TWO BETTER THAN ONE
The pair will co-lead CBS News as the company seeks to merge its broadcast news division and its local TV stations.
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GAETZ CLOSED?
Not only has Fox kept sympathetic coverage of Gaetz to a minimum, but it has also put him on an informal blacklist of sorts—at least for the time being.
FROM ABC TO Z
The game of musical chairs involving CBS and ABC has not been without its share of fireworks—namely, a troubled relationship between Zirinsky and her outgoing deputy.
LAWYER UP!
Dominion Voting Systems is adding a new team of lawyers as they prepare for their current lawsuits—and another potential round.
POWER TRIP
The New York billionaire has come under intense scrutiny for his financial ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
POWER TRIP
Ahead of a crucial board meeting, pressure is building on the private-equity billionaire to resign as chairman of the Museum of Modern Art over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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ABRUPT EXIT
The Condé-owned outlet’s new editor has exited the job just days before she was set to take on the gig.
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‘DEEPLY SORRY’
The ad campaign, worth seven figures, is on pause following internal concerns over new top editor Alexi McCammond’s past tweets.
‘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.
