9 h. ago Bari Weiss mocked for suggesting ‘charismatic’ voices like Alan Dershowitz are what CBS News needs

‘As you’re watching this, consider that she likely made this exact pitch to David Ellison and he said, yes, precisely, here is $150 million and the top job at CBS News,” Drop Site News’ Ryan Grim observed.

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4 d. ago Amorim expects Sesko back before attacking duo depart for Africa Cup of Nations

Manchester United centre-forward out for a ‘few weeks’Mbeumo and Diallo in line for Afcon trip in DecemberRuben Amorim has revealed Benjamin Sesko’s knee injury will rule him out of action for “a few weeks” but Manchester United’s head coach is hopeful the striker can return before he loses Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo to the Africa Cup of Nations.Sesko sustained the injury after coming on as a substitute in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham prior to the international break. Asked how long the 22-year-old will be out of action, Amorim said: “He’s going to stay a few weeks out. I don’t know how long, but he’s not that serious. We have to be careful with him. He’s going to recover, he’s feeling better. So in a few weeks, I expect to have Ben.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bari Weiss wants to take down CBS News’ Standards and Practices unit for having ‘too much power’: sources

EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.

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3 w. ago Bari Weiss’s security detail is costing CBS $10,000 per day, according to report

Weiss took over CBS News last month after its parent company bought her Substack, The Free Press, for $150 million

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3 w. ago Trump gushes over Bari Weiss and boasts about ‘60 Minutes’ payoff — but TV viewers didn’t see that

‘Why would you subject yourself to this type of criticism? Just put it in, because it’s the first thing that I was looking for,’ one CBS News insider said of the network’s decision to omit Trump’s settlement boast from the on-air broadcast

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3 w. ago Manchester United are being asked a transfer question nobody saw coming

Man United want to strengthen their midfield next summer and one player who was expected to depart is making a strong case to be kept at the club.

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3 w. ago ‘Badass’ Salman Rushdie says he doesn’t have PTSD symptoms after 2022 attack

Author was injured in multiple places and lost use of his right eye after assassination attempt during a lectureSalman Rushdie says he has been free of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder despite almost dying from being stabbed during an attempted assassination in 2022, prompting his therapist to humorously conclude that it’s because the famed novelist is a “badass”.Rushdie shared the lighthearted anecdote during an interview aired Sunday morning by CBS News in which he discussed his new fictional story collection titled The Eleventh Hour – while also revisiting the attack at a literary gathering in western New York state that left him blind in his right eye. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago George Clooney says replacing Joe Biden with Kamala Harris ‘was a mistake’

Actor says Harris ‘was given a very tough task’ because ‘she had to run against her own record’, and extends an olive branch to Hunter BidenGeorge Clooney has said he feels it was a “mistake” for Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden in the 2024 US presidential election, adding that he had no regrets about the New York Times opinion piece in which he called on the Democrats to find a new presidential nominee.Speaking on CBS’ Sunday Morning, the actor and activist, who is a prominent financial donor to the Democratic party, said he would write his op-ed again if given the chance, and that he wished the Democrats had held a new primary to elect a presidential candidate. Instead, Harris was nominated by a virtual vote of party delegates. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gayle King lashes out at fake AI images amid CBS Mornings shake

King’s AI criticism came hours after a report indicated she could be leaving ‘CBS Mornings’

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3 w. ago Bari Weiss has added another Fox News star to her list of potential ‘CBS Evening News’ anchors

When asked about Bari Weiss considering Dana Perino to lead CBS Evening News, one senior CBS News staffer responded to The Independent with a face-palm emoji.

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3 w. ago Gayle King, 70, reassures suitors after fake AI images of her engagement circulate: ‘Shoot your shot’

King’s AI criticism came hours after a report indicated she could be leaving ‘CBS Mornings’

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3 w. ago Gayle King expected to depart ‘CBS Mornings’ in latest restructure under new leader Bari Weiss: report

King, who has fronted the broadcaster’s morning show for over a decade, is expected to step down from her anchor role on next year

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4 w. ago 'Devastated' EastEnders star axed from BBC soap with final scenes already filmed

EastEnders is undergoing a huge cast shake-up as one Albert Square resident is set to depart far sooner than expected and is said to be "devastated" by the decision

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4 w. ago So what does Bret Baier have to say about those CBS News and Bari Weiss reports?

Saying he was ‘flattered’ by all of the media attention the speculation has received, Bret Baier added that ‘we’ll see what happens at the end’ of his Fox News contract.

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