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☆ Disney’s theme parks reveal shrunken treasure
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bob Iger can’t get off the roller coaster. Walt Disney’s (DIS.N) chief executive plans to double the Magic Kingdom’s investment in theme parks and other experiences to $60 billion over the course of about 10 years. On the other, Disney’s dwindling cash and the increasing demands for it is cause for concern. One issue is that Disney’s free cash flow has plummeted. No wonder adding theme parks to the list is making shareholders skittish.

Persons: Bob Iger can’t, Walt Disney’s, Iger, Jennifer Saba, Bernie Sanders’s, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Walt Disney Studios, Reuters, Disney, Comcast, Pearson’s, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Hulu

Fox won this year’s Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, which the “Back to the Future” star plans to use to further his foundation’s work to find treatments for Parkinson’s disease. The annual prize, which went to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai last year, includes $250,000 from the Elevate Prize Foundation and support to amplify the winner’s messaging. “He is a brave, good man.”Joseph Deitch, founder of The Elevate Prize Foundation, called Fox “a lightning rod for good,” as he presented him with the award. “He is an icon,” Elevate Prize Foundation CEO Carolina García Jayaram told The Associated Press in an interview. Fox Foundation, said the award comes at an important time for the nonprofit.

Persons: Michael J, Fox, Malala Yousafzai, Hillary Clinton, Michael hadn’t, ” Fox, “, Bill Clinton, ”, ” Joseph Deitch, Carolina García Jayaram, ” Garcia Jayaram, ” Deborah Brooks, ” Brooks, Brooks, it’s Organizations: Clinton Global Initiative, Fox, Associated Press, Fox Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: New York

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ray Epps, a former Marine who became the target of a Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theory, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot and is expected to plead guilty, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Epps' attorney, Edward J. Ungvarsky, said in an email that the case was filed with an anticipation that Epps would plead guilty to the charge. Although Epps' lawsuit mentions Fox’s Laura Ingraham and Will Cain, former Fox host Tucker Carlson is cited as the leader in promoting the theory. “The only time I’ve been involved with the government was when I was a Marine in the United States Marine Corps,” Epps said. Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members were convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack.

Persons: — Ray Epps, Epps, Edward J, Ungvarsky, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Fox, Christopher Wray, ” Wray, ” Epps, ” “, Fox’s Laura Ingraham, Will Cain, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, “ Epps, “, I’ve, Stewart Rhodes, grandad, ___ Richer, David Bauder Organizations: WASHINGTON, Marine, U.S, Capitol, Fox News Channel, Trump, FBI, CBS, Fox, Fox News, Justice Department, U.S . Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps, Associated, Associated Press Locations: Washington, Mesa , Arizona, Rocky, Arizona, Boston, New York

☆ Michael Wolff’s juicy book on Fox News is set to hit shelves. Here’s why readers should be cautious when diving into it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In the forthcoming book, a copy of which CNN obtained in advance of its release, Wolff makes a number of shocking and explosive claims. Suzanne Scott feared she would lose her job as chief executive of Fox News amid the Dominion lawsuit, he reports. And Fox sources tell me that Wolff made no attempt to fact check his book with either Fox News or its parent company, Fox Corporation. With Fox News, where an author might be basing major claims using less-than-reliable sources, the risks are more pronounced, making such reporting efforts even more paramount. Fox News, for its part, is choosing not to respond to the specific claims Wolff makes in the book.

Persons: Michael Wolff, Murdoch, ”, Wolff, Rupert Murdoch, Sean Hannity, Suzanne Scott, Critics, Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk, Isaacson, Musk, Bret Baier, Jesse Watters, “, ” Wolff, Murdoch’s, ‘ Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Dominion, Elon, Eastern, Musk, Washington Post, Fox Corporation Locations: Manhattan’s Greenwich, Russian, Crimea

18 Colorado rallied to beat Colorado State 43-35 early Sunday in front of a full house packed with celebrities. Sanders connected with Harrison for an 18-yard score and then found an open Xavier Weaver on the 2-point conversion. After the game, Sanders and Norvell shook hands near midfield amid a sea of fans. “This rivalry has been going on way longer before I got here,” said Norvell, who's in his second season at Colorado State. Colorado State put a bye week to good use by finding ways to contain Sanders and the explosive Colorado offense for most of the game.

Persons: — Shedeur Sanders, Michael Harrison, Sanders, Harrison, Xavier Weaver, Trevor Woods, Brayden Fowler, Fowler, Nicolosi, Tory Horton, Jimmy Horn Jr, it’s, ” Sanders, Jay Norvell, Deion Sanders, Norvell, ”, who's, “ It’s, There’s, Shilo Sanders, ” Shilo Sanders, Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Lil Wayne . Fowler, ” Fowler, “, Mohamed Kamara, Kamara, Hunter, GameDay ”, Lil Wayne, “ They've, They've, Ralphie Organizations: Colorado State, Colorado, Buffaloes, Rams, “, GameDay, The Buffaloes, AP Locations: BOULDER, Colo, Colorado, ”, Boulder, Arizona, Tennessee, . Colorado, Oregon

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's pension funds and the state of Oregon sued Fox Corporation on Tuesday, alleging the company harmed investors by allowing Fox News to broadcast falsehoods about the 2020 election that exposed the network to defamation lawsuits. New York City's pension funds are long-term shareholders of Fox Corporation, with shares valued at $28.1 million as of the end of July. In a statement, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said the Fox breached its fiduciary duties by disregarding legal risks. “The directors’ choices exposed themselves and the company to liability and exposed their shareholders to significant risks," she said. “That is the crux of our lawsuit, and we look forward to making our case in court.”

Persons: ”, Brad Lander, Fox's, Donald Trump's, “, Democrat Joe Biden, Lachlan Murdoch, Ellen Rosenblum Organizations: —, Fox Corporation, Fox News, Voting Systems, Oregon, Dominion, Democrat, Fox Corp, Smartmatic, Fox Locations: York, Oregon, Delaware, New York City, Trump, Smartmatic USA

Fox, which has maintained it is proud of its dishonest 2020 election coverage, still faces an even larger, $2.7 billion lawsuit from election technology company Smartmatic. That is the crux of our lawsuit, and we look forward to making our case in court.”A spokesperson for Fox Corporation declined to comment on the lawsuit. A spokesperson for the New York City Comptroller’s office said the pension funds held 857,000 shares of Fox Corporation stock valued at $28.10 million. Fox Corporation, led by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, has kept the current Fox News leadership team that oversaw the network’s lie-filled 2020 coverage in place. Earlier this year, Fox News settled a defamation case with a Venezuelan businessman who had filed a lawsuit against the company over its 2020 election coverage.

Persons: “, Brad Lander, ” Ellen Rosenblum, ”, Rupert, Lachlan Murdoch, Viet Dinh, Ray Epps, Fox, Abby Grossberg Organizations: CNN, Fox Corporation, Fox News, Fox, Voting, New, Dominion, FBI Locations: York, Oregon, Delaware, New York City, Viet, Arizona, Venezuelan

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders accounted for three scores, Colorado’s defense forced four turnovers and the 22nd-ranked Buffaloes beat longtime rival Nebraska 36-14 on Saturday in the home debut of Deion Sanders at sold-out Folsom Field. Shedeur Sanders threw for 393 yards and two scores, while running for another touchdown. After punting on their first four drives, Sanders and the offense scored on seven of eight possessions to turn the game into a rout. Deion Sanders has elevated Colorado to the point where the Buffaloes had 53,241 fans in attendance — their largest crowd in 15 years — and tickets going for roughly $400. Colorado: The Buffaloes have their first three-game winning streak over the Huskers since the 1950s.

Persons: — Shedeur Sanders, Deion Sanders, Prime's, Shedeur Sanders, Sanders, Matt Rhule, Xavier Weaver, Jace Feely, Tar’Varish Dawson, Jeff Sims, Travis Hunter, Hunter, Fox’s, Kordell Stewart, Michael Westbrook, Michael Irvin, Terrell Owens, Jordan Domineck, Arden Walker, Bishop Thomas, Cam’Ron Silmon, Craig Organizations: Buffaloes, Nebraska, Folsom, TCU, The Buffaloes, Huskers, Folsom Field, of Fame, SEAT, NEXT Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Colorado State, AP Locations: BOULDER, Colo, Colorado, Nebraska, Northern, . Colorado

☆ Opinion: The reaction to Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner is about much more than tabloid gossip
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Opinion Patricia Grisafi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —America loves to punish a “bad mother” — and there is a long history of using prominent celebrities as cautionary figures of abominable motherhood. So when news broke that 34-year-old musician Joe Jonas filed for divorce from 27-year-old actor Sophie Turner, it wasn’t surprising that the media narrative was that Turner wanted to go out at night while Jonas wanted to parent. Gossip sites like TMZ and Page Six framed their “different lifestyles” — Turner as a party girl and Jonas as a “homebody” trying to look out for his daughters. In the past, efforts to paint women as bad mothers during a divorce would have worked. But that’s not what is happening with the Jonas and Turner situation so far.

Persons: Patricia Grisafi, Mary Sue, ” —, Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Turner, Jonas, — Turner, I’ve, —, don’t, Spears, conservatorship, that’s, Jonas ’, “, ”, Cardi, Emily Ratajkowski, Meghan Markle, Julia, shouldn’t, You’re Organizations: Guardian, Salon, NBC, Los Angeles, Daily, CNN, CNN —, TMZ, England, Elle UK, Twitter Locations: Brooklyn, England

☆ NFL viewing schedule 2023: It'll be more confusing than ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The NFL season kicks off Thursday night with the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Detroit Lions on NBC and its Peacock app. Long gone are the days when NFL games were shown on one or two networks. They are showing more NFL games on streaming platforms, including games exclusively, to try to entice people to sign up. “The NFL is the biggest driver of network ratings and advertising dollars during the fall TV season,” the analysts said. ESPN will air “Monday Night Football” games on ESPN and ESPN+.

Persons: New York CNN —, Long, ABC —, MoffettNathanson, “, Fox, Roger Goodell Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Football League, NFL, Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, NBC, Fox, CBS, ESPN, ABC, YouTube, Paramount, Disney, Comcast, Amazon, Football, NBC’s, National Football Conference, American Football Conference, Nickelodeon, Amazon Prime, Google, DirecTV, “ Locations: New York

According to the Wall Street Journal’s polling, Trump held a 24-point lead over DeSantis back in April, 48% to 24%. Or take CNN’s polling, which had Trump ahead of DeSantis by 21 points nationally back in June, 47% to 26%. Or look at Fox News’ poll, which had DeSantis at 28% back in February, versus 43% for Trump. But Fox’s latest national poll — back in mid-August — had DeSantis at 16% (versus 53% for Trump). Altogether, the pattern is clear: DeSantis’ national polling percentages have gone from the mid- to high-20s earlier this year to the teens now.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Trump, — Organizations: Republican, Florida Gov, Trump, GOP, Fox News Locations: Florida, DeSantis

☆ Fall TV Reflects the Hollywood Strikes, but Not How You Think
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Margaret Lyons | More About Margaret Lyons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This is hardly the first fall to be full of reality shows. ABC will keep “America’s Funniest Home Videos” alive until the sun eats the earth. ABC’s “Golden Bachelor” is “The Bachelor” with a 71-year-old widower at its center. Fox has a new cartoon from Dan Harmon (“Krapopolis”), his third current animated series. Lastly, there is Fox’s “Snake Oil,” a hybrid of “Shark Tank” and “Bullsh*t,” hosted by David Spade.

Persons: ”, Dick Wolf, “, Fox, Dan Harmon, Buddy, Josh Duhamel, Jaime Camil, David Spade Organizations: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, “, Chicago, Buddy Games

☆ The 10 Best Lego Sets for Adults That’ll Make You Feel Like a Master Builder
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Rachel Simon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

“Adults are building more Lego sets for creativity, stress relief, nostalgia and rewarding challenges,” says Ethan Dungan, a Willis, Texas-based artist known for his Lego creations. We spoke to six Lego superfans and artists to get their recommendations of the very best sets for adults available to buy now. For the explorerLego Tales of the Space Age $50 at LegoThis ultracool space-themed set features four connectible 3-D blocks depicting rockets, planets and “retro-styled landscapes inspired by space exploration,” says Catarino. The bookshop’s “phenomenal colors, diverse design techniques, and expandability make this set a great option for adults,” he says. For the architecture buffAs fun as it can be to build Lego sets, displaying them in your home once they’re done can be equally satisfying.

Persons: Rachel Simon, Legos isn’t, ”, Ethan Dungan, Willis, Joshua Chawner, ” Chawner, you’ll, Jessica Ragzy, Dante Dentoni, Tiago Catarino, “ it’s, I’ve, that’s, Ryan McCullough, McCullough, It’s Organizations: Lego, Lego’s, YouTube, Star Locations: Willis , Texas, Liverpool, England, Lego’s, New York City, Miami Beach, Fla, Lisbon, Orlando

☆ Fox argues its conspiracy-tinged Jan. 6 coverage is protected by the First Amendment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The pushback came in a defamation suit that Epps filed against the right-wing network. He claims Fox figures, including ex-host Tucker Carlson, destroyed his reputation by repeatedly raising the baseless idea that he led a false-flag plot to hurt Donald Trump. “Tucker Carlson (and/or his guests) described the known (and undisputed) facts” about Epps, Fox said in the filing. But this ignores the fact that a previous defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems demonstrated that several Fox hosts operated in bad faith, raising claims on-air that they didn’t actually believe. Fox News paid $787 million to settle with Dominion earlier this year and is still facing a $2.7 billion lawsuit from Smartmatic, another voting technology company.

Persons: CNN —, “, Ray Epps, Epps, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, “ Tucker Carlson, Fox, ” Organizations: CNN, CNN — Fox News, Fox, Trump, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News, Dominion Locations: Epps, Delaware, Smartmatic

Here are six takeaways from the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate:Taking shots at RamaswamyWith Trump absent from Wednesday’s debate, the the early target of most of the debate participants was not DeSantis or South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott or any candidate who has ever held elected office before. DeSantis clarified: “Well, statewide.” Asked if he would support a federal six-week abortion ban, DeSantis talked about his electoral victory in Florida. And no one clearly stated they would sign a six-week federal abortion ban – even if they’d approved such laws as governors. At one end of the spectrum stood Haley, who sparred with Pence over the possibility of passing a federal ban. Ahead of the debate, Republican strategists argued that this was the approach Scott wanted to take because it’s his authentic self.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, – brawled, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Ramaswamy brawled, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Trump, Ramaswamy, Christie, Asa Hutchinson, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, “ Vivek, can’t, I’ve, Vivek, Ramaswamy’s, ChatGPT, ”, DeSsantis, – DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Joe Biden, Hunter, Fox’s Brett Baier interjected, Roe, Wade, fides, Haley, Pence, ” Pence, Lindsey Graham, Scott, Doug Burgum –, Burgum, ” DeSantis, he’d, “ Mike, Pence “, ” Haley, Nice, ‘, Scott wasn’t, ” Scott Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Trump, Former Arkansas Gov, Fox News, Wing, Ramaswamy, Republican, DeSantis, North Dakota Gov, South, United Nations, United, Ukraine Locations: New Jersey, Fulton, Georgia, Milwaukee, South Carolina, Pence, United States, America, Florida, Miami, Wisconsin, Texas, Russia, Ukraine, Ramaswamy

The former president has told aides that he has made up his mind not to participate in the debate and has decided to post an online interview with Tucker Carlson that night instead, according to people briefed on the matter. Upstaging Fox’s biggest event of the year would be provocation enough. The decision is a potential source of aggravation for the Republican National Committee chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, who privately urged him to attend, including in her own visit to Bedminster last month. But Mr. Trump’s primary motive in skipping the debate is not personal animosity toward Ms. McDaniel but a crass political calculation: He doesn’t want to risk his giant lead in a Republican race that some close to him believe he must win to stay out of prison. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for the campaign.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Upstaging, Carlson —, Trump, Ronna McDaniel, McDaniel, that’s, Fox —, Rupert Murdoch — Organizations: Republican National, Republican, Fox Corporation Locations: Bedminster

☆ Fox’s Greg Gutfeld goes on sexist rant, suggests crimes would ‘disappear’ if women went away
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —One of Fox News’ top hosts said that many of the world’s problems would be solved if women were to vanish from the planet. As surveillance video played showing a smash-and-grab that occurred over the weekend at a Los Angeles Nordstrom, Gutfeld went on a rant portraying women as soft on crime and effectively blaming the entire gender for supposed policies that would prevent such crimes from being committed. “What would happen if all the women took a ladies week off and they went to Venus … How many of these problems would still exist?” Gutfeld wondered aloud. “I know this is offensive to the judge because she thinks like a dude,” Gutfeld joked. Gutfeld is no stranger to controversy, having made a number of comments during his time at Fox News that have ignited significant backlash.

Persons: Greg Gutfeld, Los Angeles Nordstrom, Gutfeld, …, ”, Jeanine Pirro, “, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Organizations: CNN, Fox News ’, Fox, Fox News, House Locations: Los Angeles, New York

☆ Viet Dinh to Leave as Fox’s Chief Legal Officer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Joe Flint | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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CNN —Fox Corporation on Friday said its top lawyer, Viet Dinh, will exit the company in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks in the aftermath of the company’s historic $787 million settlement with election technology company Dominion Voting Systems. Dinh is the latest senior executive to depart after the historic Dominion settlement. Days after Fox settled the lawsuit with Dominion early this year, the company fired its star prime time host, the right-wing extremist Tucker Carlson. Dominion is just one of several high-profile lawsuits Fox has settled this year over its airing of false election conspiracy theories in 2020. In June, the network settled a lawsuit brought by former producer Abby Grossberg for $12 million.

Persons: Viet Dinh, ”, Lachlan Murdoch, Dinh, “, Fox, Rupert, Lachlan, ” Dinh, Murdoch, Raj Shah, Lou Dobbs, Smartmatic, Tucker Carlson, Abby Grossberg, Grossberg, Carlson, Smartmatic —, Erik Connolly Organizations: CNN — Fox Corporation, Voting Systems, FOX, Century Fox, Fox Corporation, SEC, Fox News, Fox, Dominion, CNN Locations: Viet, Dominion, Venezuelan

☆ DeSantis sharpens critique of Trump but faces huge odds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

While he faces classic signs of a campaign in free fall, including staffer layoffs and donor concern, DeSantis’ problems are not all self-inflicted. Keith Davis, who has served as Sheriff of Wayne County since 1997, is a Trump voter who is now backing DeSantis. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIn his first post-reset swing through Iowa, DeSantis had mixed results. While he was in Iowa, DeSantis also repeatedly paid tribute to Reynolds after Trump alienated some caucus-goers by badmouthing the state’s popular Republican governor. But what DeSantis is trying to do, by running a classic Iowa campaign, is a ultimately a conventional move.

Persons: Donald Trump –, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ”, Angus, Rudy Giuliani, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Trump, he’s, “ There’s, ” DeSantis, Fox’s Bret Baier, Bill Clinton, “, who’s, He’s, Charlie Neibergall, –, Keith Davis, Kim Reynolds, Davis, ” Davis, mouthing Trump, Dee Snodgrass, Scott Olson, Donald J, Ralph Alshouse, Reynolds, Terry Branstad, it’s, Dr, Anthony Fauci, Kamala Harris, won’t, Reba Saldanha, Reuters DeSantis, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Clinton, John McCain Organizations: Iowa CNN, Florida Gov, Wayne County, Hawkeye State, Trump, Republican Party, New York Times, Siena, Republican, GOP, Republican Party of, Iraq, Yale, Harvard, Reagan, “, Republican Party of Iowa, DeSantis, Jimmy Centers, PAC, Gov, Reuters, Fox News Locations: Chariton, Iowa, Wayne, The Florida, Florida, Granite State, New Hampshire, Wayne County, American, Arkansas, Des Moines, DeSantis, Knoxville , Iowa, Washington, Rye , New Hampshire

☆ Fox News’ new prime time lineup shows Rupert Murdoch can’t quit Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The influential Fox News lineup, which debuts Monday night, is made up of Trump mouthpieces — personalities who have willfully spread propaganda and misinformation on behalf of Trump during his years in the White House. With the surprise firing of Tucker Carlson from the 8pm perch this spring, Murdoch had the opportunity to reshape Fox News prime time. Winding back the Republican Party to a previous era may be impossible, even for Murdoch. Even if Youngkin did enter the race, Murdoch surely knows that his odds of dethroning Trump would be slim. Which may explain his decision to go with a prime time lineup that has reliably championed Trump.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Murdoch, Trump, MAGA, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, Murdoch’s, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, dethroning Trump Organizations: CNN, GOP, Fox News, Republican Party, Trump, Republican, Florida Gov, Virginia Gov

☆ DeSantis campaign urges patience for breakout moment with eye toward first debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Facing a long summer of running from behind former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is for now resisting calls to dramatically change course in his presidential campaign, instead targeting the first debate in late August as his opportunity to alter the trajectory of the race. DeSantis’ campaign has already surpassed the donor threshold requirement of 40,000 unique donors and appears on track to meet the polling threshold as well. DeSantis’ political team expects his activity in the coming weeks may look subdued compared to other candidates who may need an attention-grabbing moment to attract donors and support to meet the debate requirements. “People want to support Ron but don’t like this kind of stupid stuff,” the fundraiser told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, doesn’t, Trump, it’s, DeSantis, “, Fox’s Maria Bartiromo, Privately, Chris Christie, “ That’s, ”, Erick Erickson, Erickson, Steve Cortes, I’ll, ” Cortes, ” DeSantis, Phillip Huffines, Biden, ” Huffines, he’s, ” Erickson, Jeff Angelo, ” Angelo, Casey, DeSantis ”, Joe Biden, Caitlyn Jenner, Tomi Lahren, Ron Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, GOP, Trump, New, New Jersey Gov, Summit, PAC, Republicans, Biden, Republican, Twitter, Miss, “ Locations: Florida, South Florida, New Jersey, Iowa, Trump . Iowa, New Hampshire, Texas, Dallas, Ohio, Wisconsin

☆ Former Fox executives say they regret helping Rupert Murdoch birth ‘disinformation machine’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Three former high-ranking Fox executives are blasting Rupert Murdoch for Fox News’ role spreading disinformation in the public discourse. In a joint statement published Wednesday, the executives — Preston Padden, Ken Solomon, and Bill Reyner — expressed profound regret for their roles helping Murdoch build Fox in its early days. It’s only the latest lawsuit Fox News has faced for advancing false election conspiracy theories after Donald Trump was defeated at the ballot box in 2020. In that same month, Fox News also settled an election-related lawsuit with a Venezuelan businessman who had sued the network. Fox News is also facing another major defamation lawsuit from voting technology company Smartmatic, which is suing the network for $2.7 billion.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, — Preston Padden, Ken Solomon, Bill Reyner —, Murdoch, Padden, Solomon, Reyner, “, ” “, Fox, ” Padden, —, Ray Epps, Tucker Carlson, It’s, Donald Trump, Abby Grossberg, ”, Epps Organizations: CNN, Fox, Fox News, Federal Communications Commission, Murdoch’s Fox News, FBI, Dominion Voting Systems, Capitol Locations: Washington, Arizona, Venezuelan

☆ Arizona man targeted by January 6 conspiracy theorists sues Fox News for defamation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Ray Epps, the Arizona man that conspiracy theorists falsely claim led an FBI plot to orchestrate the January 6 insurrection, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Fox News, accusing the right-wing channel and former host Tucker Carlson of defamation. “Eventually, they turned on one of their own.”Spokespeople for Fox News did not immediately return a request for comment. “As Fox recently learned in its litigation against Dominion Voting Systems, its lies have consequences,” the lawsuit added. In that same month, Fox News also settled an election-related lawsuit with a Venezuelan businessman who had also sued the network for defamation. Fox is also facing another major defamation lawsuit from voting technology company Smartmatic, which is suing the network for $2.7 billion.

Persons: New York CNN — Ray Epps, Tucker Carlson, “, Donald Trump, ” Spokespeople, Carlson, Epps, baselessly, Epps ’, ”, Carlson’s, Trump, Abby Grossberg, Fox Organizations: New, New York CNN, FBI, Wednesday, Fox News, Republican Party, Capitol, Fox, Dominion Voting Systems, Trump Locations: New York, Arizona, untangle, Venezuelan

He can be seen moving past a line of Capitol Police at the barricades, but never actually goes inside the Capitol. Federal prosecutors have not charged Mr. Epps with a crime, focusing instead on the more than 1,000 other demonstrators who acted violently or were trespassing in the Capitol. The Justice Department’s sprawling investigation into the attack remains open, however, and Mr. Epps could still be indicted. Yet for more than 18 months, Mr. Carlson insisted that the lack of charges against Mr. Epps could mean only one thing: that he was being protected because he was a secret government agent. There was “no rational explanation,” Mr. Carlson told his audience, why this “mysterious figure” who “helped stage-manage the insurrection” had not been charged.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Donald J, Trump, Ray Epps —, Epps, Carlson, Mr, “, ” Organizations: Fox News, Capitol, Trump, Capitol Police, Federal Locations: Arizona, Washington

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