King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer
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From a Wall Street Journal story by Max Colchester headlined “King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer”: King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and will postpone public engagements while he receives treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday, sidelining the relatively new monarch less than 18 months into his reign. The 75-year-old monarch, who acceded to the throne in 2022 after his mother Queen Elizabeth II died, “remains wholly positive about his treatment,” the palace said. The cancer was detected after the king underwent a separate procedure on an enlarged prostate.&nbs ..read more
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Tucker Carlson’s Visit to Russia Draws Speculation of a Putin Interview
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From a New York Times story by Jim Rutenberg and Mikana Mazaeva headlined “Tucker Carlson’s Visit to Russia Draws Speculation of a Putin Interview”: Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host who now has a show on the social network X, has been spotted in Moscow in recent days, leading to speculation in Russia and the United States that he is about to achieve his long-stated goal of interviewing President Vladimir V. Putin. If so, Mr. Carlson would be the first American media figure to land a formal interview with the Russian leader since he invaded Ukraine nearly two years ago. Mr. Putin’s spok ..read more
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The Atlantic Cuts Ties With Writer After Rape Allegation
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From a Washington Post story by Laura Wagner and Will Sommer headlined ‘The Atlantic cuts ties with prominent contributor after rape allegation”: The Atlantic magazine has cut ties with writer Yascha Mounk, one of its prominent contributors, after a woman accused him of rape, the magazine said. “We have not published any new work by the freelance contributor since being made aware of the allegation,” the Atlantic statement read, adding that the magazine “suspended our relationship” with the writer last month. Mounk, an author and political scientist, told The Washington Post, “I am awar ..read more
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NLRB Says Dartmouth Basketball Players Are School Employees—Sets Stage for Union Vote
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From an AP story by Jimmy Golen and Ralph D, Russo headlined “US labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote”: A National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled on Monday that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA athletes. All 15 members of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team signed a petition in September asking to join Local 560 of the Service Employees International Union, which already represents some other employees at the ..read more
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Facebook Turns 20: From a Harvard Dorm Room to the Metaverse
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From a Wall Street Journal story by Joseph DeAvila headlined “Facebook Turns 20: From Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard Dorm Room to the Metaverse”: Facebook, the brainchild of Mark Zuckerberg, turned 20 years old on Sunday. Zuckerberg, now 39, launched the site with three others out of his dorm room at Harvard University, aiming to create a digitized student directory. Two decades later, the company now known as Meta Platforms has grown into one of the largest in the world with a market cap exceeding $1 trillion. The company expanded its reach into social media and communications, acquiring startups ..read more
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CNN’s New Morning Strategy—More News, Less Banter
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From a New York Times story by Michael M. Gtynbaum and Benjamin Mullin headlined “CNN’s New Morning Strategy: More News, Less Banter”: CNN spent years trying to compete in the cutthroat realm of chatty morning TV, cycling through formats in the hopes of catching up to breakfast-time staples like “Morning Joe” and “Good Morning America.” That experiment never quite caught on with viewers — and now it is coming to an end. In his first significant programming move since joining the network in the fall, Mark Thompson, CNN’s chairman, announced on Monday that the channel would exit the morning chat ..read more
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Nikki Haley Enters Her YOLO Stage
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From a story on politico.com by Natalie Allison, Lisa Kashinski, and Meredith McGraw headlined “Nikki Haley enters her YOLO stage”: Nikki Haley has entered her YOLO stage. The last of Donald Trump’s rivals in the GOP primary, Haley is unloading on the former president — proceeding without any real caution for the first time in her campaign. She’s taking repeated, pointed, shots at an “ unhinged” Trump’s mental fitness and legal problems. She’s taunting him to debate her: “Show me what you got.” In recent days, her campaign responded to an 815-word memo from Trump’s advisers — a document arguin ..read more
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Grammy Performances Ranked From Best to Worst
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From a Washington Post story by Emily Yahr, Chris Richards, Shane O’Neill, and Herb Scribner titled “Grammy 2024 performances ranked from best to worst”: Taylor Swift made history at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, winning album of the year (“Midnights”) for the fourth time — the most any artist has received in that category. (Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon each won three times.) Swift also won pop vocal album and used her speech to tell the world she’s releasing a new album in April, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The other major wins were spread out: Miley Cyrus took home ..read more
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Biden Warns of a Nightmare Future For the Country If Trump Should Win Again
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From an AP story by Gabe Stern and Darlene Superville headlined “Biden warns of a ‘nightmare’ future for the country if Trump should win again, and lists reasons why”: President Joe Biden on Sunday ticked through a list of reasons he says a second Donald Trump presidency would be a “nightmare” for the country as he urged Nevada Democrats to vote for him in the state’s presidential primary this week and for his party at large in November. Biden opened a campaign swing with a fundraiser where he focused on Trump’s ample history of provocative statements — his description of Jan. 6 rioters as “ho ..read more
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A Political Reporter’s Descent Into Swiftiedom
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From a Times Insider column by Jonathan Weisman headlined “A Political Reporter’s Descent Into Swiftiedom”: I have a playlist on my phone called “Songs that move me.” With 66 selections and a five-hour run time, it’s not exactly well curated. But during a car ride last year, my college-age stepdaughter fixated on one particular choice: “Mirrorball,” a contemplative song from Taylor Swift’s 2020 album “Folklore.” “That song being on this list says a lot about you,” she told me. She meant it in a good way. It was one of those bonding moments in a blended family with four daughters, two of them m ..read more
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