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Trump continues lies about election and lashes out after N.Y. verdict in town hall
Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. But Trump, to be expected, dismissed all that in a CNN town hall and continued his conspiracy about the 2020 election h
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For May the 4th, Carrie Fisher of ‘Star Wars’ is getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
The honor for the late actress, who played Princess Leia and many other roles in a lengthy career, will be accepted by her daughter and fellow Star Wars actress Billie Lourd.
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Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents
Fox News is opposing an effort by three news organizations to reveal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit.
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Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson
The former Fox host lamented how supporters of former President Donald Trump ganged up to beat a protester. “It's not how white men fight,” Carlson wrote.
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Elon Musk threatens to re-assign @NPR on Twitter to ‘another company’
Musk, who has been scuffling with the media since acquiring the platform last year, asked if NPR was going to start tweeting again.
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Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill
The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act would set the minimum age of social media users to 13. For teens between the ages of 13 and 18, parental consent would be required.
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Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying ‘trickles down from the top’
Allegations painting Fox News as an abusive workplace that excuses misogyny and anti-Semitism have been put on blast in the aftermath of Carlson's abrupt firing this week.
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Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
A family spokesperson said he died Thursday at home in suburban Chicago.
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Terry Gross to share ‘Fresh Air’ microphone with co-host, Tonya Mosley
The former host of NPR’s “Here and Now” has joined the “Fresh Air” team.
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NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt to deliver Villanova University commencement speech
Since 2015, Lester Holt has been the anchor of NBC Nightly News. He’ll be delivering the speech on May 19.
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Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
The suit came after a Disney World oversight board appointed by DeSantis voted to void a deal that placed theme park design and construction decisions in the company's hands.
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Asbestos in Schools, La bohème, NPR’s Ari Shapiro
Opera Philadelphia spectacularly performs four parts of La bohème in reverse. Plus, Ari Shapiro's 'The Best Strangers in the World' and the latest on asbestos in schools.
Air Date: April 26, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 45:51Defamation suit produced trove of Tucker Carlson messages
His unexplained departure has turned a spotlight on what he said in depositions, emails, and text messages among the thousands of pages Dominion released.
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ESPN announces layoffs as part of cost cutting by Disney
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs.
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‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera charged with punching brother
Margera is charged with simple assault, harassment, and four counts of terroristic threats. Margera then fled on foot, according to court documents.
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