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NYU Langone agreed to end transgender medical care for minors and pay $8.5 million to settle a DOJ investigation, becoming the latest hospital system to strike such a deal. The agreement spares NYU Langone from turning over medical records but shuts down its program, drawing criticism from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and praise from DOJ officials.
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Paramount settled lawsuits with 12 US states, including California and New York, over its $81bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery, clearing a major antitrust hurdle. The agreement includes commitments on independent editorial boards for CBS and CNN, domestic production spending, and film distribution requirements. The deal remains contentious over media consolidation and concerns about newsroom independence.
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A federal judge, Timothy Kelly, has been assigned to oversee a lawsuit by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico challenging their ban from the White House. Kelly, a Trump nominee who previously handled a similar press access case involving CNN's Jim Acosta, ruled in 2018 that Acosta's due process rights were likely violated. The outlets' suit claims First Amendment and due process violations.
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A UN special rapporteur concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean constituted crimes against humanity, including murder under customary international law. The article reports that the strikes have killed more than 230 people, notes that the US has not identified victims or provided intelligence details, and says available data show no impact on cocaine entering the US.
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The article reports that a Justice Department investigation into perceived foes of President Donald Trump is continuing with subpoenas after lead prosecutor Joe diGenova resigned without bringing indictments. It frames the probe as a troubled retribution effort, noting legal hurdles, personnel upheaval, and skepticism from critics who say the underlying 'deep state' conspiracy theory lacks evidence.
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Vice President Vance defended the White House's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access, calling it 'totally appropriate' because he says they engage in 'far left propaganda.' The banned outlets sued the administration over First Amendment rights, and the report notes Vance's comparison to Breitbart is questionable because Breitbart was not barred under Obama or Biden.
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Three men from Liverpool were convicted of criminal damage after driving 4x4s across a protected Welsh peat bog, leaving irreversible tracks. They were identified after posting TikTok videos of the off-roading. One received a three-year ban from the site and fines, while two others were fined and disqualified from driving.
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The column argues that the Washington press corps should boycott White House briefings and events until credentials are restored to CNN, MS Now, and Politico after the Trump administration locked them out. It supports the lawsuit and the TV networks' pool-coverage suspension, framing Trump as a bully and the ban as an authoritarian attack on the First Amendment.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration over being banned from the White House, arguing the move violates the First Amendment and retaliates against protected newsgathering. The article also notes that television networks pulled out of the White House pool in solidarity, while Trump defended the ban as targeting 'fake news.'
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CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are suing the Trump administration after losing White House press access. President Trump criticized the outlets over what he described as negative coverage.
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Several major TV networks said they will stop participating in the White House TV pool after President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. The outlets are preparing a First Amendment lawsuit, while Trump defended the ban as targeting 'fake news.'
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Reform UK named Helen Jenner as its new Welsh leader after Dan Thomas resigned following arrest on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. Nigel Farage called the arrest a 'bump in the road' as the party also faces financial investigations, standards scrutiny, and further defections.