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  • Opinion: Fox News was never a real news network

     

    Since Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch’s deposition in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit was recently made public, there has been an avalanche of speculation about the effect his words will have on the network. Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News hosts — Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, Maria Bartiromo and former host Lou Dobbs — endorsed lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen; and that he gave Jared Kushner confidential information about President Joe Biden’s ads and debate strategy in 2020.

    ​Since Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch’s deposition in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit was recently made public, there has been an avalanche of speculation about the effect his words will have on the network. Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News hosts — Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, Maria Bartiromo and former host Lou Dobbs — endorsed lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen; and that he gave Jared Kushner confidential information about President Joe Biden’s ads and debate strategy in 2020. 

  • Lesion removed from Biden’s chest was a common form of skin cancer, doctor says

    Lesion removed from Biden’s chest was a common form of skin cancer, doctor says

     

    • Biden admin officially opens pardon request application for federal offenses of simple marijuana possession

    ​• Biden admin officially opens pardon request application for federal offenses of simple marijuana possession 

  • Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in Virginia

    Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in Virginia

     

    Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in northern Virginia, the company confirmed in a statement to CNN on Friday.

    ​Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in northern Virginia, the company confirmed in a statement to CNN on Friday. 

  • Walgreens will not distribute abortion pill in 20 states

    Walgreens will not distribute abortion pill in 20 states

     

    Walgreens on Friday said it will not distribute abortion medication in 20 states, bowing to pressure from anti-abortion lawmakers and lawsuits targeting the legality of medication abortion.

    ​Walgreens on Friday said it will not distribute abortion medication in 20 states, bowing to pressure from anti-abortion lawmakers and lawsuits targeting the legality of medication abortion. 

  • January 6 rioter pleads guilty to assaulting Michael Fanone

    January 6 rioter pleads guilty to assaulting Michael Fanone

     

    A New York man who assaulted former Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday to several felony charges.

    ​A New York man who assaulted former Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday to several felony charges. 

  • 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles during religious gathering in Kentucky, CDC says

     

    About 20,000 people who attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky last month may have been exposed to measles, and undervaccinated attendees should quarantine and monitor symptoms for 21 days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Health Alert Network Advisory on Friday.

    ​About 20,000 people who attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky last month may have been exposed to measles, and undervaccinated attendees should quarantine and monitor symptoms for 21 days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Health Alert Network Advisory on Friday. 

  • Jim Jordan’s first FBI whistleblowers face scrutiny from skeptical Democrats

    Jim Jordan’s first FBI whistleblowers face scrutiny from skeptical Democrats

     

    In his quest to prove the federal government has been “weaponized” against conservatives, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has touted the allegations of what he claims are “dozens” of whistleblowers who have come to his office with stories of discrimination and bias.

    ​In his quest to prove the federal government has been “weaponized” against conservatives, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has touted the allegations of what he claims are “dozens” of whistleblowers who have come to his office with stories of discrimination and bias. 

  • Memphis Police Department officers were ‘impeding care’ of Tyre Nichols, EMT says

    Memphis Police Department officers were ‘impeding care’ of Tyre Nichols, EMT says

     

    Memphis Fire EMT Robert Long testified in front of the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board on Friday that Memphis Police officers were “impeding patient care” after he and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician JaMichael Sandridge arrived to find Tyre Nichols sitting on the ground, propped up against a police car on January 7.

    ​Memphis Fire EMT Robert Long testified in front of the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board on Friday that Memphis Police officers were “impeding patient care” after he and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician JaMichael Sandridge arrived to find Tyre Nichols sitting on the ground, propped up against a police car on January 7. 

  • A hunger crisis sparked by Covid rages on three years into the pandemic. Here’s how you can give or get help

    A hunger crisis sparked by Covid rages on three years into the pandemic. Here’s how you can give or get help

     

    With the third anniversary of the Covid-19 outbreak, the secondary pandemic of hunger still looms for many Americans. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service, nearly 34 million people in the US live in food-insecure households.

    ​With the third anniversary of the Covid-19 outbreak, the secondary pandemic of hunger still looms for many Americans. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service, nearly 34 million people in the US live in food-insecure households. 

  • One month later, people living near a toxic train derailment wonder if their lives will ever be back on track

    One month later, people living near a toxic train derailment wonder if their lives will ever be back on track

     

    This had been a quiet little town of about 4,700 people nestled in the rolling hills of Northeast Ohio. A sign posted on State Road 14 welcomes visitors to East Palestine, “the place to be.”

    ​This had been a quiet little town of about 4,700 people nestled in the rolling hills of Northeast Ohio. A sign posted on State Road 14 welcomes visitors to East Palestine, “the place to be.”