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May 15 2023
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Vice Media Files for Bankruptcy, Plans Sale to Investor Group
Vice Media Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to facilitate its sale to a group of investors, the company announced Monday.
The Details: Vice Media owns sites like Vice (Left bias), Motherboard (Not Rated), and Refinery29 (Left bias). Once valued at $5.7 billion in 2017, Vice Media is selling most of its assets and “substantial liabilities” for $225 million to a group
Vice BBC News The Daily CallerNov 29 2023
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Pope Strips Conservative US Cardinal of Vatican Privileges
Pope Francis revoked some Vatican privileges from American Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of his highest-ranking traditionalist critics, anonymous sources told multiple news outlets.
The Details: Francis stripped Burke of his church-subsidized Vatican apartment and salary, reportedly telling Vatican officials that Burke had been a source of “disunity.”
Pope vs. Critics: Francis
Associated Press BBC News Catholic News AgencyJul 13 2023
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Screen Actors Guild Announces Strike, Joining Writers on Picket Lines
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced a labor strike after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to produce a deal.
Details: The SAG union represents 160,000 film and television actors. The union now joins the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since early May. It has been 62 years since both unions went on strike
HuffPost Reuters Washington ExaminerSep 13 2023
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Inflation Rose 3.7% in August
Annual inflation rose 3.7% in August and rose 0.6% from the month before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Details: Gas prices rose 10.6% from July, and prices of medical commodities (up 0.6%) and shelter (0.3%) both continued climbing. Used cars and trucks (down 1.2%) were some of the only items in the Consumer Price Index to see a price decrease from July. Core
NBC News Digital Wall Street Journal (News) Fox BusinessAug 21 2023
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Biden Visits Maui As Crews Continue to Survey Aftermath of Wildfires
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Hawaii on Monday to survey the damage caused by a string of wildfires two weeks ago and speak with residents.
For Context: Hawaii is suffering through the aftermath of the deadliest string of wildfires in modern United States history. Over 100 people are dead, hundreds remain missing, and thousands are displaced after a wildfire
New York Post (News) NewsNation New York Times (News)Jun 17 2023
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US and Iran Quietly Resume Talks
The U.S. and Iran have reportedly resumed talks in hopes of cooling tensions and achieving diplomatic goals.
The Details: The White House is aiming to curb Iran’s growing nuclear program and free American prisoners while Iran hopes to unlock assets frozen abroad. According to Wall Street Journal (Center bias), American diplomats have traveled to Oman for indirect negotiations at least
CNN Digital Reuters New York Post (News)Aug 21 2023
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Tropical Storm Hilary Hits Southern California
Tropical Storm Hilary hit southern California Sunday, the region's first tropical storm in 84 years.
The Impact: Some communities in San Bernadino County and Riverside County were ordered to evacuate, and some schools and businesses closed Monday. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday ahead of the storm's arrival, and flash flood warnings were in place until early
Orange County Register NewsNation HuffPostAug 28 2023
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DeSantis Booed at FL Vigil; Democrat Tells Crowd to Put Parties Aside
A vigil for victims of Saturday's shooting in Florida played host to both partisan tensions and cross-party agreement.
The Details: Video shows onlookers at the vigil booing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as he spoke about providing aid and added security to the historically-black Edward Waters University in Jacksonville. Police say a racially-motivated shooter targeted black people at a Dollar
HuffPost The Daily Wire The HillJul 03 2023
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Israel Launches Largest West Bank Assault in 20 Years
Israeli troops conducted air and ground strikes against Palestinian militants in a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin, killing at least 8 on Monday.
The Details: The assault also reportedly left over 50 people injured and caused damage to nearby buildings. Headlines often cited the operation as the largest in the West Bank since 2002. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its “
BBC News Al Jazeera Fox News DigitalMay 12 2023
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Amid Public Standoff, Debt Ceiling Negotiations Privately Continue
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) postponed a Friday debt ceiling meeting to the following Monday, but staff on both sides of the partisan impasse are reportedly discussing ways to compromise.
The Details: Even as Biden continued to say House Republicans were “holding the economy hostage,” and McCarthy said Biden had “ignored this problem,” House, Senate, and
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