ABC News to pay $15mn to settle defamation suit with Donald Trump

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the ...

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Trump, ABC News settle defamation suit for $15 million

ABC News agreed to contribute $15 million to President-elect Donald Trump's presidential foundation and museum to settle the defamation suit filed by Trump.

CBS News - 5h

ABC agrees to settle Trump's defamation lawsuit with $15 million contribution

ABC News agreed to contribute $15 million to Trump's "presidential foundation and museum" to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by Trump against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos after ...

CBS News - 5h

ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump

The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.

The New York Times - 5h

Trump gets $15m in ABC News defamation case

The network will also publish a statement expressing "regret" for statements by George Stephanopoulos.

BBC News - 8h

ABC to pay $15 million legal settlement in Trump defamation case

ABC News will pay $15 million as part of a legal settlement with President-elect Donald Trump, closing out a dispute that centered on an interview in which Trump alleged anchor George ...

NBC News - 9h

ABC News agrees to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle defamation suit filed by president-elect

ABC News - 10h

ABC settles Trump’s defamation suit for $15M

ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos agreed to settle a defamation suit brought by President-elect Trump by issuing a public apology and providing $15 million to fund Trump’s future ...

The Hill - 10h

Judge orders Trump to sit for in-person deposition in libel lawsuit he filed against ABC

Politico - 1d

McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million to settle opioid consulting probe, ex-partner to plead guilty

The Department of Justice had investigated McKinsey & Company for its consulting work with Purdue Pharma, the prescription opioid maker.

CNBC - 1d

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle US investigation into opioids work, court papers say

ABC News - 1d

ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump

The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.

The New York Times - 8h

ABC News and George Stephanopoulos agree to $15m payout in Trump case

Network and anchor agree to settlement in defamation lawsuit Trump filed against network earlier this year. ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos agreed on Saturday to pay $15m to a foundation ...

The Guardian - 8h

Trump ordered to sit for deposition in defamation suit against ABC News

Trump's lawsuit alleges anchor George Stephanopoulos made defamatory comments when discussing the E. Jean Carroll case.

CBS News - 1d

Trump, Stephanopoulos to sit for depositions next week in defamation case

President-elect Trump and anchor George Stephanopoulos will sit for depositions next week in Trump’s defamation case against ABC News, a judge ruled Friday. Trump sued the network and the anchor ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump ordered to sit for deposition next week in his defamation case against ABC News

President-elect Donald Trump has been ordered to spend part of the week before Christmas being grilled by lawyers in his defamation case against ABC News.

NBC News - 1d

Daniel Penny to join Trump in his suite at Army-Navy football game

Daniel Penny, the veteran acquitted of homicide in the choking death of Jordan Neely, will join Donald Trump in his suite at the Army-Navy football game.

CBS News - 1d

McKinsey & Co. to pay $650M to settle opioid consulting probe, ex-partner to plead guilty

McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement that will resolve a federal criminal probe into the company’s consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to ...

NBC News - 1d

Donald Trump named Time Person of the Year again

The Republican president-elect also won the award in 2016 after he first won the presidency.

BBC News - 2d

Meta donates $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund

Donation comes after CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and appears to be an effort to improve relations. Meta has donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, the company ...

The Guardian - 2d

Best podcasts of the week: Everything you need to know about Donald Trump’s new top team

Plus: in the final edition of Hear Here, we round up five of the best experimental podcasts, and five more to keep you thinking. Legacy: Charles Dickens Wondery, episodes weekly ’Tis the ...

The Guardian - 2d

Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news

The long-awaited decision follows a standoff with Meta, and succeeds a world-first law from 2021.

BBC News - 3d

John Pesutto defies calls to resign after being ordered to pay $300,000 for defaming Moira Deeming

Court finds Victorian Liberal leader defamed then party-room colleague when referring to rally gatecrashed by far right

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Did Christopher Wray Just Defy Donald Trump?

Now, the Senate has to do its job.

The New York Times - 3d

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Time to name Donald Trump Person of the Year: report

Time is planning to name President-elect Trump its annual "Person of the Year," according to a new report. The legacy news magazine plans to announce the decision Thursday morning, Politico ...

The Hill - 3d

Birmingham to settle equal pay claim that tipped council into bankruptcy

Payout likely to be lower than original top-end estimate of £760mn which has led to steep service cuts and asset sales

Financial Times - 5d

December 8 — President-elect Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump sits down with Kristen Welker for his first broadcast interview since winning the election.

NBC News - 6d

Donald Trump says he thinks Pete Hegseth can get confirmed in NBC News interview

Former President Donald Trump expressed confidence in his pick to run the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, amid allegations of excessive drinking and abuse of women.

NBC News - Dec. 6

Can Donald Trump save TikTok?

Video app owned by China’s ByteDance is hoping for a lifeline to avoid being sold or shut down in the US

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Donald Trump vs the media...Round 2!

How will Trump’s next White House deal with journalists?

BBC News - Dec. 6

McKinsey to Pay $122 Million to Settle South Africa Bribery Case

The global consultancy was accused of bribing foreign government officials. A former senior partner pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

McKinsey unit will pay $123 million to settle claims it bribed South African officials

The scheme to bribe two South African state-controlled companies helped McKinsey and McKinsey Africa net approximately $85 million in profits, the DOJ said.

CNBC - Dec. 5

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth Have the Same Enemies

He, too, wants to fight the “enemy within.”

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Crypto advocate Paul Atkins picked as SEC chair by Donald Trump

President-elect also names Gail Slater to run the antitrust unit at the justice department

Financial Times - Dec. 4

How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme?

Trump deported 1.5 million people in his first term; it’s now suggested he’ll remove 1 million a year in his second term. When Donald Trump takes office in January, his administration plans to ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the threat to press freedom

A second term for Trump has chilling implications for critical independent journalism and the media the industry . Donald Trump’s second term promises to deliver historic threats to US press ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4