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  States sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros blockbuster merger

  NPR - David Folkenflik

  A dozen states, led by California, are suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios, television newsrooms, and other entertainment properties. "The unlawful merger of these two entertainment …

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  DOJ subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting

  NPR - David Folkenflik , Michel Martin

  New York Times journalists reported on security concerns of the Qatar-donated Air Force One plane that President Trump has used. The administration responded by issuing subpoenas for the journalists. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The New York Times is condemning the Trump administration's efforts to get its …

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  Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting

  NPR - David Folkenflik , Willem Marx

  The New York Times says several of its journalists have been subpoenaed by the Department of Justice over their reporting on Air Force One, describing it as a "brazen act." On Wednesday, the newspaper published an anonymously sourced story that the Secret Service urged President Trump to leave the …

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  The Onion's plan to finally take over Infowars

  NPR - Ashley Brown , Scott Detrow , Megan Lim

  NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Ben Collins, CEO of the satirical news outlet The Onion, about a long-delayed plan to take over Infowars and pay damages in a defamation case to Sandy Hook families. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: There have been a lot of false, bombastic conspiracy theories to come out of podcaster …

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  ABC fights back against the Trump administration's attacks

  NPR - David Folkenflik

  ABC has begun fighting Trump's top broadcast regulator on its own airwaves. Meanwhile, there's a new effort to cast sunlight on why the government is targeting the network. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Big TV networks often use their channels to promote their own shows. ABC is using its airwaves to push back …

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  New Edith Wharton story juxtaposes the horrible with the mundane

  NPR - Sarah Handel , Elena Burnett , Ailsa Chang

  NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Andrew Gulli, managing editor of The Strand Magazine, about publishing a new short story from Edith Wharton and its resonance today.