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THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive use Google, Meta and TikTok sued California to block enforcement of a new state law intended to limit the risk of addicting children…
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
Miami, November 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the arrest of Cuban independent journalist Yoani Sánchez, the founder and director of independent news outlet 14ymedio, who was detained by State Security…
Tim Brando says ESPN broadcasters aren't consciously biased toward the SEC but admits living in a "bubble" can color how they view their league.
Two WNBA players sent opposite midterm messages as Sophie Cunningham urged personal growth while Natasha Cloud taunted Republicans on social media.
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin clashed in a fiery CNN exchange on Wednesday after the midterm elections.
THE NEW YORK TIMES — POLITICS POLITICS
Russia was linked to influence campaigns targeting Democrats that gained little traction, but the Kremlin may be more focused on France’s elections in the spring.
BLOOMBERG CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Yoani Sánchez, one of Cuba’s best-known independent reporters, was detained by state security amid a broader crackdown on critics of the island’s communist government.
MOSCOW, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian top security official Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin, Iran's state media reported on Thursday, after Iranian negotiators met with mediators to discuss proposals to end…
Zohran Mamdani tells Shannon Bream he disagrees with Hasan Piker's remarks on Hamas, 9/11 and Iran but defends engaging with the controversial streamer.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says midterm wins in Georgia, Texas and South Carolina prove a progressive presidential path exists in 2028.
NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: How Yung Miami's summer bop became a sweeping indictment.
Why would a majority of the public believe that Republicans and Democrats are equally corrupt? A FAIR study suggests that media play no small role.
Abdul El-Sayed confronted a Sky News reporter, dismissing the British journalist's questions just hours before winning Michigan's Senate race.
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
Nairobi, November 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to immediately lift the indefinite suspension of The Reporter, one of the country’s oldest independent newspapers. In a November 2 statement, the…
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
Amman, November 5, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by the rapid escalation of journalist detentions by Israeli authorities, with four journalists detained in the first four days of November, two of whom remain…
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Concerns remain that media industry is still failing to confront troubling behaviour Even within the culture of casual misogyny and sexism that pervaded the TV world in the mid-noughties, Naomi Harvey and her colleagues concluded they…
Holyrood’s Climate Action Committee was also told that Scotland’s cooler climate could make it a natural home for the facilities.
BLOOMBERG CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Liberty Media Corp., parent of Formula 1 car racing and the MotoGP motorcycle circuit, is ending its super voting class of shares, at the request of investor John Malone, in an effort to simplify the corporate structure and facilitate…
We examine the results of Tuesday’s historic U.S. midterm elections with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts. In addition to taking back the House and Senate, Democrats also made major gains at the state level and will control a…
Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate win sparked celebration at the University of Michigan, where young voters say cost of living drove turnout.
Cristiano Ronaldo's emotional five-minute video reveals the image he says he'll carry forever as he steps away from Portugal after 234 appearances.
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
New York, Nov 5, 2026 – The Committee to Protect Journalists was joined Thursday by 16 other civil society organizations in calling on Tunisian authorities to immediately release imprisoned journalist Zied el-Heni and end the judicial…
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
Nazareth, November 5, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of Palestinian journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, who was accused of “contacting a foreign agent” and had his detention extended by eight days after he was…
