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Amid Lawsuit From Election Tech Company, Fox News Media Cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight'

7:48am February 07, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Fox News canceled Lou Dobbs' show just a day after a voting-tech company's $2.7 billion lawsuit alleges it participated in a conspiracy to spread lies about its involvement in election fraud.

Sidney Powell, center, and Rudy Giuliani, left, are defendants in a new lawsuit filed by the electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic. The company is seeking more than $2.7 billion over what it says was a "disinformation" campaign about its role in the

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

6:21pm February 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.

World News

British Broadcast Regulator Cancels License For Chinese Government's News Channel

4:31pm February 04, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

The British broadcast regulator has canceled the broadcast license for CGTN, the Chinese government's international English language news channel.

With Local News Struggling, The NextDoor App Is Shaping Local Politics

4:31pm February 04, 2021

As local newspapers struggle, NextDoor is rising as a new hub for information. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Will Oremus of OneZero at Medium about the app's role in shaping local politics.

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Arts

Trump Podcasts, The Product Of A Confusing Presidency, Face An Uncertain Future

3:43pm February 04, 2021

by Nick Quah

A podcast cottage industry that first emerged in the 2016 presidential election is drawing to a close. Critic Nick Quah wonders if the shows, designed to help explain the chaos, simply added to it.

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Financier Ken Griffin has been slammed on chat rooms like WallstreetBets.

Economy

Ken Griffin: The Hedge Fund Titan In The Middle Of The Reddit Investing Revolt

2:50pm February 04, 2021

by Ryan Kailath

Ken Griffin's investment firm Citadel became embedded in the in GameStop trading controversy. Citadel has a hand in nearly every corner of the financial system.

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President Xi Jinping of China is seen on a CGTN archive program as it plays on a computer monitor in London. The U.K.'s Ofcom says Star China Media Limited, which holds the license for China Global Television Network (CGTN) doesn't have day-to-day editori

World News

U.K. Strips Chinese Broadcaster's License, Citing Communist Party Ties

2:10pm February 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A U.K. regulator says the Chinese Communist Party is ultimately in charge of the China Global Television Network satellite news channel.

A health care worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 10. Seniors in Florida's Leon County have had trouble signing up for the vaccine and a local reporter tried to help them.

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

5:34pm February 03, 2021

Sudden demand flooded a county website and its phone lines. So CD Davidson-Hiers found herself in the middle of the chaos, fielding calls from residents eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Health & Safety

Tallahassee Journalist Steps In To Help People Get Vaccine Appointments

12:46pm February 03, 2021

NPR's Noel King speaks with CD Davidson-Hiers, K-12 education reporter with the Tallahassee Democrat, about helping hundreds of readers register for COVID-19 vaccine appointments.

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Health & Safety

Podcast's Call-In Show Will Deal With Triumphs, Challenges Of Getting Older

6:07am February 03, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Anna Sale, host of member station WNYC's podcast Death, Sex & Money, who will host a call-in show along with Colorado Public Radio's Jo Ann Allen about life after 60.

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