06 · Puck
The Order of the Democrats' Early Voting States Is Reshuffled
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on Todd Blanche, Jeanine Pirro and the politics of personal loyalty.
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07 · Status
Carr's Consolidation Overdrive
Why it matters
The FCC voted 2-1 to eliminate the 39% cap on local TV station reach, and Nexstar's pending Tegna deal would reach about 80% of US TV households.
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08 · Puck
PSKY-WBD Merger: Why Ellison May Walk Away
Why it matters
Bill Cohan handicaps the WarnerMount endgame and why David Ellison may walk away.
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09 · Puck
Ellison's NYT Op-Ed Is a Media Rorschach Test
Why it matters
Dylan Byers reads David Ellison's truth-first NYT op-ed as a Rorschach test, as Status reports a furious backlash from CNN staff.
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10 · Puck
Ross Douthat's Exit Exposes a Crack at the Times
Why it matters
Ross Douthat left the New York Times op-ed page for 60 Minutes.
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11 · Puck
YouTube's Slop Insurance: The Peacock Deal Explained
Why it matters
Julia Alexander calls the Peacock and YouTube deal YouTube's slop insurance.
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12 · The Washington Post
Pentagon presses defense firms to build weapons as Iran war depletes stocks
Why it matters
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg directed the defense industry to build weapons faster amid a critical US munitions shortage.
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13 · Business Insider
Forget AI coming for your brain. How about your toilet?
Why it matters
Throne Science raised $10M for a toilet-mounted camera that analyzes stool and urine and feeds an AI gut health coach.
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14 · Business Insider
Inside Goodwill, the world's biggest thrift machine
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI-designed viruses and consumer health tech.
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15 · Puck
How Big Tech's Earnings Silenced the A.I. Bears
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI-designed viruses and consumer health tech.
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16 · The Athletic
A new league with a simple premise
Why it matters
The Women's Pro Baseball League launched with four teams, 15-player rosters and every game at a neutral site in Springfield, Illinois.
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17 · The Athletic
White Sox starter forced out after one out on a mound-visit blunder
Why it matters
The White Sox lost starter Noah Schultz after one out because manager Will Venable made a second first-inning mound visit.
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18 · The Athletic
WNBA union denounces "hate, abuse, and demonization" of trans people
Why it matters
The WNBA players' union denounced hate, abuse and demonization of transgender people after backlash to Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's comments.
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19 · Puck
Inside MLS's Surprisingly Close Commissioner Vote
Why it matters
John Ourand reconstructs a four-round MLS commissioner vote that ended with Larry Berg.
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20 · Puck
Should NFL Teams Be Allowed to IPO?
Why it matters
Eriq Gardner asks whether NFL teams should be allowed to IPO, hung on the quirk that makes Packers shares effectively worthless.
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