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John Bolton Says Trump ‘Not Fit for Office,’ Lacks Competence to Perform Job (Video)
Former national security advisor will appear on ABC News Sunday to discuss his tell-all, “The Room Where It Happened”
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Veteran Weatherman Fritz Coleman Retires From NBC Los Angeles
NBC4 announced his retirement Wednesday
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Crystal Kayiza, Alison Klayman to Showcase New Doc Shorts at New Yorker’s Documentary: Remote Festival Series (Exclusive)
The remote program shows a new film each week through the summer
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Jimmy Kimmel Attributes Outrage Over ‘Paw Patrol’ to Fox News Being ‘Disappointed’ Looting Stopped (Video)
The late-night host ran a montage of all the times the phony call for “Paw Patrol” to be canceled was mentioned on the network
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Accuses Facebook of ‘Promoting the Extremism,’ Says Mark Zuckerberg ‘Doesn’t Care’ (Video)
The “Morning Joe” host says Facebook pushes users to extremist sites
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National Geographic to Bring Viewers ‘Around the World’ in a Time of No Traveling – on Instagram Live
NatGeo’s director of Instagram Josh Raab tells TheWrap why livestreams are more vital during the pandemic than ever
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CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Calls Dr. Fauci’s Low Profile a ‘Loss for the Country’ (Video)
The public face of the White House’s coronavirus task force hasn’t been very outspoken lately
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Top Voice of America Directors Resign Over Confirmation of New CEO With Ties to Steve Bannon
Director Amanda Bennett and deputy director Sandra Sugawara resigned Monday
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Michael Strahan Tells ABC Staffers He Felt He Couldn’t ‘Speak Up’ at Company as a Black Man
Strahan has hosted numerous shows at the network
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Hear Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan and More Read Kids Stories for New Yahoo Podcast (Exclusive Audio)
Russell Brand and Jeff Daniels also join in “STOR14S” to raise funds for coronavirus relief in Africa
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Why DNC Anti-Trump Ads Will Have Greater Impact in 2020 (Video)
Voters who found Trump’s “bad guy” persona appealing are disgusted with his “bad president” performance, says “Morning Joe” host
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Proactiv and Angie’s List Are Latest Advertisers to Drop Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Show This Week
The brands join Disney and T-Mobile in removing ads from the primetime program
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‘The View’ Co-Host Whoopi Goldberg Defends ABC News Exec Barbara Fedida: ‘I Don’t Think She’s a Racist’ (Video)
Goldberg also backed independent investigation into Fedida following reports of racist comment about staffers
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‘The View’ Co-Host Sunny Hostin Calls Out ‘Systemic Racism’ at ABC Amid Investigation Into Exec’s Comments About Her (Video)
“The View” host said it was “a tough weekend” after ABC News executive Barbara Fedida was placed on leave over reports of racist comments
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Sen Ted Cruz Wades Into Ron Perlman Twitter Battle, Tries to Start Fight With Rep Jim Jordan
The actor fought GOP congressman Matt Gaetz on Twitter over the weekend
