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Fox Grows More Dangerous as Murdoch Tabloid Empire Falls

By Clive Irving

The hacking scandal finally caught up with the London tabs, turning them into a worthless asset. Now the mogul’s motherlode—Fox News—is right here, and it’s on a roll.

Real-Life ‘Zola’ Sex-Trafficking Victims Speak Out

By Cheyenne Roundtree

Jessica Forgie was 19 when she says she got mixed up in the viral Twitter tale that’s now become the movie “Zola”—duped into sex trafficking and assaulted by a violent pimp.

How the Mormon Church Beat Bill Gates in a Battle Over Water

By Scott Weiss

The missionaries bested the mogul in a bid to snap up a massive plot of farmland and precious water rights in the parched West.

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Kyrsten Sinema Doesn’t Give a F*ck. Does Her Party?

By Molly Jong-Fast

The senator from Arizona is willing to let Republicans demolish democracy so long as she can claim she’s being “bipartisan” by doing that.

Doctors Refuse Putin’s Vaccine as COVID-19 Rages in Russia

By Anna Nemtsova

As Russia grapples with another pandemic wave, plummeting public trust in the Kremlin means people are skipping the Putin-approved COVID-19 jab—even doctors on the front lines.

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Wolfgang Puck’s Dark Past Before Becoming a Celebrity Chef

By Kevin Fallon

The world-famous entrepreneur opens up about the childhood abuse, thoughts of suicide, and traumatic past he triumphed over while building his revolutionary food empire.

Inside Tucker Carlson & Fox’s Critical Race Theory Freakout

By The Daily Beast

Now that COVID is waning, Tucker Carlson and the right-wing hysteria machine have to find a new culture war.

Gay Chorus Will Forgive and Welcome Back Pride Crash Driver

By Tim Teeman

Justin Knight, president of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, says the group forgives member Fred Johnson Jr. after the tragic death of Jim Fahy, and would welcome his return.

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1. Andrew Yang Concedes New York City Mayoral Primary

YANG GANG DISBANDS

“I am not going to be the next mayor of NYC based on the numbers that are coming in tonight. I am conceding this race,” said Yang.

2. Trump Both Denies and Confirms Story on Plan to Stop SNL

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The former president released a statement that both calls The Daily Beast report “fake news” and confirms that it accurately represents his beliefs about “Saturday Night Live.”

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4. Man Who Gunned Down Officer ‘Expressed Hatred’ for Police

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Veteran officer, and bystander who tried to help, shot dead in Denver suburb by man who said he hated police

5. Two Girls Found Dead in South Florida Canal, Hours Apart

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Detectives trying to “piece the puzzle together” after bodies of preteen girls found in same waterway on the same day

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