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The Atlantic EIC says he was inadvertently included in a Signal chat group with Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, and others revealing the attack plans on Houthi targets — U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn't think it could be real.
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Q&A with Nick Denton on moving to Hungary, Gawker, how Peter Thiel actually did him a huge favor, Thiel funding the Gawker suit mainly over a PayPal story, more — The former Gawker publisher has had it with America under Trump. As he prepares to move to Budapest, Denton talks Cybertrucks …
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Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land's co-director Yuval Abraham says co-director Hamdan Ballal was “lynched” by Israeli settlers and arrested by soldiers — Abraham said on Monday that Ballal was “lynched” by a group of Israeli settlers and was then taken by soldiers with “no sign of him since.”
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Former CNN foreign correspondent Saima Mohsin says she “lost the support of the very place I thought would have my back” after an injury on assignment for CNN — Disability Journalism Forum hears how disabled people are being failed by media. — Former CNN foreign correspondent …
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A profile of Sasha Stone, a blogger who has covered the Hollywood awards season since the 1990s and now leans into MAGA punditry, costing her advertisers — Sasha Stone, who has been covering awards season since the '90s, has recast herself as a voice against what she perceives as the industry's liberal status quo.
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As TV production and movie ticket sales collapse in South Korea, producers hope China will lift its unofficial ban on Korean programs, in place since 2016 — As TV production and movie ticket sales collapse, producers are hoping China will lift its unofficial ban on Korean programs
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SCOTUS refuses to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by Trump ally Steve Wynn, in a case seeking to overturn, or narrow, the 1964 NYT v. Sullivan ruling — The US Supreme Court refused to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by casino tycoon Steve Wynn, turning away a case that might …
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An interview with HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur about BBC ending the interview show, why it is a depressing day for the BBC, his anger with management, more — For 19 years he has held the powerful to account on a show that attracts huge audiences around the world. Now it is over.


Dow Jones launches a content feed for users of the London Stock Exchange Group's Workspace data platform, its first customized product for an enterprise partner — Dow Jones has launched a custom content feed for users of London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Workspace financial data platform.
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Lawyers for USAGM say they notified RFE/RL of their intention to disburse $7M+ by next week, following a lawsuit filed by the broadcaster — The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) on Monday said it will make a multi-million dollar payment to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty that is intended …
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SEC filing: Ari Emanuel and a trust controlled by Emanuel received a payment of $174M in connection with the Silver Lake deal; Patrick Whitesell received $100M — Patrick Whitesell received a $100 million cash payout, though both men rolled over most of their equity into the now-private company.
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Live Nation reaches a $20M deal to settle an investor lawsuit claiming the company misled investors over allegations that it violated antitrust laws — The lawsuit from investors pointed to statements from the company downplaying allegations that it violated antitrust laws.
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A look at VOA staffers' lawsuit against Trump administration as they file a motion on Monday seeking a restraining order to freeze further attempts to gut VOA — Six Voice of America staffers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday for shuttering the U.S. Agency for Global Media …
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The Register, The Desk, @sarafischer and The Post Millennial