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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation tells staff not to refer to 9/11 as terror attacks in coverage
Journalists with the Canadian network can still describe the event as an "attack," but warned against using words like "terror" or "terrorists."
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WNBA breaking viewership records, with and without high-profile controversies, beefs
The WNBA game Sunday between the Indian Fever and Chicago Sky averaged 3.31 million viewers and peaked at 3.82 million viewers.
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Paramount blasts Mark Ruffalo's comment associating merger with 'genocide' against Palestinians
A Paramount spokesperson called Ruffalo's remarks "antisemitic" and said that "words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far."
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Half of U.S. has hepatitis B? Media's go-to vaccine expert gets fact-checked for puzzling interview
Paul Offit of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parses wording of CDC invitation to speak at vaccine advisory committee meeting, but CDC emails question his reading. Hepatitis B claims apparently based on modeling, and maybe misspeak.
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Trump wants CNN sold to new owners
Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the White House.
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New York Times sues Perplexity AI over alleged copyright infringement
The outlet claimed Perplexity violated the New York Times' copyrights in several ways, including by pulling large blocks of texts from New York Times articles and providing the information to Perplexity users without compensating the outlet.
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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss launching new show on Just the News podcast network
Truss is promising to provoke a Trump-style counterrevolution against global attacks on Western civilization and the rise of a deep state in governments across Europe.
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White House blasts media liberals as ‘disgusting’ after they blame Trump policies for Guard attack
Law enforcement officials have not specified a motive for the shooting so far.
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BBC chairman says 'determined to fight' Trump's threatened defamation lawsuit: report
“There is no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this,” BBC Chairman Samir Shah said
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Disney, YouTube TV announce deal that ends 15-day standoff
The standoff began late last month after the companies failed to reach a deal on pricing when its contract renewal period came up. YouTube previously said it was for “advocating for fair pricing” to offer its customers “the best TV experience.”
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Anti-Trump media gadfly at NIH put on paid leave for 2nd investigation since pandemic: director
The face of the resistance in NIH, dubbed "radical leftist" by unnamed HHS official, shared essay valorizing those who "break the law" and recommending "acts of noncompliance," but Director Bhattacharya cites earlier investigation over spending.
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BBC formally apologizes to Trump for editing clip of J6 speech, denies defamation
The British news corporation apologized for the editing, acknowledging that it failed to live up to the company's standards by giving a false impression and promised to never show the segment again.
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With Paramount owning CBS, Trump admin signals support for them to also merge with Warner Bros.
Warner executives are waiting for competing bids. Netflix, Comcast, and Amazon are among the potential bidders, reports say. Conservatives warn that a sale to Netflix or Comcast would further concentrate power in the media industry.