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As allegations of sexual misconduct towards teenagers in Roy Moore's past hang like a toxic stench over his U.S. Senate campaign, we incessantly hear was how his God-fearing supporters aren't going to let folks who ain't from 'round here tell them what to do. Not those heathens, those outsiders from The Washington Post , The New York Times , CNN and other national news outlets who were suddenly visiting our state and GPSing themselves everywhere from Birmingham to Gadsden to wherever Moore popped up--looking for dirt on the former judge.
In this Oct. 26, 2006 file photo, former President Bill Clinton holds up the hand of Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic lawyer who is running against three-term Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., at a rally in Albany, N.Y. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, in an interview in The New York Times, that former President Clinton should have resigned over his sexual affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky 20 years ago.
"We have recently learned that Matt Zimmerman engaged in inappropriate conduct with more than one woman at NBCU, which violated company policy," the news division said in a statement. "As a result he has been dismissed."
AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson got some bad news on Monday, Nov. 6, about his pending acquisition of Time Warner Inc. at just about the same time CNBC reported that Walt Disney Co. executives had been talking to counterparts at Twenty-First Century Inc. about a huge, industry-altering deal to buy most of its TV and movie businesses.
'He said he didn't meddle': Trump talks with Putin about U.S. elections, Syria in brief interactions - HANOI - President Trump said Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin again denied his nation tampered in the U.S. presidential election last year when the two men spoke during brief conversations Snag in Media Merger Stirs Tensions Over Trump-CNN Feud - Uncertainty around AT&T deal arises after long stretch of hostility between network, administration - Early this year, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, met a top executive at CNN parent Time Warner Inc. TWX 4.08% Data Firm's WikiLeaks Outreach Came as It Joined Trump Campaign - Cambridge Analytica said it reached out to Julian Assange to share Hillary Clinton-related emails in 'early June 2016,' when the company had already started working for the campaign - The chief executive Trump adviser claims he ... (more)
The proposed AT&T-Time Warner deal is hanging in the balance, but another major media merger appears poised for approval -- though not necessarily on schedule. Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of local television stations in the country, is bidding to become even bigger with a $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.
Maryland and Virginia Republicans who endorsed Roy Moore's candidacy for U.S. Senate were silent Friday morning following accusations that Moore initiated sexual contact with minors while he was in his 30s. The Washington Post reported allegations that Moore initiated a contact with 14-year-old girl when he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney in Alabama, and pursued three other women between the ages of 16 and 18. In September, Rep. Andy Harris, the only Republican representing Maryland in Congress, endorsed Moore in a bitter GOP runoff election in Alabama that gripped national politics .
Seizing his party's first major Trump-era victory, Democrat Ralph Northam beat back a charge from Republican Ed Gillespie in the race for Virginia governor, a bruising election that tested the power of President Donald Trump's fiery nationalism against the energy of the Trump resistance. "I think what this message was yesterday that Virginia sent not only to this country, but to this world, is that the divisiveness, the hatred, the bigotry, the politics that is tearing this country apart, that's not the United States of America that people love," Northam said Wednesday at a news conference at Virginia's Capitol.
Republican mega-donor Robert Mercer, a billionaire with close ties to President Donald Trump, is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of the New York investment firm Renaissance Technologies. The 71-year-old Mercer is also selling his personal stake in the pro-Trump website Breitbart News to his daughters.
Entercom announced a series of agreements in connection with its pending merger with CBS Radio, including: A settlement with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice that will allow Entercom and CBS Radio to move forward with the proposed combination; Asset exchange agreements with iHeartMedia, and Beasley Broadcast in Boston, Seattle, Richmond and Chattanooga; and a Local Marketing Agreements with Bonneville in San Francisco and Sacramento. In connection with these agreements, Entercom now expects its proposed combination with CBS Radio to close as early as November 17, pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission.
After 91 years Seattle will elect its second female m... . In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan answers a question during a televised debate in Seattle.
Beverly Hills police say they're investigating complaints against film mogul Harvey Weinstein and... . FILE - In this April 28, 2017 file photo, Harvey Weinstein attends the "Reservoir Dogs" 25th anniversary screening during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
As the reaction to pedophilia accusations against Kevin Spacey continues, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has decided it will no longer recognize the actor with the 2017 International Emmy Founder Award. Spacey was already selected to receive the prestigious award, but now that actor Anthony Rapp accused the actor of attempting to take advantage of him when he was just 14, the Academy has revoked the honor.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy called criticisms that Republicans haven't been forthcoming with their tax reform plans a "Democratic talking point" that isn't true. McCarthy said Sunday on Fox News Republicans have been talking about what they want in a tax reform plan, including doubling the standard deduction and lowering the corporate tax rate to near 20 percent, for years.
It's one thing to read about the United States in the news every day, or hear about the growing sociopolitical insanity from friends via the Internet. It is another thing altogether to come back to the land of one's birth and citizenship for a few weeks, and to observe it all directly.
The father of 32-year-old Monica Hoffa, who was gunned down in one of three unsolved murders in Tampa in just the past two weeks, is asking his community ... -- A Russian radio station where a top liberal journalist was stabbed in the throat Monday has released what it says is security camera footage showing the assailant ... CHICAGO - Global commodities trader Cargill Inc on Tuesday said it was buying a natural animal feed maker, another in a string of deals to capitalize on rising dema... SEWARD, Neb. - Coming off a perfect 3-0 week, the Concordia University volleyball team saw one of its own collect a conference weekly award on Tuesday .
In this Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, Myeshia Johnson kisses the casket of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson during his burial service at Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens in Hollywood, Fla.
However, CADE's approval does not require the sale or divestiture of any AT&T or Time Warner assets. It had previously been feared that AT&T may have been forced to divest its lucrative Brazilian pay-TV business, Sky Brazil, in order to force the deal through.
New York Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg filed a flattering story on Sen. John McCain, " In Twilight of Career, McCain Becomes an Unfettered Voice Against Trumpism ." The text box of Saturday's story was even more syrupy: "After a cancer diagnosis, an even more vocal defender of national ideals."