after 166 years, citing industry headwinds — Commercial real estate B2B title says it was damaged “irreparably” by industry headwinds. — Estates Gazette, a B2B magazine …


A California District Court judge orders Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with WP Engine's plugins — WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress.com parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District …


News Group Newspapers accuses Prince Harry of trying to turn his case against NGN into a “public inquiry” by calling irrelevant witnesses over “generic issues” — Counsel for News Group Newspapers accuses Duke of Sussex and co-claimant of calling irrelevant witnesses over ‘generic issues’


TikTok is offering users hundreds of dollars in Shop credits to spend time in the app, invite friends to join, and purchase products, ahead of a possible US ban — - App offers hundreds to users for spending time, adding friends — TikTok ramping up growth push despite January US ban pending
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