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Mar 21 2024
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Will Disney Shareholders Elect an Activist Board Member?
As the 2024 elections draw closer, Disney shareholders are locked in a different kind of campaign — a proxy battle over placing activist investors on the company’s board.
‘Restore the Magic’: Led by Nelson Peltz, a billionaire known for activist campaigns at Heinz and other companies, the hedge fund Trian Partners is seeking to place Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo on Disney’s
Reuters Axios Fox News DigitalMar 19 2024
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Trump Faces Challenges Posting $464 Million Bond in Civil Fraud Case
Former President Donald Trump's legal team told a New York appeals court that Trump is unable to post a $464 million bond due next week in a civil fraud case against him.
The Details: According to Trump's lawyers, obstacles have arisen in securing approval from a surety company for the bond, with some having an internal policy limiting bonds to $100 million. The lawyers said sourcing
Breitbart News Raw Story The HillMar 27 2024
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Ronna McDaniel Out at NBC News After Hosts Criticized Her Hiring
Ronna McDaniel has been dropped as a political commentator by NBC News (online news rated Lean Left) after hosts criticized her hiring.
Key Details: NBC News announced McDaniel's hiring last Friday, and since then, journalists at NBC News and MSNBC have been speaking out against the hiring. On-air objections came from Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Lawrence
Associated Press Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News DigitalDec 21 2017
Perspectives Blog
Historic Tax Bill Approved by House and Senate
In the first major legislative win for the Trump presidency, the House and Senate passed massive tax reform this week. This is the biggest tax overhaul since the Reagan administration but has been met with mixed reactions. Supporters say the bill will give most people tax cuts though the amount varies, businesses will receive tax breaks, there will be better incentives that could encourage Lucy PintoSep 14 2017
Perspectives Blog
Medicare-for-All Bill Introduced
On Wednesday, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders revealed a "Medicare-for-all", also known as single payer, healthcare plan backed by sixteen of his Democratic colleagues. With only a third of Democratic senators behind the plan, speculation being that those up for reelection in 2018 are staying away, it is unlikely at this point that it will make it very far in the process. However, this move John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJan 01 2024
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What New Laws Will 2024 Bring?
2024 is here, and so are many new laws and Supreme Court decisions.
State Laws: States across the country are enacting new laws on abortion, immigration, crime, education, minimum wage, and more.
Federal Laws: One of the most impactful new federal laws mandates more transparency on information that businesses must report to the federal government.
Supreme Court: The
Newsweek Fox News Digital NBC News (Online)Mar 21 2024
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Dems, Former Biden Business Partner Exchange Accusations in Tense Hearing
Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner, Tony Bobulinski, and Democrats accused each other of lying during a tense House hearing on Wednesday as part of Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The Details: Bobulinski said Biden violated foreign lobbying laws and participated in a criminal conspiracy when he met with Bobulinski, Hunter, and Jim Biden in 2017 to discuss a
USA TODAY Forbes National Review (News)Dec 08 2020
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Fact-Checking the Georgia 'Suitcase' Voter Fraud Claims
Security footage of 2020 presidential election vote-counting at Georgia's State Farm Arena came into the spotlight this week. President Donald Trump, along with some of his allies and supporters, claim the video proves that vote counters hid ballots from Republican poll watchers; the video was played during the Trump legal team's testimony at a hearing Thursday in Georgia. Fact-checkers
FactCheck.org The Federalist PolitiFactMar 26 2024
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What Does the Moscow Terror Attack Say About Vladimir Putin?
In the wake of the Moscow terror attack, outlets across the spectrum have published opinions on President Vladimir Putin’s leadership.
A Matter of Trust: Marc Champion of Bloomberg (Lean Left bias) cited the reported warning the U.S. sent the Kremlin about an extremist threat and Putin’s downplaying of it as a barometer for the lack of trust between the two nations. Champion argued
Bloomberg Financial Times Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Mar 20 2024
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US Contracted SpaceX to Build Satellite Spy Network in 2021
A report from Reuters (Center bias) stated that a U.S. intelligence agency has contracted Elon Musk’s SpaceX to construct a satellite spy network.
Details: The report cited five sources familiar with the program. According to the report, SpaceX entered into a $1.8 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office in 2021 to help the Pentagon construct “vast, low-Earth orbiting
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