29 h. ago Only 15 reporters remain in Pentagon after press pledge prompted walkouts. This is who they are

A handful of reporters from pro-Trump outlets signed the policy, as well as freelancers from foreign-based publications and obscure independent websites.

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51 h. ago Pentagon press corps surrender badges and walk out at same time over Hegseth policy: ‘Proud we stuck together’

Only one news network signed on to the new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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55 h. ago Pentagon press corp surrender badges and walk out at same time over Hegseth policy: ‘Proud we stuck together’

Only one news network signed on to the new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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3 d. ago Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges – but plan to keep reporting

Reporters who declined to sign new set of Pentagon rules had to clear out of world’s largest military headquartersPentagon reporters who declined to sign a new set of policies that press advocates and news organizations denounced as incompatible with the tenets of journalism were set to return their press badges by 5pm on Wednesday, ending decades of history of robust in-house coverage at the world’s largest military headquarters.In the hours leading up to the deadline, journalists worked furiously to pack up their workspaces in two media rooms, with hallways filled to the brim with boxes and books and other souvenirs of decades of daily coverage. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The View applauds Fox News and Newsmax for refusing to sign Hegseth’s media restrictions: ‘Freedom of the press is an American issue’

‘That's not journalism,’ Fox News analyst Jack Keane said on Tuesday night. ‘Journalism is going out and finding the story and getting all the facts to support it.’

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3 d. ago Hegseth’s media crackdown was pushed by lawyer who represented him against sexual assault allegations

‘Parlatore’s sway with leadership far exceeds his rank, Navy commander, a dynamic that has made some officials uncomfortable,’ the Washington Post reported this week.

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4 d. ago News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon

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4 d. ago Only one news outlet has signed on to Hegseth’s media loyalty oath — even Trump

‘Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter,’ the network stated on Monday. ‘We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon with review the matter further’

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5 d. ago Even Newsmax rejects the Pentagon’s new press restrictions ahead of signing deadline

‘Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter,’ the network stated on Monday. ‘We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon with review the matter further’

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5 d. ago Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warnsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline and risking the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, according to a new report.The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warnsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline and risking the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, according to a new report.The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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9 d. ago A release of hostages and withdrawal of Israeli troops: What we know about the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace deal

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a fragile ceasefire - but questions remain, James C. Reynolds reports

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1 week ago Pentagon Press Association bemoans ‘unprecedented message of intimidation’ from Hegseth’s new rules

‘Unfortunately, those negotiations have not been as successful as we hoped,’ the Pentagon Press Association acknowledged on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago King tells Andrew and Fergie they’re ‘not welcome’ at royal Christmas after Epstein email

The Duke and Duchess have reportedly been asked to remain ‘invisible’ at future royal events

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3 w. ago Mystery as Eddie Hearn and wife ‘living separate lives’ as boxing promoter moves ‘abroad’ & is seen without wedding ring

EDDIE Hearn and his wife are allegedly living separate lives with the boxing promoter moving "abroad" and recently being spotted without his wedding ring. Viewers were also quick to point out the boxing promoter's wife's absence from his recent tell-all Netflix documentary. Although the couple remain married, their relationship has grown increasingly distant, reports Mail...

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4 w. ago Pentagon demands journalists sign pledge not to gather certain information

If they don’t agree to limits, including restricting movement within building, Pentagon press passes will be revokedThe US military has issued new media restrictions demanding that journalists pledge not to gather any information – including unclassified documents – that has not been authorized for release or else risk revocation of their press passes.In a memo issued Thursday, the Pentagon stated that “it remains committed to transparency to promote accountability and public trust”. However, using an abbreviation for the recently rebranded Department of War headed by the Trump administration’s Pete Hegseth, the memo added: “DoW information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” Continue reading...

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