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He helped the families of dying children. Spent all night with them even once the child was taken to the morgue. A former colleague tells us on the record that Ayman Soliman is the reason certain poor families who lost their babies at the hospital didn’t have…

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July 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.

She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.

“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.

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A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Scoop: A regulatory filing that slipped under the radar reveals details about the pay packages in the Versant C-suite—and it also outlines the various challenges the company will face after being cleaved off from Comcast.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
The Raising of Lazarus
An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
www.status.news
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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If you’ve ever seen a baby struggle to breathe, you know it’s just brutal to watch. Or, in the case of a Trump administration demonizing safe vaccines and making immigrants fear to go in to the doctor, a perfectly fine policy outcome
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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The LAT came to a tentative contract agreement with the union following a grueling, nearly 24-hour bargaining session

As media hawks, including Murdoch, circle LA, the concessions made by the union are emblematic of industry challenges at large

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The Troubled Truce in La La Land
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
www.status.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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"Everyone was a zombie." @nataliekorach.bsky.social goes inside the marathon negotiation sessions between the LA Times Guild and management that finally broke a three-year impasse and resulted in a deal. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Troubled Truce in La La Land
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
www.status.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Penske Media (owners of Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline) have rolled out the red carpet for far right wing extremists podcasters, making it easier for the weird zealots to promote their hateful dogshit for Golden Globe award consideration.
Penske's Pay-to-Play Pushback
Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists, Status has learned.
www.status.news
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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There is internal concern at Penske Media publications—Variety, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter—about the company's pay-to-play Golden Globes pitches made to right-wing podcasters last month.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jay-penske...
Penske's Pay-to-Play Pushback
Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists, Status has learned.
www.status.news
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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No other agency of the U.S. government has saved more lives per dollar than U.S.A.I.D.—it supplied medicine, food, and staffing for some of the most desperate and vulnerable. A new short documentary shows the impact of its dismantling. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/2a5Jm5
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Scoop: News Corp’s California Post will court advertisers on the Fox studio lot next week, where the NY Post’s offshoot has quietly set up shop

The Murdochs are planting a flag out West, aiming to exploit the vacuum left by a hollowed-out LAT

www.status.news/p/california...
Murdoch’s California Dream
The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Netflix is quietly plotting a major push into podcasting as it looks to take on its chief living-room rival, YouTube—and @status.news has learned details of what to expect at launch.

Details here: www.status.news/p/netflix-po...
Netflix’s Podcasting Play
The streamer is quietly plotting a major push into podcasting as it looks to take on its chief living-room rival, YouTube—and Status has learned details of what to expect at launch.
www.status.news
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Here’s how Fox News and the establishment news media reacted to Zohran Mamdani winning

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/mXDu-1OPTcM?...

Or listen wherever you get podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Inside Axel Springer’s Weds town hall, where editorial staffers pressed execs on AI, leaving with no real answers and a confirmation that more pain is coming

“The truth is, you either embrace A.I. or you die,” CEO Mathias Döpfner said

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Axel Springer Boss to Staffers: 'Embrace A.I. Or You Die'
Axel Springer staffers confronted chief Mathias Döpfner over the publishing giant’s rapid embrace of A.I., which many fear could cost them their jobs, according to a video of the meeting leaked to St...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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This week I sat down with GMA executive producer Simone Swink at ABC News’ new digs, ahead of tomorrow’s 50th anniversary show

“We're not just competing with another show,” Swink acknowledged, looking to the future of the brand. “We're competing with your phone”

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'GMA' at a Crossroads
Ahead of the ABC morning show’s 50th anniversary, executive producer Simone Swink sat down with Status to discuss the show’s legacy and its “multiplatform” future.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Inside another “traumatic” day at CBS News, where cuts spanned from Johannesburg to LA

“It’s getting harder to show up to this place with your head held high, and even harder some days to leave with it held the same,” one person familiar tells me.

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Paramount’s Eye Strain
It was a “traumatic” day at CBS News, as David Ellison’s Paramount unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs across the company, hitting the news division hard.
www.status.news
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Scoop: CBS News’ "Evening News Plus," the streaming companion show hosted by John Dickerson, has been canceled and the team was eliminated amid Paramount layoffs, I'm told.

More in tonight's edition of Status.
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Extreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds @lancetcountdown.bsky.social's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where it’s too hot and humid for people to survive.

My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
Hot Weather is Killing More than Half a Million People a Year
Authors of a new Lancet report warn that parts of the world could become unlivable, as climate change drives a surge in heat deaths.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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As the government shutdown stretches on, more than 1.7 million New York City residents who rely on SNAP benefits will not receive them as soon as Nov. 1.
SNAP Shutdown Pause and New Work Rules: What You Need to Know
A Nov. 1 pause on SNAP benefits threatens food assistance for 1.7 million New Yorkers, just as new work requirements also take effect.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Halloween has arrived early in Hollywood, as the Ellisons' buying spree - with Trump's thumb potentially on the scale - is fueling fears about deep job cuts and a shrinking roster of buyers
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Hollywood’s Ellison Fear Factor
An Ellison family takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery could have profound consequences for the entertainment industry—and Trump appears to be putting his thumb on the scale.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Scoop: WaPo head of visuals Greg Manifold is leaving for other opportunities, according to an internal memo

It’s the latest gut punch to the WaPo newsroom, which is anticipating significant cuts to audio, sports and metro divisions ahead
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Pain at The Post
As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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The LA Times Guild has proposed a deal to management that could avert an unprecedented strike, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/los-angele...
Trying Times in L.A.
The Los Angeles Times Guild is eager to avert an unprecedented strike by capitalizing on Patrick Soon-Shiong’s fixation with an IPO—but will the strategy pay off?
www.status.news
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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The Los Angeles Times Guild is eager to avert an unprecedented strike by capitalizing on Patrick Soon-Shiong’s fixation with an IPO—but will the strategy pay off?

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/los-angele...
Trying Times in L.A.
The Los Angeles Times Guild is eager to avert an unprecedented strike by capitalizing on Patrick Soon-Shiong’s fixation with an IPO—but will the strategy pay off?
www.status.news
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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John Malone said Jeff Zucker once told him he had CNN go hard on Trump "because it gets me audience."

But there's a major problem with his anecdote. Zucker's spokesperson says the former CNN boss has never spoken to Malone.

The scoop via @passantino.bsky.social: www.status.news/p/john-malon...
The Malone Delusion
From an imagined conversation with Jeff Zucker to more Fox News worship, John Malone’s latest media appearance reveals a billionaire who has a warped view of journalism and reality.
www.status.news
October 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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CBS News' standards chief, who resigned on Thursday, privately expressed unease with Bari Weiss' appointment as editor in chief and the overall direction of the network.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-c...
CBS’ Standards Deduction
In her farewell note, CBS News’ standards chief alluded to the reason for her departure—but in private, she was more blunt about the motive behind her exit, Status has learned.
www.status.news
October 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM