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Nation Jan 16
Journalists prepare for protests where they could be targetsWhile monitoring online chatter about protests at state capitols in advance of next week’s presidential inauguration, the Seattle Times came across a chilling description for journalists: soft targets.
Arts Jan 06
Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songsNeil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 percent stake in his music to a British investment company in a deal announced on Wednesday.
World Dec 18
‘Caliphate’ podcast didn’t meet standards, The New York Times saysAfter an internal investigation, The New York Times said Friday it was wrong to trust a Canadian man whose account of Islamic State atrocities was a central part of its 2018 podcast “Caliphate” but could not be verified.
Politics Oct 15
C-SPAN suspends Steve Scully after he admits to lie about hackScully was supposed to moderate the second debate between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, which had been scheduled for Thursday but was canceled.
Politics Sep 30
Presidential debate commission says it will make changes to formatThe presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
Politics Sep 15
Scientific American favors Biden in first-ever presidential endorsementThe magazine said that “the evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has basically damaged the United States and its people because he rejects evidence and science.”…
Politics Aug 27
Fox’s Tucker Carlson takes heat for Kenosha commentaryCarlson said leaders in Kenosha, Wisconsin, had failed to keep control of their streets following the weekend police shooting of a Black man. Some critics interpreted Carlson's words as support for vigilante justice.
Politics Aug 24
WATCH: Republican delegates officially nominate Trump for presidentPresident Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are slated to attend the roll call vote in Charlotte, North Carolina Monday…
Politics Aug 18
Television viewership down for unconventional conventionPreliminary estimates show 18.7 million people watched the first night of the virtual Democratic convention on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel. That's down from nearly 26 million who saw the first night of Hillary Clinton's nominating…
Science Jul 25
Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is airedThe Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week” program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus.