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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
FCC Chair Threatens Jimmy Kimmel Over Charlie Kirk Monologue Comments — Brendan Carr suggested taking action against ABC affiliates following the late night host's comments about the suspected Kirk shooter's politics. … Kimmel's comments about the Charlie Kirk shooting during Tuesday's show …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel show off air ‘indefinitely’ over Charlie Kirk comments … ABC on Wednesday pulled the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” over its host's controversial comments linking the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
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New York Times:
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure — Mr. Kimmel faced criticism from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for remarks about the motives of the man who is accused of killing Mr. Kirk, the conservative activist.
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.:
Nexstar ABC Affiliates To Preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Indefinitely Beginning Tonight — Company Objects to Talk Show Host's Comments on Killing of Charlie Kirk — Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the company's owned and partner television stations affiliated …
Associated Press:
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk's death — ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk's killing. The network's decision Wednesday came Nexstar announced its ABC affiliates …
NBC News:
Disney's ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ after FCC chair criticizes the host's Charlie Kirk comments — The network confirmed it is “indefinitely” pulling the show. — Disney's ABC said Wednesday it has pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” following the late-night host's comments Monday …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Pulls Jimmy Kimmel's Show After Kirk Remarks — Entertainment giant's move follows FCC Chair Brendan Carr's criticism of late-night host — Disney said it is pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show off of ABC in the wake of remarks the late-night host made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Josef Adalian / Vulture:
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’ — Conservative cancel culture has come for Jimmy Kimmel: Walt Disney-owned ABC has announced it's pulling new episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! “indefinitely” following right-wing outrage over comments he made during his September 15 show …
CNN:
ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show ‘indefinitely’ after remarks about Charlie Kirk — Disney's ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk's suspected killer. — “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host's Charlie Kirk Comments — Disney's ABC said it would take Jimmy Kimmel's popular late-night show off its schedule “indefinitely” after one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the U.S., Nexstar Media, said it would pre-empt airings …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Cowardly Disney Caves To Brendan Carr's Bogus Censorial Threats, Pulling Jimmy Kimmel
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Hannah Grabenstein / PBS NewsHour:
WATCH: Sen. Mullin cites recording as he accuses CDC leader of repeatedly lying, later walks it back — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., questioned former CDC Director Susan Monarez at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday about her firing, accusing her of being untrustworthy and lying …
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NBC News:
Susan Monarez hearing live updates: Former CDC director says RFK told her that CDC staffers were ‘killing children’
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Key takeaways on CDC hearing: Vaccine moves, experts sidelined, GOP attacks
Key takeaways on CDC hearing: Vaccine moves, experts sidelined, GOP attacks
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Paul gets into testy exchange over vaccines with fired CDC director
Paul gets into testy exchange over vaccines with fired CDC director
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Emily Baumgaertner Nunn / New York Times:
Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy — The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations.
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New York Times:
Questions Are Raised About Vaccine Panel's Reliability as Policy Review Gets Underway
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Peter Sullivan / Axios:
Ex-CDC director: RFK Jr. planning September vaccine changes
Ex-CDC director: RFK Jr. planning September vaccine changes
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Tara Bannow / STAT:
Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may ease anxiety over access
Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may ease anxiety over access
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Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy's Vaccine Advisers
Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy's Vaccine Advisers
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
‘They’ Didn't Kill Charlie Kirk — It insults his memory to blame political opponents for one man's heinous act. — Click for Sound — It has been a sad, sickening week for America. — Our country witnessed a terrible event. A young man was gunned down doing what he loved …
NBC News:
5 officers shot in Pennsylvania while apparently serving warrant, sources say — Three officers from the Northern York Regional Police Department are in grave condition, and another is in critical condition, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
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CNN:
3 officers killed in shooting in central Pennsylvania and 2 officers in critical condition, officials say
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Wall Street Journal:
America Loves Cocaine Again—Mexico's New Drug King Cashes In — The Trump administration's war on fentanyl created an opening for ‘El Señor Mencho’ to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. by the ton — From a heavily guarded mountain hideout in the heart of the Sierra Madre, 59-year-old Nemesio …
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Congressman Says Trans People Need To Be Taken ‘Off The Streets’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting — The killing of right wing activist and influencer Charlie Kirk has prompted disturbing and questionably legal calls for a crackdown on the left from President Trump and his allies.
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil deported to Syria or Algeria … Khalil's March 9 arrest and subsequent detention in Louisiana was part of the Trump administration's aggressive crackdown on foreign-born pro-Palestinian academics who were studying or working in the U.S. legally.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
King Charles lauds Trump's peace efforts at massive UK state dinner — King Charles on Wednesday praised President Trump for his peace efforts at the United Kingdom state dinner, highlighting that the president is committed to finding solutions to global conflicts.
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Nicholas Grossman / Arc Digital:
Ezra Klein Accidentally Shows How the Media Brought Us Trump — It's easy to unequivocally condemn the killing of MAGA activist/podcaster/organizer Charlie Kirk as an act of political violence without making up a false version of Kirk to praise. The wrongness of murder does not depend on what I think of the victim's political views.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Judiciary panel rejects Democrats' bid to subpoena banks in Epstein case — The House Judiciary Committee rejected a request from Democrats to vote on whether to subpoena the CEOs of four major banks — a bid intended to investigate the institutions' connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Senator Bernie Sanders:
It Is Genocide — Hamas, a terrorist organization, began this war with its brutal attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages. Israel, as any other country, had a right to defend itself from Hamas. — But, over the last two years, Israel has not simply defended itself against Hamas.
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CNN:
DOJ struggles to build mortgage fraud case against Trump adversary Letitia James, sources tell CNN — Justice Department prosecutors in Virginia believe they have not gathered enough evidence to indict Letitia James, the New York Attorney General and long term adversary of President Donald Trump …
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Associated Press:
Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown — Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday that they will reject Democratic demands for an immediate extension of health care subsidies, challenging Democrats to vote against a stopgap spending bill …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Democrats Outline Spending Demands as Shutdown Looms
Democrats Outline Spending Demands as Shutdown Looms
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NBC News:
White House plans to take action targeting left-wing groups as early as this month — The response to Charlie Kirk's assassination is expected to include investigations into certain liberal organizations' tax-exempt status. Prosecutors have not indicated the alleged shooter was part of a group.
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Los Angeles Times:
Protester found not guilty of assault despite top Border Patrol official's testimony — Protests across Los Angeles this summer led to charges against multiple people accused of assaulting or impeding federal immigration agents. — A misdemeanor assault case against Brayan Ramos-Brito was the first to go to trial.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas — from the debate-me-now-or-you-lose dept — Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I've seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to …
