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MSNBC Continues Ratings Lead Over Cable Competitors for Third Night of DNC
In ratings for the third night of the Democratic National Convention, MSNBC continued to dominate total viewers while CNN continued to pull the most in the key age demo
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Randy Rainbow Under Fire for Old Tweets With Racial Stereotypes, Transgender Slurs
The comedian and performer has not addressed calls to apologize from the past few days, but old tweets appear deleted
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As #TrumpMeltdown Trends, President Falsely Claims Twitter Executives Decide Trends
A Twitter spokesperson tells TheWrap trends are made with an algorithm and not bias
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Gannett Releases Diversity Statistics, Vows to Add 60 Race and Justice Editorial Roles
USA Today, owned by Gannett, published a deep look into the newspaper company’s diversity statistics Thursday
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Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Arrested on Charges of Defrauding Donors in Fundraising Scheme
Federal prosecutors say Bannon and three associates illegally funneled money from the “We Build The Wall” fund
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Cincinnati Reds Announcer Thom Brennaman Suspended Mid-Game After Using Homophobic Slur on Air (Video)
Brennaman later apologized and left the broadcast
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DNC Night 2 Ratings: MSNBC Widens Lead Over CNN in Total Viewers
MSNBC had the most total viewers for the second night of the Democratic National Convention
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Fox News’ Sandra Smith Repeatedly Corrects Kellyanne Conway on Biden Coronavirus Plan, AOC Speech (Video)
The counselor to the president falsely said Biden has no plan in place for the coronavirus, though one is on his website
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Lou Dobbs Reprimands Crew Member On Air: ‘Don’t Do That’ (Video)
The Fox Business host appeared to be caught off guard coming back from a commercial break
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NBC News Deletes Tweet About Ocasio-Cortez She Calls ‘Misleading’
The outlet said the tweet on the congresswoman’s DNC nomination of Sen. Bernie Sanders “should have included more detail on the nominating process”
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Anderson Cooper Confronts My Pillow’s Mike Lindell on Unproven Coronavirus Claims: ‘You’re Not a Scientist’ (Video)
The My Pillow founder and CNN anchor got into it over an unproven “miracle” therapeutic touted by Lindell
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MSNBC Edges CNN With Most Viewers for Monday’s Democratic National Convention
MSNBC viewership grew 36% over the first night of the 2016 DNC, while CNN fell 6%
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Gov Cuomo Panned for Announcing Coronavirus Book While Pandemic Is Still Ongoing
“Like if George Bush wrote a self-congratulatory memoir about Hurricane Katrina,” wrote Jacobin’s David Sirota
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NowThis Launches NowThis Kids Hosted by 13-Year-Old Naomi Wadler
The weekly video series will target not only Generation Z, but the kids’ Millennial parents
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Trump Falsely Accuses Barack Obama of ‘Treason’ After Michelle Obama Convention Takedown
The president responded to the former first lady’s scathing DNC speech in a series of tweets Tuesday
