‘MISUNDERSTANDINGS & BLUNDERS’
“Am I a racist? I don’t think so,” the ousted NY Times star reporter wrote in a lengthy, defensive four-part essay breaking his silence.
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JUST LIKE DADDY
The Daily Beast has learned that investigators have been asking questions in recent days about Trump’s eldest son as they expand their criminal probe into Trump’s business empire.
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OLD FOES
The porn star appeared on Michael Cohen’s podcast to call out her former lawyer: “I was never comfortable being alone with him and he got very controlling.”
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'Imminently'
Dominion sent letters to Lindell in December and January demanding that he retract false claims about their machines. Instead, the MyPillow CEO doubled down.
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‘EATING IT UP’
In an email to friends, the now-former Times reporter disputed claims about his rhetoric on a 2019 trip and suggested the students may be having false memories.
‘HALLMARK OF INJUSTICE’
The draft, tentatively titled “Regardless of Intent,” appeared to lambast executive editor Dean Baquet’s handling of McNeil’s alleged use of the “n-word” on a Times-sponsored trip.
OUT THE DOOR
Multiple students who attended a Times-sponsored trip with Don McNeil in 2019 alleged that he used racist slurs throughout the journey.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
The Pulitzer finalist who came to fame via her Middle East coverage is moving to a vastly different beat following the scandal over her largely debunked podcast.
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‘DEEPLY DISTURBED’
More than 150 employees excoriated paper brass for what they said was an insufficient response to allegations that a top reporter made racist comments on a 2019 trip with students.
IN THE BASEMENT
The network fell behind CNN and MSNBC in key ratings figures for the first time in 20 years—a remarkable nosedive that has staffers worried and critics gloating.
