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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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Comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
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Don Lemon, longtime CNN host, out at cable news network
CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network just two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
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Tucker Carlson out at FOX News
The network announced it has agreed to part ways with the prime-time host less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.
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Fox’s settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M
Fox has said it doesn’t expect the settlement to affect its operations.
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Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement
The settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging Facebook developers sold user data to Cambridge Analytica to target people in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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Last minute brinkmanship and overseas assist end Fox case
Two days before the settlement was announced, the two sides brought on a veteran mediator to help, even though he was on a vacation cruise on the Danube River at the time.
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There are even more 2020 election defamation suits beyond the Fox-Dominion case
More than a dozen similar cases related to lies spread about the 2020 election are slowly making their way through the legal system.
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Fox has agreed to pay $787.5 million to resolve claims it broadcast and perpetuated bogus claims that Dominion Voting Systems stole the election from Donald Trump.
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Listen 1:36Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people
The move raises concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups.
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A Moscow court has rejected WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal
The U.S. journalist is accused of espionage, a charge he, the U.S. government and The Wall Street Journal deny.
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