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Can She Keep PBS on the Air?
Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.”
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Inside the Rift Over Trump’s A.I. Deals in the Gulf
The president’s Middle East visit produced multibillion-dollar technology investments by the Saudis and Emiratis. But they face political pushback at home.
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Colorado Air Traffic Control Facility Lost Contact With Some Pilots
Controllers switched frequencies and planes were “safely separated,” officials said. The 90-second outage on Monday followed communications problems at Newark’s airport.
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Can C-SPAN Pull Off ‘Crossfire,’ but With Civility?
“Ceasefire” will be the low-key public affairs channel’s first new weekly show in two decades. The question is whether Republicans and Democrats will show up.
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What the Changes in Apple’s App Store Mean for iPhone Users
A federal judge created a path for app makers like Spotify and Patreon to avoid paying Apple hefty commissions. Is this a win for consumers? It’s complicated.
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Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future?
Big deals to sell chips to the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia have divided the U.S. government over whether they could be remembered for shipping cutting-edge A.I. overseas.
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Clooney Brought Edward R. Murrow to Broadway. Next Stop: CNN.
In June, the news network is planning to broadcast one of the last performances of “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
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Which Podcasts Rule YouTube? A New List Comes With Surprises.
YouTube, now the most popular platform for consuming podcasts, is introducing a chart ranking shows by watch time.
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MSNBC Poaches a Politico Editor to Lead a New Washington Bureau
The cable channel, which is set to be spun off from NBC, is starting its first stand-alone D.C. office with Sudeep Reddy at the helm. It also plans to hire 100 new journalists.
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The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration’s broader pressure campaign against the university.
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The Trump administration is targeting the Ivy League university under a law typically used to go after government contractors for swindling.
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Democrats Who Championed Biden’s Re-election Bid Now Seek Atonement
With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.