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Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute — President-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban the TikTok social media platform …
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Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law — Groups alleging China's government has engaged in human-rights violations argue U.S. Constitution does not protect TikTok as “an unregistered foreign agent”
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Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer — Greg Gumbel, the renowned CBS Sports anchor and commentator, has died at the age of 78. — His family confirmed the news in a statement on Friday, saying:
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Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix — - Some reviews for blockbuster's second season are not great — Shares of actor Lee Jung-jae's firm Artist United sink 30%
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Italy says Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist for the newspaper Il Foglio, was arrested in Iran on Dec. 19; the reason for the arrest has not been made public — Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19, but news of her detention only became public on Friday.
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Sources: after Trump's election win, NPR is preparing for a variety of funding possibilities, including that government money will be clawed back immediately — Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?


The commentary editor of Germany's Welt am Sonntag resigns after the Axel Springer group paper published a piece by Elon Musk in support of far-right AfD party — Billionaire Trump adviser said his ‘significant investments’ in the country justified his wading into German politics
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Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer — Mr. Parsons's lengthy résumé is a catalog of corporate emergencies at Time Warner, Citigroup and the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show — The NBA's annual Christmas showcase also grows substantially, with all five games up year to year.
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Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches
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Source: Smartmatic has asked a probate court to turn over sealed documents from the Murdoch succession battle that may bolster its defamation suit against Fox — Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing Fox News over its promotion of 2020 election lies, is trying to obtain evidence …
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Netflix's foray into live sports caps off a strong year, with its share price up 90%+ in 2024, but the stock's rich valuation sets a high bar for follow-up act — Foray into live sports caps a strong year, but stock's rich valuation sets a high bar for follow-up act
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A YouTuber who streams game playing on a 17-year-old channel won a DMCA takedown fight with an apparent fake Nintendo lawyer by spotting a spoofed email address — In late September, Dominik “Domtendo” Neumayer received a troubling email. … Now, those videos were gone.
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Survey of 1,251 US adults: 65% feel the need to limit news consumption about politics and government due to fatigue and information overload — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election.
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