Top Editors Abruptly Leave Village Voice Will Bourne, who became editor in chief of The Village Voice in November, and Jessica Lustig, the deputy editor since January, are leaving the weekly publication. They met with the staff at 11 a.m. on Thursday and said that Christine Brennan, executive editor of Voice Media Group, had instructed them to lay off or drastically reduce the roles of five employees on the 20-person staff. More
What Anthony Weiner could learn from Mark Sanford Anthony Weiner says he will soon decide whether to run for mayor of New York. As the former congressman weighs the pros and cons, he might want to keep an eye on Mark Sanford's comeback attempt in South Carolina. More
Six politicians plead not guilty in alleged NYC mayor's race plot New York State Sen. Malcolm Smith and five other politicians pleaded not guilty Tuesday to corruption charges in connection with an alleged plot to buy a line on New York City's mayoral ballot. The allegations revived public concerns about a documented culture of exploitation in Albany that has prompted officials to seek legal recourse to induce change. More
Rutgers lawyer resigns as board looks at issues A Rutgers University lawyer resigned Thursday amid growing anger that he was still employed after approving a decision in December to suspend rather than fire basketball coach Mike Rice, even though he was aware of a video showing the coach hitting, kicking and taunting players.... More
Athletic Director Tim Pernetti Is Out in Rutgers Abuse Scandal The Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti resigned Friday, saying that his first instinct when he saw the video of Coach Mike Rice’s behavior “was to fire him immediately,” but that the university’s review of the case led to a consensus that Rice should not be dismissed. More
Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the ... 04/11/2024 - 4:29 am | View Link
Young voters and students frustrated with US foreign policy have been resistant to support President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. CNN's Jeff Zeleny spoke to college students about their concerns over the Israel-Gaza war.
Donald Trump's campaign is asking Republican candidates and committees using the former president's name and likeness to fundraise to give at least 5% of what they raise to the campaign, according to a letter obtained by CNN. CNN's Steve Contorno and Republican strategist Rina Shah weigh in.
In the high-profile criminal hush money trial involving Donald Trump, a seated juror was excused after she expressed concerns that details about her identity were made public by the media. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports.
Earlier this month, Trump did a phone interview with a radio squawk show in Green Bay at which time he repeated the Big Lie and continued to blame Meagan Wolfe, an election official, for his being a loser:
Trump in a radio interview continued his attacks on Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and said she "should be gone." He accused Republican Speaker Robin Vos and Reince Priebus, Trump's former chief of staff, of not doing enough to force her out.
Wolfe did not steal the election from Trump.
“I’ve heard so much about Meagan Wolfe, and it’s like unanimous, she shouldn’t be there," Trump said on the Regular Joe Show.
There’s been a disturbance in the farce, over at
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NPR editor Uri Berliner decided to crash the Pity Party that is Bari Weiss’s The Free Press over what he perceived as the bolsheviks at the gate of NPR.
So NPR suspended him for 5 days for not asking for permission to contribute to another platform, and before I even started this piece, Berliner resigned:
My resignation letter to NPR CEO @krmaher pic.twitter.com/0hafVbcZAK
— Uri Berliner (@uberliner) April 17, 2024
Disparaged.
Ok, so far so good, or as Keith Olberman said,
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