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Rob Wile / NBC News:
President Trump's 2025 financial disclosures show $80M in income from settlements tied to his lawsuits against ABC, CBS, Meta, YouTube, and other companies — The annual report also includes $80 million in income from settlements tied to his lawsuits against companies like ABC, CBS, Meta and YouTube.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
NPR retracts an article saying Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring; he has made no such announcement, and a spokesman called the story “inaccurate” — The news outlet quickly removed the article, which was written by NPR's seasoned Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, from its website.
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Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's Nina Totenberg misheard a statement about retirements and told editor Krishnadev Calamur that Alito was retiring; Calamur then posted a prewritten story — NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg misheard an announcement about retirements as she was leaving the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Reuters:
The UK says it is leaning towards intervening in Paramount's $110B WBD takeover, citing concerns over media freedom and the provision of on-demand programming — British culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Tuesday she was minded to intervene in Paramount Skydance Corp's (PSKY.O) …
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Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal:
The European Commission says Paramount offered concessions for its $110B WBD takeover to ease competition concerns, and sets a July 22 investigation deadline — Paramount says it's confident the remedy directly and comprehensively addresses concerns — Paramount Skydance offered …
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and Eureka Productions worked with ElevenLabs to use AI to re-create Gene Wilder's voice as Willy Wonka for a new unscripted series — The streamer had the permission of the late actor's estate to generate the voiceover. … Netflix and Eureka Productions, which is behind The Golden Ticket …
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Dish DBS and several subsidiaries file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas; the company expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the third quarter — EchoStar's (ECHO.O) satellite pay-TV unit Dish DBS and its wireless subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: CNN chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid declined to renew her contract, which expires this summer, after raising concerns about CNN's future — It's a role Reid has filled repeatedly during her tenure at CNN, becoming one of the network's most trusted legal voices …
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Podcasting platform Riverside launches AI tools to turn videos into newsletters, draft a first cut of a recording, create social media content, and more — Video and podcast recording tool maker Riverside is giving its users a new way to reach their audiences: newsletters.
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Podnews, @alexisohanian, @nadavkeyson and @nadavkeyson
Bloomberg:
Sources: TikTok settles a lawsuit before a second California trial over social media harm to minors for an undisclosed sum; Meta and Snap remain defendants — TikTok is finalizing a settlement related to a lawsuit claiming that the world's largest social media platforms are addictive to minors …
Bloomberg Law:
A US federal judge blocks a DOD policy requiring staff escorts for credentialed reporters inside the Pentagon building, after the NYT challenged the policy — A Washington federal judge blocked a Department of Defense policy requiring staff escorts for credentialed reporters inside the Pentagon building.
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Elias Schisgall / Wall Street Journal:
Getty Images announces plans to end its Shutterstock merger after the UK CMA conditioned approval of the deal on Shutterstock selling its editorial business — A U.K. regulator said Shutterstock must sell its editorial business in order for the merger between the two companies to be approved
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