Accountability
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Courts rebuke bureaucrats for shutting down Christian programming over pro-life, anti-tax views
Georgia school district, Quebec tourism minister showed hostility to viewpoints of Christian ministries that weren't even relevant to the programs that bureaucrats suddenly cut off, judges find.
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FBI Follies: Bureau secretly probed Trump as a Russian asset for firing Comey: declassified memos
Documents declassified by the White House Government Transparency Task Force show the investigation – codenamed "Oxferd Comma" – was launched in the immediate aftermath of Comey’s May 9, 2017 firing and was predicated on allegations that the bureau’s own agents had mostly dismissed by that time.
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DOJ charges 19 defendants in alleged $4 million Philadelphia Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme
In one case, a Medicaid recipient filed claims for extensive home health assistance while also working as a carpenter, prosecutors said.
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Justice department seizes 14 luxury vehicles, charges nine defendants in Ohio fraud investigation
The vehicles included six Mercedes-Benz cars, a Bentley, a BMW, a Jaguar, a Maserati, two Land Rovers, a GMC, and a McLaren.
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Instagram algorithm pushes users toward antisemitic content, study finds
The study created two accounts, one interested in wellness and a second that was interested in fitness. Both personas were guided toward explicit antisemitic content, according to the study.
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CBS News head Bari Weiss says Scott Pelley was fired for breaking 'foundation' of trust, respect
Pelley was fired Tuesday after he slammed Weiss in a "60 Minutes" meeting with new executive producer Nick Bilton on Monday, claiming she was at the network to "kill" the program, and got into a heated exchange with the producer.
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Just the News’ parent company launches new thought leadership site Lyceum
Lyceum brand to expand the Just the News network with a dedicated space for commentary, long-form analysis, and informed debate from writers, contributors, and thought leaders across a broad spectrum of topics.
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CBS News fires '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley
Bilton later informed staff that he had attempted to resolve things with Pelley amicably, but that the correspondent had declined.
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Conservative nonprofit praises Florida legislature for standing against 'media blacklists'
The budget includes a provision that prohibits state agencies from using advertising and marketing companies that employ politically biased media-monitoring systems such as NewsGuard, Ad Fontes and the Global Disinformation Index.
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Watchdog urges probe into ACLU Foundation over foreign funding of ballot campaigns
Americans for Public Trust’s complaint filed with the Missouri Attorney General alleged the ACLU Foundation “knowingly” received foreign donations
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Vanilla Ice stands by decision to perform at Freedom 250 despite performer boycotts
The 1990s rapper said he is "honored" to have been asked to perform at the event, and he believes it's unfair that the artists still planning to perform are being dragged into a political dispute.
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Long-time CBS reporter Scott Pelley claims Bari Weiss is 'murdering' news program '60 Minutes'
The accusation comes amid a series of shake-ups at the news organization, including Weiss' decision to hire former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton to lead "60 Minutes" after current executive producer Tanya Simon leaves.
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EPA boss made criminal referrals alleging Democrats ‘self-dealing’ in lucrative green energy grants
Lee Zeldin alleges that eight nonprofit "cutouts" were used to route billions to former Obama-Biden cronies.