Tag: DOJ

Justice Department Charges Russian National for Misinformation Campaign Aimed at 2018 Midterm Elections

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  1. Facebook Removes 810 ‘Inauthentic’ Accounts Ahead of Midterm Elections
  2. Facebook Finds More Accounts Attempting To Influence 2018 Elections
  3. Facebook Identifies More Accounts Spreading Misinformation Ahead Of Midterm Elections
  4. Facebook to Add Video News Section Ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections

Justice Department Says It Will Examine Comcast’s Influence On Hulu

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  1. Justice Department sues to block AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner
  2. Justice Department to Sue to Prevent AT&T-Time Warner Merger
  3. Justice Department to Review 70-Year-Old Rules That Barred Major Studios From Owning Theaters
  4. Fox/Sky Deal: UK Authority To Examine Potential Influence On News, Politics

Elon Musk Calls SEC Fraud Lawsuit ‘Unjustified’

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  1. Elon Musk Says He Won’t Take Tesla Private After All
  2. Tesla Stock Flames Out as Elon Musk’s Bizarre Behavior Flames On
  3. Elon Musk’s ‘Pedo’ Tweet Inquiry Answered: Thai Rescue Diver’s Lawyer Preps Lawsuit
  4. Elon Musk’s Infamous ‘Funding Secured’ Tweet Draws Justice Department Investigation

AT&T Fires Back At DOJ, Calling Anti-Merger Case “Narrow And Fragile”

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  1. Judge In AT&T-Time Warner Case Orders Unsealing Of Trial Transcripts
  2. DOJ Agrees To Let AT&T-Time Warner Merger Close But May Still Appeal
  3. DOJ Appeals Judge’s Decision Allowing AT&T-Time Warner Merger
  4. As Net Neutrality Fight Nears, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Trumpets Ruling In Charter Appeals Court Case

Elon Musk’s Infamous ‘Funding Secured’ Tweet Draws Justice Department Investigation

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  1. Elon Musk Sued for Defamation by British Diver in Thai Cave Rescue
  2. Tesla Stock Flames Out as Elon Musk’s Bizarre Behavior Flames On
  3. Elon Musk Says He Won’t Take Tesla Private After All
  4. Elon Musk’s ‘Pedo’ Tweet Inquiry Answered: Thai Rescue Diver’s Lawyer Preps Lawsuit

Donald Trump Commemorates 9/11 With Attack On FBI And DOJ Before Delivering Shanksville Speech

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  1. Peter Strzok Fired From FBI; Donald Trump Calls For New Clinton Investigation
  2. Donald Trump Tweets “No Collusion!” But Acknowledges Meddling After Blockbuster Indictments In Mueller Probe
  3. Donald Trump Blames Chuck Schumer, Plugs ‘Fox & Friends’ In Morning Tweets On NYC Terror Attack
  4. Stephen Colbert Still Mining Donald Trump’s Collusion Tweet-fession On ‘Late Show’

Alex Jones’ Flagship Pirate Radio Station Goes Dark Amid FCC Battle

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  1. FCC Chairman Defends Crackdown On Pirate Radio Station Broadcasting Alex Jones
  2. Netflix and SiriusXM team up to create a comedy radio station
  3. Hip-hop radio station Power 106 in Los Angeles sold for nearly $83 million
  4. Influential Station WBRU-Providence to Be Sold to Christian Radio Organization

Tribune Media Seeks $1 Billion In Lawsuit Against Sinclair, Citing “Spectacular” Breach Of Contract

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  1. Tribune Media terminates $3.9-billion sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group
  2. Tribune Media Scraps Merger With Sinclair Broadcast Group, Files Lawsuit For Breach Of Contract
  3. Sinclair Again Defends Merit Of Tribune Media Acquisition: “The Sky Is Not Falling”
  4. Tribune Media Terminates $3.9B Deal With Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sues for Breach of Contract

Justice Department to Review 70-Year-Old Rules That Barred Major Studios From Owning Theaters

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  1. DOJ To Review Paramount Consent Decrees Governing How Studios Distribute Movies To Theaters
  2. Justice Department to review decades-old rules for movie studios
  3. AT&T, Time Warner Shares Drop as Justice Department Weighs Antitrust Suit to Block Merger
  4. Justice Department to Sue to Prevent AT&T-Time Warner Merger

Disney And Fox Shareholders Give Historic Merger Votes Of Approval – Update

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  1. Disney and Fox schedule July 27 shareholder votes on merger — upping pressure on Comcast
  2. The Murdochs Would Become Disney’s Largest Individual Shareholders When Merger Clears
  3. Disney, 21st Century Fox Shareholders Vote to Approve $71.3 Billion Merger
  4. Fox and Disney Shareholders Vote to Approve $71.3 Billion Merger

DOJ Antitrust Head: Fox-Disney Deal “A Victory For American Consumers”

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  1. Congressional Democrats Call For Disney-Fox Hearings Amid Antitrust Concerns
  2. Disney-Fox: What Happens To FBC, Will Disney Become OTT Powerhouse & How Will Teams & Cultures Mesh If Deal Makes
  3. Disney-Fox Deal: Shares Of Both Companies Rise As Wall Street Embraces Plan
  4. Disney’s Bob Iger On Need For Fox Deal: “The Consumer Is Voting — Loudly”

AT&T CEO Calls Chance Of Time Warner Merger Reversal “Really Remote”

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  1. AT&T, Time Warner Shares Drop as Justice Department Weighs Antitrust Suit to Block Merger
  2. AT&T and Time Warner Close $85 Billion Merger
  3. Court Approves $85 Billion AT&T-Time Warner Merger
  4. DOJ Appeals Judge’s Decision Allowing AT&T-Time Warner Merger

DOJ Appeals Judge’s Decision Allowing AT&T-Time Warner Merger

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  1. Time Warner Stock Price Spikes After AT&T Merger Approval
  2. Department of Justice Appeals Approval of AT&T-Time Warner Merger
  3. AT&T, Time Warner Extend Merger Deadline To April 2018 During DOJ Fight
  4. DOJ Agrees To Let AT&T-Time Warner Merger Close But May Still Appeal

DOJ Approves Disney’s Fox Bid, Minus Regional Sports Networks

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  1. Disney wants Fox’s regional sports networks to boost ESPN
  2. Massive Disney-Fox deal expected to get close antitrust scrutiny
  3. Comcast Plans Bid for Fox Assets to Undercut Disney Deal (Report)
  4. Disney Ups Bid For Fox To $71.3 Billion, 10% Higher Than Comcast’s

Disney Wins Approval From Department of Justice for $71 Billion Fox Bid

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  1. Why Comcast Still Has a Chance at Fox After DOJ Approved Disney’s $71.3 Billion Deal
  2. 21st Century Fox Schedules Shareholder Vote on Disney Deal
  3. 21st Century Fox’s Big Day on Wall Street Continues After Comcast’s $65 Billion Cash Offer
  4. Entercom to Divest 13 Stations in Exchange for Justice Department’s Approval of CBS Radio Acquisition

Does Disney or Comcast Have a Better Shot at Regulatory Approval for Fox Deal?

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  1. Comcast Will Reimburse Fox That $1.525 Billion Breakup Fee if It Dumps Disney
  2. Comcast Confident Sky Deal Would Get Regulatory Approval, Commits to Sky News
  3. Comcast Would Shed Fox’s 30% Stake In Hulu To Win Regulatory Approval
  4. Comcast Plans Bid for Fox Assets to Undercut Disney Deal (Report)

Why AT&T-Time Warner Wasn’t Forced to Sell CNN

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  1. Floodgates Are Open for Big Mergers After ‘Landmark’ AT&T-Time Warner Decision, Experts Say
  2. Court Approves $85 Billion AT&T-Time Warner Merger
  3. Senate Judiciary Committee Sets Hearing on AT&T-Time Warner Deal, But Invited Wrong CEO
  4. DOJ Argues AT&T Should Sell DirecTV or Turner if Time Warner Deal Goes Through

Fox Board Schedules Meeting to Consider Comcast’s $65 Billion Bid (Report)

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  1. Comcast Makes $65 Billion All-Cash Bid for Fox Assets
  2. What Does Comcast’s $31 Billion Sky Bid Mean for Disney and Fox?
  3. Comcast Will Reimburse Fox That $1.525 Billion Breakup Fee if It Dumps Disney
  4. Comcast Plans Bid for Fox Assets to Undercut Disney Deal (Report)

AT&T $600K Deal With Michael Cohen Specified He Would Advise on Time Warner Merger (Report)

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  1. AT&T Says $200K Paid to Michael Cohen’s Firm Was for ‘Insights’ Into Trump Administration
  2. Giuliani: Trump ‘Denied’ AT&T-Time Warner Merger – ‘They Didn’t Get the Result They Wanted’
  3. AT&T Must Sell CNN for Time Warner Deal to Go Through (Report)
  4. AT&T CEO Calls Payment to Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen a ‘Big Mistake’

DOJ Argues AT&T Should Sell DirecTV or Turner if Time Warner Deal Goes Through

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  1. DOJ Proposes That AT&T Exclude DirecTV Or Turner From Time Warner Deal
  2. DOJ May Make AT&T Ditch All Of Turner, Just CNN Or DirecTV To Win Time Warner OK: Reports
  3. Has DirecTV Now Become a Loss Leader to Help Sell the AT&T-Time Warner Merger?
  4. Justice Department Urges Turner or DirecTV Sale as Remedy to AT&T-Time Warner Merger