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John Underwood, Stylish Sportswriter and Author, Dies at 88

After a fishing trip with Ted Williams in 1967, he collaborated with the baseball great on two books. He also helped the University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant write his autobiography.

By Richard Sandomir

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Newsmax Sees a Ratings Boost After Carlson’s Exit at Fox

The niche conservative news channel is still small compared to Fox News, but its viewership has doubled and in some time slots even tripled since Tucker Carlson was dismissed.

By Michael M. Grynbaum

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On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox

Private messages sent by Tucker Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive remarks that went beyond the comments of his prime-time show.

By Jim Rutenberg Jeremy W. Peters and Michael S. Schmidt

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Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight Founder, Expects to Depart ABC News Amid Layoffs

Mr. Silver, who founded the data-driven news site in 2008, said on Twitter that layoffs at the Walt Disney Company had “substantially impacted” FiveThirtyEight.

By Livia Albeck-Ripka