Новости за 07.06.2023

CNN CEO Chris Licht's controversial tenure has come to an end.

Licht has stepped down as CEO and chairman of CNN, a job he held for just over a year, effective immediately, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed. The news was first reported by Puck. 

"I have great respect for Chris, personally and professionally," Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said in a press release. "The job of leading CNN was never going to be easy, especially at a time of huge disruption and transformation... Читать дальше...

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It has been 14 years since a fatal major U.S. airline crash, but a slew of runway close calls at the beginning of the year has officials on edge. Though there were no casualties in any of the events, officials are investigating the incidents, and the Federal Aviation Administration called a safety summit to consider any link between them. 

India was stricken by a three-way train crash in the state of Odisha that killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 1,000. The accident, which investigators blamed on a faulty train signal, was one of the deadliest rail disasters in the country's history. Rescue workers and first responders described scenes of chaos as they searched through derailed train cars filled with dead bodies. 

The ongoing efforts in deep-red states like Florida and Texas to ban books deemed culturally or sexually inappropriate for their depictions of racial injustices and LGBTQ+ content have spawned a surprising form of retaliation. Parents and community members alarmed by what they see as right-wing censorship have begun targeting the Bible for removal from schools and libraries, arguing the book's graphic depictions of sex and violence make it just as subversive and inappropriate as the materials... Читать дальше...

A wave of daytime talk shows is thriving in the age of streaming platforms and ushering in a new era. Drew Barrymore's eponymous television show stands out among the bunch, becoming what The A.V. Club called "TV's most viral talk show." Barrymore is quickly becoming a household name for something other than being an actor, and "the attention comes as much — if not more — from online audiences as from those in front of their TV," The A.V. Club added. 

Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork officially launching his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. He will do battle his old boss, former President Donald Trump, to become his party's candidate in the general election. Trump is dominating in the polls so far, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Pence is mired in single digits, fighting for a distant third place with the rest of the growing field.

Florida claimed responsibility Tuesday for two charter flights that carried 36 migrants from Texas to a Catholic church in Sacramento, California, on Friday and Monday. Alecia Collins, a spokeswoman for Florida's Division of Emergency Management, insisted the flights were "voluntary," but California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta said some of the migrants were misled and flown to California under false pretenses. They said prosecutors are considering criminal charges. 

Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump's final White House chief of staff, has testified in front of the federal grand jury hearing evidence in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation of Trump, two people familiar with the matter told The New York Times.