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Fox chides rivals for not airing Trump speech at campaign-style rally live
Fox News Channel is not content simply to televise President Donald Trump at a campaign-style rally. The network is compelled to point it out when its rivals don't. Fox's onscreen message during Trump's speech on Wednesday night is the latest example of how formerly little-noticed ...
Besieged by lawsuits, Puerto Rico issues new data on Hurricane Maria deaths with higher victim count
Eight days after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Efrain Perez felt a pain in his chest. Doctors near his small town sent him to Puerto Rico's main hospital for emergency surgery for an aortic aneurysm. But when the ambulance pulled into the parking lot in ...
In apparent defeat for Trump, court OKs AT&T's bid to buy Time Warner for $85 billion
AT&T Inc. won approval from a U.S. court on Tuesday to buy Time Warner Inc. for $85 billion, allowing AT&T to compete with internet companies that dominate digital advertising and providing new sources of revenue. The planned deal is seen as a turning point for ...
Immigrant workers lost a voice with death of Anthony Bourdain, an outspoken Trump critic
Anthony Bourdain's culinary passions went far beyond the cuisine he put on a plate. He also was committed to the immigrant workers who toil in his and other kitchens throughout the restaurant industry. Bourdain, who died Friday in France in an apparent suicide at age ...
French prosecutor: No evidence of foul play in Anthony Bourdain's death
There's no evidence of foul play or violence in celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain's death in a French hotel room, a French prosecutor said Saturday. The famed cook, writer and host of the CNN series "Parts Unknown" killed himself Friday in a luxury hotel in the ...
Anthony Bourdain, rebellious chef and food writer, dead at 61
American TV celebrity and food writer Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61. CNN confirmed the death, saying in a statement that Bourdain was found ...
'Full Frontal' comic Samantha Bee apologizes to Ivanka Trump for obscenity slur
Comedian Samantha Bee apologized to Ivanka Trump and viewers on Thursday for using an obscenity to describe the president's daughter, an incident that quickly thrust her into the middle of the nation's political divide. Her network, TBS, also said it was "our mistake, too," in ...
Morgan Freeman's lawyer demands CNN retract sexual harassment claims
Morgan Freeman's lawyer demanded Tuesday that CNN retract a story accusing the 80-year-old movie star of multiple cases of sexual harassment. "We presented CNN with objective evidence, including videotapes and on-the-record denials by the claimed 'victims,' that the alleged incident that gave rise to the ...
Saudis will seek nuclear weapon if Iran does, minister tells CNN
Saudi Arabia will seek to develop its own nuclear weapons if Iran does, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told CNN on Wednesday, amid spiraling tension between the regional rivals. Asked whether Riyadh would "build a bomb itself" if Tehran seizes on Washington's withdrawal from the 2015 ...
Judge hearing $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner deal signals middle-of-road ruling
The judge who will decide if AT&T will be allowed to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner indicated on Monday that he could be considering a decision that wasn't a clear approval or blocking of the $85 billion deal. In his closing remarks, ...
Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes testified Wednesday that the media-entertainment giant needs to merge with AT&T because of "tectonic changes" in the television industry that favor big internet firms. Bewkes appeared in a federal court trial as a key witness defending the mega-merger in the ...
President Donald Trump lauded Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. as "far superior" to CNN or NBC Monday after the broadcaster that's seeking federal approval to buy Tribune Media Co. drew criticism for having its on-air personalities read scripted statements about "false news" by other media ...
