Overcoming poverty and prejudice, she was the first Black woman to be hired as a television reporter in the region and later became a popular anchor.
Category: News and News Media
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Paramount Nears a Deal to Buy Bari Weiss’s Free Press
Ms. Weiss, a co-founder of the site, would become editor in chief of CBS News, people briefed on the talks said.
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For Her 70th Birthday, She Hired an Escort
Gail Rice felt like time was running out. So she splurged on a sexual adventure.
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Mike Cavanagh Named Co-C.E.O. of Comcast
Mr. Cavanagh will run the media giant alongside Brian L. Roberts, its longtime chairman and chief executive, in a clear sign of succession planning.
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A Fox News Host Had a Baby and a Double Mastectomy. Viewers Had Opinions.
Kat Timpf got pregnant, got breast cancer, then got back to work on the political comedy show “Gutfeld!” — all as a culture war brews over ambition, motherhood and women’s health.
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Daily Caller Opinion Column ‘Explicitly’ Calls for Violence
The column, by editor at large Geoffrey Ingersoll, calls for “blood in the streets” in response to violence against conservatives.
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Mel Taub, Creator of a Pun-Loving Puzzle, Is Dead at 97
He was the main whiz behind a crossword variation for The Times, whose readers loved his anagrams and sometimes groan-inducing wordplay. (Try one yourself.)
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Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access
The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.
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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times
The judge said that the complaint failed to contain a “short and plain statement of the claim.” Mr. Trump has 28 days to refile.
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Disney Pulled Jimmy Kimmel as Pressure Built on Multiple Fronts
The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration.
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IRS Official Sues Agency, Accusing It of Leaking Private Data to Fox News and Others
Holly Paz was among officials scrutinizing tax shelters before she was placed on leave and Fox News reported she had been fired.