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July 29, 2025 8:59 AM

Trump lawsuit against Murdoch and ‘Wall Street Journal’ turns personal

Trump says he personally told his “very good friend Rupert Murdoch” that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.

by David Folkenflik

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July 24, 2025 6:17 PM

Trump administration approves sale of CBS parent company Paramount

The Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of Paramount Global after the buyer made pledges to showcase a diversity of viewpoints and root out alleged bias in CBS’ news coverage.

by David Folkenflik

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July 24, 2025 12:15 PM

MPR’s parent company announces layoffs due to state and federal funding cuts

American Public Media Group leadership announced Thursday that it will be laying off employees and making other cost reductions after state and federal funding cuts led to a $6 million budget gap.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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July 23, 2025 11:10 AM

Tyler, the Creator's ‘DON'T TAP THE GLASS’ is a petition for freedom of movement

The audacity of Tyler, the Creator’s latest release might shoulder-shimmy right past you without an abbreviated crash course on the oh-so-fraught history between rap and dance.

by Rodney Carmichael

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July 22, 2025 9:27 AM

NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding

NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.

by David Folkenflik

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July 21, 2025 1:45 PM

WNBA All-Star's draw attention off court with Lynx duo 'StudBudz,' player salary conversation

Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman took viewers inside practices and parties, picking up more than 500,000 views and reaching 70,000 followers on their Twitch account.

by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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July 19, 2025 11:01 PM

Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

by Frank Langfitt

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July 18, 2025 8:14 AM

How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era

“It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission,” says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.

by David Folkenflik

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July 18, 2025 7:57 AM

CBS will end ’The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.”

by Mandalit del Barco

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July 17, 2025 11:33 PM

Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid

The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

by Scott Neuman and Lexie Schapitl

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Trump lawsuit against Murdoch and ‘Wall Street Journal’ turns personal

Trump administration approves sale of CBS parent company Paramount

MPR’s parent company announces layoffs due to state and federal funding cuts

Tyler, the Creator's ‘DON'T TAP THE GLASS’ is a petition for freedom of movement

NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding

WNBA All-Star's draw attention off court with Lynx duo 'StudBudz,' player salary conversation

Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations

How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era

CBS will end ’The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid

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