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2:40 PM ET, November 18, 2025

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Washington Post:
In a meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, Trump says “a lot of people didn't like” Jamal Khashoggi, adding, “things happen, but [MBS] knew nothing about it”  —  The de facto Saudi ruler was branded an outcast after the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
During an Air Force One gaggle, President Trump said “Quiet, quiet, piggy” to a female Bloomberg reporter when she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein emails  —  That came on Friday, when one female reporter attempted to ask the president about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump calls for ABC to lose its broadcast license and says Brendan Carr “should look at that” after an ABC reporter asked questions about Khashoggi and Epstein  —  Donald Trump called for ABC to lose its broadcast license after he grew irate at correspondent Mary Bruce …
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Jem Bartholomew / Columbia Journalism Review:
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC using a single incautious Panorama edit, after years of attacks by UK conservatives on the BBC  —  How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.  —  On Friday, reporters aboard Air Force One asked President Donald Trump about his intention to sue the BBC.
Ryan Lizza / Telos News:
Ryan Lizza discusses his relationship with Olivia Nuzzi, reveals her affair with politician Mark Sanford, and details her earlier ties to Keith Olbermann  —  Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that's what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
CPB agrees to fulfill a $36M, multi-year contract with NPR, resolving litigation filed by NPR accusing CPB of illegally yielding to Trump's demands  —  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
Martin Arnold / Financial Times:
The UK CMA opens probes into StubHub, Viagogo, and others over allegedly deceptive online pricing practices; the UK plans to ban above face value ticket resales  —  CMA opens investigations into eight companies including ticketing websites StubHub and Viagogo
Riddhi Setty / Columbia Journalism Review:
The three-year strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ends after a Third Circuit court panel ruled the paper had acted in bad faith; the paper plans to appeal  —  Journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are ready to return to work.  —  After three years on strike, twenty-six employees …
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Two freelance journalists say the UK's Daily Express stole their articles, rewriting one seemingly using AI, and offered £100 only once they reached out  —  First person account of rail journey apparently rewritten using AI.  —  Two journalists have accused the Daily Express …
Discussion: @pressgazette.co.uk
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko steps down from the decentralized social network as part of its transition to a nonprofit structure governed by a board  —  Mastodon's creator, Eugen Rochko, is stepping down as CEO of the open source, decentralized social network and X rival …
 
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OpenAI launches Prism, a free cloud-based LaTeX editor that embeds GPT-5.2 to assist in scientific paper drafting and citation management

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants
 
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