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2024 Republican National Convention: Day 3

Rupert Murdoch is set to face his kids in court, with Fox News’ fate in the balance

5:00am September 16, 2024

The future of Fox News – and the rest of the Murdoch media empire – is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son’s power.

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Evan Gershkovich at a court hearing in April to consider an appeal on his arrest.

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A Russian court has extended Evan Gershkovich's detention until the end of August

3:21pm May 23, 2023

by Charles Maynes

A Russian court extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for another three months on Tuesday. The American journalist faces unsubstantiated charges of espionage.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted by Russian officers from the Lefortovsky court to a bus, in Moscow, Thursday. Russia's Federal Security Service said its agents detained Gershkovich in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, accusing him of trying to obtain classified information.

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The U.S. condemns Russia's arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter

4:45pm March 30, 2023

by NPR Staff

Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was on a reporting assignment in the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained by agents from Russia's Federal Security Service.

For years, Robert Shireman, shown here at his home in Berkeley, Calif., has been accused of corruptly sharing insider information with investors while serving as a federal official. Those claims aren't true. But they live on.

For 8 Years, A 'Wall Street Journal' Story Haunted His Career. Now He Wants It Fixed

4:31pm September 08, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Former U.S. Education Department official Robert Shireman is asking The Wall Street Journal to correct a story from 2013 that continues to fuel false accusations. The paper has declined his request.

The incoming first lady was the subject of a Wall Street Journal opinion article suggesting she stop using the title "Dr." because she is not a physician. Biden received her doctorate in education in 2007.

Biden Team Response To Controversial Op-Ed 'Clearly A Political Strategy,' Editor Says

1:37pm December 14, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Paul Gigot, editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, writes, "There's nothing like playing the race or gender card to stifle criticism."

Jill Biden, shown on the campaign trail in Nov. 2020, holds two master's degrees and a doctorate in education. An op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal asking her to stop using the title "Dr." has prompted widespread backlash.

Op-Ed Urging Jill Biden To Drop The 'Dr.' Sparks Outrage Online

6:54pm December 13, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

The widely panned opinion piece addressed Jill Biden as "kiddo" and advised her to "drop the doc." The incoming first lady holds two master's degrees and a doctorate in education.

A masked paramilitary policeman stands guard alone at a deserted Tiananmen Gate in Beijing following the coronavirus outbreak. China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three U.S. reporters over a headline for an opinion column it de

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China Expels 3 'Wall Street Journal' Reporters, Citing 'Racist' Headline

9:56am February 19, 2020

The move comes a day after the U.S. State Department designated five Chinese state media outlets as foreign government missions, thus treating them as extensions of Beijing.