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Fox anchor pushes back on Mace’s claim of George Soros funding student protests 

Fox anchor pushes back on Mace’s claim of George Soros funding student protests 

Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto pushed back on a claim by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) that progressive billionaire George Soros has funded groups involved in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. “There’s a push right now on the part of some of these institutions to negotiate with the protesters, and to go ahead and put up for a vote any measure that would sort of call for divesting of funds or investments in Israel,” Cavuto told Mace on his show “Your World with Neil Cavuto. “What do you think of that?” “Well, they want disclosure and divestment,” Mace responded. “I want firings. I want people to be expelled. I want those who are here illegally or here on a student visa and participating in these things deported. It’s a very different, I think, scenario, if these were peaceful protests, if this were about the First Amendment, I think it’d be something very different, but it’s not.”  Mace then claimed several pro-Palestine groups involved in the student protests are being backed financially by Soros, Jewish Holocaust survivor. …

News Anchor Poppy Harlow Announces Departure From CNN

News Anchor Poppy Harlow Announces Departure From CNN

ATLANTA (AP) — Anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN, according to the network. Harlow, who joined CNN in 2008 and most recently co-hosted “CNN This Morning,” announced her parting from the cable news giant in an email to colleagues. She called her time at CNN “a gift.” “I have been inspired by you and learned so much from you – who are (and will remain) dear friends,” Harlow wrote. “This place has shaped me as a leader, taught me resilience, shown me the value of perspective and how to make hard decisions.” At CNN, Harlow reported on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the 2015 Paris terror attacks, among other stories. “I got to experience what makes this country great,” Harlow wrote in her email. “I sat with people in their best moments and in their hardest. They taught me about the human condition and what binds us.” Photos You Should See – April 2024 Earlier this year, CNN announced changes to the time slot for “CNN This Morning” and moved it to Washington. CNN …

Curio raises funds for Rio, an ‘AI news anchor’ in an app

Curio raises funds for Rio, an ‘AI news anchor’ in an app

AI may be inching its way into the newsroom, as outlets like Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, CNET and others have experimented with articles written by AI. But while most respectable journalists will condemn this use case, there are a number of startups that think AI can enhance the news experience — at least on the consumer’s side. The latest to join the fray is Rio, an “AI news anchor” designed to help readers connect with the stories and topics they’re most interested in from trustworthy sources. The new app, from the same team behind AI-powered audio journalism startup Curio, was first unveiled at last month’s South by Southwest Festival in Austin. It has raised funding from Khosla Ventures and the head of TED, Chris Anderson, who also backed Curio. (The startup says the round has not yet closed, so it can’t disclose the amount.) Curio itself was founded in 2016 by ex-BBC strategist Govind Balakrishnan and London lawyer Srikant Chakravarti; Rio is a new effort that will expand the use of Curio’s AI technology. First developed …

CNN anchor presses Trump lawyer on Kagan military coup questioning

CNN anchor presses Trump lawyer on Kagan military coup questioning

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins pressed an attorney for former President Trump on a line of questioning by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in the former president’s presidential immunity case at the Supreme Court Thursday. “What are the circumstances where ordering a military coup is an official act of the presidency?” Collins said, referring to a back-and-forth between Kagan and Trump lawyer D. John Sauer in which she questioned him on presidential immunity in the case of a president ordering the military to stage a coup. “When you’re talking about official acts, you don’t look to intent, you don’t look to purpose, you look to their underlying character,” Scharf responded. “So if that were — if that sort of situation were to unfold using the official powers of the president, you could see there being an aspect of officialness to that.” The two went back and forth, and Collins later remarked that Sharf was making “a pretty brazen argument, that military coups could potentially be official acts.” Sharf retorted that the argument is not meant to …

Argentine anchor Juan Pedro Aleart shares his child sex abuse story on air

Argentine anchor Juan Pedro Aleart shares his child sex abuse story on air

The news anchor behind the desk looked straight into the camera and said, “This is the start of a different program.” “I have told you many stories,” Juan Pedro Aleart, co-host of news program “From 12 to 14” in Rosario, Argentina, said in Spanish. “This is the first time that I will tell you mine.” Live on air for almost half an hour last week, Aleart told viewers of a nightmare within his family: allegations of a violent father who terrorized him and of a member of his extended family who sexually abused him from the age of 6. Nobody did anything to stop it, he said. “I know what it feels like: It’s degrading, it’s embarrassing,” he said, addressing male survivors of sexual abuse. “I know that many have not told their wives, their children, their friends, their psychologists.” “I want to say that the only path to healing is to put it into words, to talk about it, to denounce it,” he added. In text messages to The Washington Post, Aleart, 36, said …

Biden’s Hail Mary Budget Is Just Another Anchor Baby

Biden’s Hail Mary Budget Is Just Another Anchor Baby

Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, Last week I was contacted by Sputnik News to give some comments on “President” Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget proposal. To be honest, having to read up on what was in the budget proposal was enough to ruin my day before it even began. But, ever your humble(sic) servant, I endeavored to persevere and what I saw was typically horrifying, as always. And my quick conclusions were that this budget is a political wish list of a dying party to buy votes however and wherever they can. The party I’m speaking about isn’t the Democrats, it’s the Uniparty that has the Capitol under foreign control. Because nothing I see in this budget is for America’s prosperity. It is ultimately capital destructive and feeds into the needs of all of America’s enemies, foreign and domestic. $7.3 trillion paid for with more ‘soak the rich’ taxes is throwing napalm grenades on an already burning fire. And it serves to further sell today’s Americans out for tomorrow’s anchor babies currently …

The Wars That Divide Washington

The Wars That Divide Washington

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer set off a fierce debate in Washington on Thursday after criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calling for Israel to hold new elections to replace him. In Russia, where the presidential election is being held this weekend, Vladimir Putin is on track to win a fifth term, as he continues his war against Ukraine. The U.S. will send a small military aid package to Ukraine, the first in months, but the larger $60 billion aid package remains stalled in Congress. Meanwhile, President Biden is campaigning in key battleground states, while Donald Trump, his Republican rival, contends with developments in his various legal battles. Joining guest moderator and White House Correspondent at PBS NewsHour, Laura Barrón-López, to discuss this and more are Zolan Kanno-Youngs, White House Correspondent for The New York Times; Jim Scuitto, Anchor and Chief National Security Analyst at CNN; and Scott MacFarlane, Congressional Correspondent for CBS News. Watch the full episode and read the transcript here. Source link

Deeley Group works with Anchor to build new independent living schemes

Deeley Group works with Anchor to build new independent living schemes

A new partnership between a Midlands construction company and a leading specialist housing provider will see the delivery of two new schemes worth more than £55 million. Deeley Group is working with Anchor to deliver two new independent living schemes in Sutton Coldfield and Peterborough. Anchor is the largest not-for-profit provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life in England and the partnership sees Coventry-headquartered Deeley Group continue to expand its footprint in the housing sector. The new schemes will create more than 200 independent living apartments for older people, including 137 high-quality apartments at the former Royal Works site on Coleshill Street, Sutton Coldfield. Deeley will have delivered 624 extra care apartments and 258 care home beds in the housing and healthcare sectors over the past five years. Deeley Group, through Deeley Developments, is providing a turnkey solution on the logistically challenging brownfield site in Sutton Coldfield, with the company acquiring the land and negotiating a Design and Build contract with Anchor. Work is starting on both projects this month. The …

Today Show unexpectedly changes anchor last minute as Dylan Dreyer leads show

Today Show unexpectedly changes anchor last minute as Dylan Dreyer leads show

The Today Show’s Third Hour was led by a trio of strong women hosts on Thursday’s show, following a last minute change to the lineup.  Usually, the segment is hosted by Craig Melvin, Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer, but last-minute, Craig had to step away from the show, resulting in Saturday Today host Laura Jarrett coming by to save the day.  Dylan led the show, beginning the segment by telling viewers: “Good morning everybody, this is the Third Hour of Today.  You may also likeVIDEO: Today’s Dylan Dreyer lets loose with co-stars “I’m here with Sheinelle and Laura Jarrett, as Al is off and Craig had to step out.”  Turning to Laura, she said: “Thank you for hanging out with us today.”  Laura Jarrett stepped in for Craig Melvin on Today’s Third Hour More than happy to help, Laura replied: “You guys, this is the bright spot. Plus it smells really good in here!”  This isn’t the first time in recent weeks that Laura has filled in for the weekday show. Last week, …