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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $21.7 Million Stock Sale as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav has sold $21.7 million of company shares while the proposed acquisition of WBD by Paramount Skydance remains delayed by an antitrust challenge. The sale adds scrutiny because Zaslav stands to receive a substantial payout if the deal completes, while Paramount faces increasing costs as it seeks to resolve…
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Flock revises privacy policies following backlash
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Flock updates privacy policies amid backlash Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance. © Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The company announced Thursday…
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Stephen Miller on ‘Woke 1’: ‘It never stopped’
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday claimed that the “woke 1” era and its consequences have not ended after recent comments about the time period from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “The result, the wages of that policy, were a historic increase in murders until President Trump came along. A historic increase in…
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Former Vikings captain Jack Brewer reacts to Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate primary victory in Michigan
Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer called Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary a “warning shot to America”. He said the result made political divisions more visible, framing El-Sayed’s success as a concern from his conservative perspective. Brewer also praised conservative commentator Michele Tafoya, arguing that she could appeal to Minnesota Democrats…
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Piker demands Democrats defend him from attacks, claims he’s no ‘toxic radical force’
Hasan Piker urged Democratic Party leaders to defend him against Republican criticism and to acknowledge his place within the party’s wider coalition during a Wednesday livestream. The intervention matters because his rhetoric is reportedly becoming an issue in competitive midterm races, potentially complicating Democrats’ efforts to appeal to a broad electorate. Fox News describes Piker…
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DOJ alleges California prisons failed to protect women prisoners from sexual abuse by staff
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday blasted California for allegedly failing to protect female prisoners from sexual abuse and harassment. The DOJ leveled its accusations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), namely at the two women’s prisons that it oversees — the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the California…
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‘Chad Powers’: Glen Powell’s Russ Holliday Struggles To Keep Up The Ruse On His College Football Playoff Run In Season 2 Trailer
Hulu has released a trailer for the second season of *Chad Powers*, in which Glen Powell’s disgraced quarterback Russ Holliday faces growing pressure to maintain his false identity as college football player Chad Powers. The season centres on the South Georgia Catfish’s attempt to reach the College Football Playoff while Russ’s increasingly implausible behaviour threatens…
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“Robert Plant sat at the back. You could see his brain ticking away, thinking, ‘I should do this.’ That’s what I like”: What drives the prog veteran who’s been compared to God?
Ashley Hutchings, a founding figure in British folk rock, reflects on the enduring creative drive that has kept him writing, performing and curating his catalogue well into later life. The article presents his influence through the admiration of fellow musicians, including Robert Plant, and underscores his role in establishing a modern British folk-rock tradition. Hutchings…
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Vance to GOP: Don’t blame young people for being sympathetic to socialism
Vice President Vance issued a warning to Republicans on Thursday about the momentum of progressive candidates on the left, saying GOP members can only blame themselves if they don’t persuade young voters. “Our response to that [socialism] can’t just be to ignore the economic concerns that I think are feeding this rising interest in socialism,”…
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Trump to rally with New York police in highlighting historic coast-to-coast violent crime drop
President Donald Trump is due to visit Nassau County, New York, alongside senior federal law-enforcement officials to rally with local police and highlight what his administration describes as a historic nationwide fall in violent crime. The event is intended to reinforce the White House’s law-and-order message and credit federal enforcement efforts for improving public safety.…