Tag: Media

Chicago-based Poetry Foundation hires new president

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NEW YORK — The Poetry Foundation has chosen Michelle T. Boone as its new president, the first time a woman and a person of...

Feds release videos of Jan. 6 riot showing police assault

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WASHINGTON — Federal authorities released videos Wednesday showing Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, being...

Man linked to Capitol riot convicted of threats to lawmakers

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NEW YORK — A social media agitator was convicted Wednesday on federal charges of threatening to kill members of Congress in a verdict that...

Audio publisher withdraws edition of new Philip Roth bio

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NEW YORK — The audiobook publisher of a new Philip Roth biography is pulling the release, following W.W. Norton and Company's announcement that it...

The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apart

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NEW YORK — President Joe Biden spent only a weekend as the “Hamburglar” in the conservative media world. ...

Retired Washington Post editor Martin Baron has book deal

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NEW YORK — Martin Baron, who retired recently as executive editor of The Washington Post, is working on a book about his leadership of...

Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’

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Antisemites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: hijacking video conferences. ...

Lockdown skeptic looks to eclipse far right in Madrid vote

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MADRID — Hailed as a flag-bearer of Spain's anti-lockdown movement, the chief of the country's capital region turned Madrid this year into a European...

Harry and Meghan to lead ‘Vax Live’ fundraising concert

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Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s...

Defendant: Alleged threats against lawmakers were ‘blather’

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NEW YORK — A man charged with threatening to kill members of Congress testified on Tuesday that his disturbing social media rants were the...