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11:30 AM ET, September 15, 2025

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Annabelle Timsit / Washington Post:
Two Utah men are arrested and charged with attempted aggravated arson after an incendiary device was found under a vehicle belonging to KSTU Fox 13 News  —  Investigators also found “two hoax weapons of mass destruction” at the residence of Adeeb and Adil Nasir, which the men said were real, according to an affidavit.
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Apple won 22 awards at the 77th Emmy's, its highest ever, as HBO and HBO Max rebounded with 30 awards; Netflix won 30, NBCUniversal won 16, and Disney won 13  —  Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery share the lead for most wins in 2025.  —  A record-setting night for The Studio helped give Apple TV …
CNBC:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US has reached a TikTok deal with China, as Trump cites “a ‘certain’ company that young people” in the US wanted saved  —  The U.S. and China have reached a ‘framework’ deal for social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Fox and Friends' Brian Kilmeade apologizes after saying homeless people with mental health issues who refuse help should get an “involuntary lethal injection”  —  Kilmeade, co-host of Fox & Friends, appeared on Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday, telling viewers, “In the morning …
Karen Attiah / The Golden Hour:
WaPo columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired last week over her social media posts “against hatred and violence” in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination  —  Last week, the Washington Post fired me.  —  The reason?  Speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns.
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Matthew Dowd / Lighthouse Sentinel:
Matthew Dowd, fired from MSNBC for comments he made immediately after the Charlie Kirk shooting, says he spoke before he knew Kirk was hit
Max Tani / Semafor:
Nika Soon-Shiong, LAT owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's daughter, becomes Drop Site News' publisher, as the left-leaning outlet hits ~400K subs since its 2024 launch  —  The News  —  Nika Soon-Shiong's experience at the Los Angeles Times during the early 2020s hasn't been that different …
New York Times:
After Trump's budget cuts, radio and TV stations are pleading with NPR and PBS to lower their fees as they mull whether to drop national programming altogether  —  Radio and television stations, facing enormous budget holes, are pleading with NPR and PBS to lower their fees as they examine whether …
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Penske Media sues Google, says ~20% of Google search results linking to its sites now include AI Overviews, and affiliate link revenue fell 33%+ since late 2024  —  Penske Media alleges artificial-intelligence-generated answers steal its content and have reduced traffic and revenue for its sites
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Vice President JD Vance says he will host Monday's episode of The Charlie Kirk Show as a tribute to him  —  Vice President JD Vance will host a Monday episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” as a tribute to slain the MAGA activist who was a key ally and friend of Trump administration officials.
Iris Samuels / Anchorage Daily News:
An Alaska fund has raised $3.5M+ from 80 donors in its first two months to help public radio and TV stations partially offset the ~$15M federal funding cuts  —  An Alaska fund has raised $3.5 million as it seeks to replace federal funding rescinded by Congress for public radio and television stations.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify adds new features for free users globally, allowing them to search for and play any song they want; the company reported 433M ad-supported MAUs in Q2  —  Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too.
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New York Times:
A look at David Ellison's spending spree, representing the biggest funding change in Hollywood since 2013 when Netflix began showering creators with money
 
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Lauren Goode / Wired:
Researchers say videos of Charlie Kirk's shooting fall into a policy gap on social media platforms, between allowable “graphic content” and “glorified violence”
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Joel Kuwahara, co-founder and president of production at Fox-owned Bento Box, is leaving the animation studio, which produces Bob's Burgers, Hoops, and more
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Paramount condemns a boycott of Israeli film companies after 4,000+ people sign a Film Workers for Palestine pledge to not work with some Israeli film entities
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Mastodon plans to launch quote posts starting next week with safety features allowing users to control how they get quoted, to avoid “dunking”
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
WSJ revised a headline and added an editor's note to a story suggesting ammo in Charlie Kirk's shooting was engraved with “transgender and antifascist ideology”
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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