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CBS News is shuttering its Tokyo bureau, impacting three employees, following earlier cost-cutting in the division. Foreign correspondent Liz Palmer, who has been based in Tokyo, will move elsewhere. The network will continue to have a presence in Asia, the network said Wednesday. A network…

UPDATE, with another Meghan McCain comment: No “break a leg” from Meghan McCain in response to news that a new musical comedy featuring her late father as a ghostly character would receive its world premiere Off Broadway this fall. “This is trash,” McCain post on X/Twitter about Deadline’s report…

Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger touted as a “win-win” the recent settlement of litigation with the Ron DeSantis-appointed special district board that oversees the company’s Florida theme park properties. At the company shareholders meeting Wedenesday, Iger said that the settlement “will actually enable…

The FCC will vote on April 25 on whether to reinstate net neutrality rules, which would prohibit Comcast, AT&T and other internet providers from blocking or throttling internet traffic or creating paid fast lanes to reach consumers. With Democrats now holding a 3-2 majority on the commission, the…

UPDATE, 5:40 PM: Joe Biden is “outraged and heartbroken” by the killing of aid workers from Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen on Monday by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Following up on remarks from the president quoted by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre today, the administration…

Fox News topped its rivals in the March and first-quarter 2024 ratings by a wide margin, but MSNBC and CNN showed the biggest growth versus the same period a year ago. The past month saw major events like Super Tuesday and President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Although the numbers aren’t…

A story that was widely shared by conservative politicos and right-wing media has been retracted by its publisher, the Daily Caller. The piece claimed that the Biden administration banned religious-themed Easter eggs from a contest at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. In fact, the restrictions…

A frequent target of harsh Republican attacks, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)  is putting up the digital barricades for his reelection campaign. On the ballot in November like every member of the House of Representatives, the six-term California Congressman has teamed up with the technology services of…

Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger recently fired off a letter to Larry David over a key storyline in the final season of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Rather than chide him over the show’s portrayal of a state voting law, Raffensperger tried his own wit, ribbing David while trumpeting a…

Lawmakers in Israel on Monday passed new legislation that allows the government to temporarily close foreign media outlets deemed to be a risk to national security. In the wake of the Israeli parliament approving the law, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to shutter Al Jazeera, saying it “will no…

UPDATE: Donald Trump has secured a $175 million bond as his appeals a New York civil fraud judgment against himself, family members and his business empire. According to a filing tonight. the bond came from the Knight Specialty Insurance Company in Los Angeles. Trump’s move will prevent New…

UPDATED, with Trump reaction: A New York judge on Monday expanded his gag order on Donald Trump, restricting the former president from attacking the family members of those involved in his upcoming criminal trial. Trump is now prohibited from attacking Judge Juan Merchan’s family members or those of…