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CNN To Shut Down Streaming Service One Month After Debut
Just a month after its debut, CNN is shutting down its streaming service, CNN+, according to CNN Business. Subscribers have until Saturday, April 30 to watch programming, at which point CNN+ will cease to exist, the outlet reported. The move comes amid a major shakeup in company management after CNN’s former parent company, WarnerMedia, merged with Discovery to form Warner Bros. Discovery. David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, plans to instead house all of the company’s brands under a single streaming service, CNN Business reported. “In a complex streaming market, consumers wan…
Newark, NJ
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'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train
A media critic and trusted journalist has been identified as the bicyclist struck and killed by a train early this week in Montclair, news reports say. Eric Boehlert, 57, was struck by Montclair Boonton Line Train 1087 just before Watchung Avenue Station around 9:40 p.m., according to his wife, Tracy Breslin, and NJ Transit officials. .@EricBoehlert’s death is terrible news. I’m devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work to counteract misinformation and media bias. What a loss. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 6, 2022 Soledad O'Brien remembered Boehl…
Newark, NJ
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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About NJ Grammy Award Winner SZA
North Jersey native SZA won her first Grammy Award Sunday, April 4. The artist, whose real name is Solána Rowe, won the award alongside Doja Cat for their song "Kiss Me More" for best pop duo/group performance. The song was on Doja's 2021 album "Planet Her" and topped the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 3. Here are five things you may not have known about the Maplewood native: Her dad was an executive producer at CNN. She grew up Muslim and wore a hijab, but stopped after 9/11 due to bullying. She's a college dropout and attended three different schools. Her first album, See.SZA.Run, was self…
Brentwood, NY
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Chris Cuomo Sues CNN For $125M, Citing 'Smear Campaign' After His Firing, Reports Say
Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is planning a massive lawsuit against his former employers after he was accused of misconduct in the workplace, according to new reports, including by Deadline. Cuomo, who was let go by CNN in late 2021, is alleging that CNN and parent company WarnerMedia launched a “smear campaign” against him, and he is seeking more than $125 million in damages, claiming that his career has suffered as a result of their actions. “Cuomo has had his journalistic integrity unjustifiably smeared, making it difficult if not impossible for Cuomo to find similar work in the future …
Glen Burnie, MD
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher MD Gas
“Pain at the pump,” was a concern reporters pushed President Biden on during a press conference about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Although Biden urged the energy sector to not move prices, experts say the US is already feeling the pinch since tensions began to escalate between the two nations. “Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120 (a barrel),” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in a report published earlier in February. Gas prices had already t…
Vineland, NJ
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher NJ Gas Prices
“Pain at the pump,” was a concern reporters pushed President Biden on during a press conference about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Although Biden urged the energy sector to not move prices, experts say the US is already feeling the pinch since tensions began to escalate between the two nations. “Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120 (a barrel),” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in a report published earlier in February. Gas prices had already t…
Gettysburg, PA
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher PA Gas Prices
“Pain at the pump,” was a concern reporters pushed President Biden on during a press conference about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Although Biden urged the energy sector to not move prices, experts say the US is already feeling the pinch since tensions began to escalate between the two nations. “Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120 (a barrel),” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in a report published earlier in February. Gas prices had already t…
White Plains, NY
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Cuomo Plots Comeback, Dines With New NYC Mayor Adams As Speculation Swirls About Run For NY AG
Could 2022 be the year of the Cuomo comeback? Cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, embattled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly planning a potential political return after navigating his way through multiple sexual harassment claims that led to his resignation. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Cuomo and his top aides “are intensifying an effort to revive his public standing, including discussing how to make his first public appearance since resigning in August, according to people close to him.” “Some political operatives who have spoken with Mr. Cu…
Yonkers, NY
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Jeff Zucker Resigns As CNN President Due To Revelation During Chris Cuomo Inquiry
CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker has resigned after failing to disclose a “consensual relationship” with a staffer that was uncovered during the probe into former late-night host Chris Cuomo. Zucker, age 56, announced on Wednesday, Feb. 2 that he would be stepping away from the network, effective immediately, for allegedly having a relationship his Allison Gollust, one of his top aides and advisors for years, who is remaining at CNN. “As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo's tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worke…
North Salem, NY
Obituaries
Sidney Poitier, First Black Actor To Win Oscar, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies
Trailblazing, Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, a longtime New York resident has died. Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis made the announcement that Poitier died on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the age of 94. A native of Cat Island in the Bahamas, Davis said: "The whole Bahamas grieves the celebrated life of a great Bahamian." Poitier, who grew up on a tomato farm and taught himself to read and write, became a resident of Westchester County, moving to Mount Vernon in 1956. He won the Oscar for "Lilies of the Field," in 1963, in which he played a migrant worker wh…
Towson, MD
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Viral TikTok Shows Unruly DC Passenger Fighting Federal Air Marshal, Flight Attendant
Footage of an unruly Delta passenger accused of assaulted a federal air marshal and flight attendant on a flight from Washington DC to Los Angeles earlier this month is going viral on TikTok. Ariel Pennington, 35, of Washington DC, was charged by police in Oklahoma City with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after the flight made an emergency landing Dec. 9, OKCFox reports. The TikTok posted by user @biiigpuuur begins with Pennington standing in the aisle wearing a black tank top with his fist in the air. "They brought out the zip ties and that's when I knew sh*t was…
Bridgeport, CT
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Chris Wallace Announces Where He's Heading After Departure From Fox News
Just hours after announcing his departure from Fox News after nearly two decades with the network, Chris Wallace is now saying where his next stop will be. He said Sunday, Dec. 12 shortly after bidding farewell to viewers of "Fox News Sunday" that he will begin working as an anchor for CNN's soon-to-launch streaming service Wallace will start the new role at CNN+, the network's new streaming subscription service that is set to debut between January and March of 2022. “I am thrilled to join CNN+," Wallace said in a statement. "After decades in broadcast and cable news, I am excited to explo…
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