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Biden and Harris make appeal to Democrats at holiday reception
Biden, who has just over a month left in office, talked about his legacy and the lasting effect he wanted to leave on America.ABC News - 11h -
Adams Is Denied Public Matching Funds, Hampering Re-election Campaign
The New York City Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold as much as $4.3 million in matching funds from Mayor Eric Adams, as he faces federal corruption charges focused on his fund-raising ...The New York Times - 5h -
Harris campaign aide accuses Musk of throttling content before election
A campaign aide to Vice President Harris accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of throttling content on his social platform X ahead to benefit President-elect Trump of the 2024 election. Harris deputy ...The Hill - 10h -
Lindsey Graham says anonymous Pete Hegseth accusers should make their case publicly before Senate
During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he’s leaning toward supporting President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, but calls on ...NBC News - 1d -
Cuban says he ignored notes from Harris campaign
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said he ignored notes that Vice Presidential Harris’s campaign was giving him while he was their acting surrogate on the trail. “I would go into immigration and, ...The Hill - 3d -
Musk Accuses SEC of Pushing a Financial Settlement After Twitter Buyout Issues
The mercurial entrepreneur took to his own social media platform X—whose purchase attracted the regulator’s attention—to air his grievances.Inc. - 3d -
UnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: Brian Thompson Was Never Content With the Status Quo
No one would design a system like the one we have. And no one did.The New York Times - 3d -
Trudeau: Harris loss a setback for women in politics
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday addressed Vice President Harris’s loss in the 2024 presidential election, calling it a setback for gender representation in politics, during a gala ...The Hill - 4d -
FBI director Christopher Wray to resign before President-elect Trump takes office
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump appointed Wray in 2017 for a 10-year term after firing James Comey. CBS News' Ed ...CBS News - 4d -
US media groups warn UK over AI content-scraping rules
Body that represents Disney, Fox and Universal Music set out ‘strong opposition’ over weakening of copyright lawsFinancial Times - 4d -
Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned new rules that would charge big tech firms millions of dollars if they did not pay Australian media companies for ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
YouTube algorithms push eating disorder content to teen girls, study finds
Study released by the Center for Countering Digital Hate confirms YouTube algorithms consistently push eating disorder and self-harm content to teen girls.CBS News - 6d -
Jay-Z Sued Tony Buzbee as a ‘Celebrity’ John Doe Before Assault Accusation
Lawyers for the rapper accused Tony Buzbee of attempting to “extort exorbitant sums” from him by making false assault claims.The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
President-elect Trump says Ukraine to 'possibly' receive less military aid
President-elect Trump tells NBC News Ukraine will likely receive less U.S. aid once he takes office.CNBC - Dec. 8 -
Revealed: the tech bosses who poured $394.1m into US election - and how they compared to Elon Musk
FEC filings offer only a glimpse of the money tech is pouring into Washington as it seeks to influence government. Silicon Valley poured more than $394.1m into the US presidential election this ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Harris adviser touts 'flawless' campaign, GOP campaign managers candid on missteps
Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief of staff said Harris ran a “pretty flawless campaign” during a summit of campaign managers, reporters, and Harvard University staff.ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Tim Walz ‘surprised’ that he and Kamala Harris lost election to Donald Trump
‘I did the best I could,’ Democratic vice-presidential nominee says in first post-race television interview. In his first television interview since their defeat in the 5 November presidential ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Trump and giveaways: What Musk spent $270M on during the election
Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help get Donald Trump back in the White House, according to newly released campaign finance records.ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious 'RBG PAC'
Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of 2024, part of more than $250 million he spent overall to boost Donald Trump.NBC News - Dec. 6 -
How Harris' campaign spent $277 million in the final weeks
Kamala Harris' campaign swamped Donald Trump's in fundraising and spending in the election's final stretch — and her operation raised millions more from small-dollar donors after her defeat.NBC News - Dec. 6 -
Musk spent at least $250M to help elect Trump, filings show
Tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $250 million to help propel President-elect Trump back into the White House, the latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show. ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Musk donated more than $250mn to Trump campaign, electoral filings show
Figures underscore lengths to which Tesla chief was prepared to go to secure victory in NovemberFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
Man arrested in connection with burglary of Trump campaign office
A man suspected of burglarizing a Trump campaign office in Virginia was arrested in California over the weekend, authorities said.NBC News - Dec. 6 -
Former Proud Boys Leader Testifies in Defense of Officer Accused of Aiding Him
Enrique Tarrio appeared in court for the first time since being sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
ESPN will have content on Disney+ with dedicated section
ESPN is continuing their transition into more direct-to-consumer offerings and being more accessible with Wednesday’s launch of Disney+ABC News - Dec. 5 -
ESPN will have content on Disney+ with dedicated section
ESPN is continuing their transition into more direct-to-consumer offerings and being more accessible with Wednesday’s launch of Disney+ABC News - Dec. 5 -
Afghan TV station shuttered for vulgar content and working with exiled media
An Afghan TV station has been shuttered over allegedly vulgar content and working with exiled mediaABC News - Dec. 5 -
Watch live: Postmaster general testifies before Senate on USPS oversight, 2024 election
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Thursday morning, just weeks after President-elect Trump won a second ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Romania's intelligence service reveals details of what it says is an attempt from abroad to meddle in the country's presidential election.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Why the Founder of Substack Hates the Phrase ‘Content Creator’
What if the media you consume isn’t just how you spend your time—but who you become?Inc. - Dec. 4 -
Fraud arrest over 'justice for killed PC' campaign
The arrest is in connection with a campaign to bring the killer of PC Yvonne Fletcher to justice.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Activist shareholder intensifies campaign for Rio to quit London
Palliser Capital says dual structure has been an ‘unmitigated failure’ that cost shareholders $50bn of valueFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Telegram partners with child safety group to scan content for sexual abuse material
Before the arrest of Telegram’s CEO, the platform had a reputation for resisting outside pressure to moderate content.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Meta to scale back content moderation
Presented by LGBT Tech — {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story Meta says harmless content taken down 'too often' Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Meta says harmless content is mistakenly taken down ‘too often’
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Tuesday its error rates can be “too high” when enforcing content moderation policies and pledged to improve their policy rollouts. “We ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Letby was face of hospital campaign, inquiry told
Lucy Letby featured on promotional material and appeared in a newspaper profile, an inquiry hears.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers
TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakersABC News - Dec. 3 -
Israeli soldiers conducting campaign of ‘beatings and abuse’ in Hebron
Guardian findings back up research by rights group which reveals ‘shocking behavioural norms’ of Israeli soldiers. Israeli soldiers based in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron have intensified a ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
German job cuts darken mood of election campaign
Snap February poll comes as Europe’s largest economy faces its toughest challenges for decadesFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Ex-detective accused of preying on Black women dies before trial
Prosecutors say female residents feared that if they crossed paths with Roger Golubski, he'd demand sexual favors and threaten to harm or jail their relatives.CBS News - Dec. 2