Advertising supported AM/FM radio remains the top audio platform in the US. [The Record: Q2 U.S. audio list...](
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Media freedom dies not with dramatic raids on newsrooms or journalists thrown in jail but “with mergers and acquisitions, with regulatory pressure and financial settlements, with billionaires who see news organizations as just another business asset to be leveraged.” [newrepublic.com/article/1981...](
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Twitter/X CEO Linda Yaccarino has just announced her resignation. https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreia5tro5ohyzijcnv2nrapn5xmn2gc4vss4jjo2z5l4wliu3qe5pg4
KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana. [Masked men in U.S. Border Patr...](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/masked-men-in-u-s-border-patrol-vests-brutally-beat-take-santa-ana-father/ )
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Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leade...
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Less than 45 minutes after President Donald Trump thanked the National Guard "for a job well done!" Mayor Karen Bass clarified on social media "the National Guard has not been deployed in the City of Los Angeles." https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreiak33erzffsfotlvas4u2dkycvqlelihg4elbt3su523iklkc2dnm https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreiht2rmxfutx3crz6ixwxvdgi7tpkcgegkjpjsmszw7dgarju4w5ny
DW - Shutdown of US media outlet Voice of America has had a particularly strong impact in countries like Turkey where press freedom has long been under threat. [www.dw.com/en/us-public...](
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US public media shutdown hits harder in Turkey
President Trump's shutdown of Voice of America is particularly tough on countries like Turkey, where press freedom is decreasing. It was one of the...
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US public media shutdown hits harder in Turkey
President Trump's shutdown of Voice of America is particularly tough on countries like Turkey, where press freedom is decreasing. It was one of the...
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(AP) - US confirms deporting eight people it says were convicted of crimes in the country, but the government refuses to reveal their final destinations.
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'Unquestionably in violation': Judge says US government didn't follow court order on deportations
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'Unquestionably in violation': Judge says US government didn't follow court order on deportations
A federal judge says the White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic nation of South ...
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"We are aware of the recent social media post by former FBI Director James Comey, directed at President Trump. We are in communication with the Secret Service and Director Curran,” says FBI Director Kash Patel, reacting to Comey’s “86 47” seashell arrangement on Instagram. https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreigro5pqdwfamsgociebtlbw77jtjssxgvsty4znms3lrwvkp4e2iu
WSJ - Tesla's board has opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk. [www.wsj.com/business/aut...](https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-musk-ceo-search-board-0ce61af9?st=fzBa6i ) [Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened...](https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-musk-ceo-search-board-0ce61af9?st=fzBa6i )