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Fox’s settlement with Dominion Voting Systems unlikely to cost it $787.5-million
File - Reporters surround attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems during a news conference outside the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Del., after the defamation lawsuit by Dominion against Fox News was settled on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Fox Corp.'s hefty $787.5 million settlement with Dominion over defamation charges is unlikely to make a dent in Fox's operations, analysts say. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
u.s. politics
Fox News-Dominion Voting Systems trial to proceed Tuesday after delay
A Fox logo in Times Square in Manhattan, on April 10, 2023. On Monday, April 17, a judge in Delaware Superior Court is expected to swear in the jury in a defamation trial that has little precedent in American law. (John Taggart/The New York Times)
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Rupert Murdoch can be compelled to testify in Fox defamation trial, judge says
FILE PHOTO: Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of Fox News Channel attends the US Open's Mens Final -n New York, U.S. - September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Fox, Dominion Voting Systems lawyers spar over top executives’ liability in defamation suit
FILE PHOTO: A headline for a story on U.S. President Joe Biden is displayed at the Fox News headquarters in New York City, U.S. March 4, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Fox, Dominion Voting Systems pursue pretrial wins in US$1.6-billion defamation case
FILE PHOTO: A view of Fox News headquarters in New York City, U.S. March 4, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
world
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, engaged to Ann Lesley Smith
FILE - Rupert Murdoch introduces Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Herman Kahn Award Gala, Oct. 30, 2019, in New York. Documents in defamation lawsuit illustrate pressures faced by Fox News journalists in the weeks after the 2020 presidential election. The network was on a collision course between giving its conservative audience what it wanted and reporting uncomfortable truths about then-President Donald Trump and his false fraud claims. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
u.s. politics
Rupert Murdoch acknowledges some Fox hosts ‘endorsed’ false election claims
FILE - Rupert Murdoch introduces Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Herman Kahn Award Gala, in New York, Oct. 30, 2018. Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to bring together his News Corp. and Fox Corp., saying the merger wasn't coming at the right time for shareholders. In similar statements Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, the companies said their boards received letters from Murdoch withdrawing the plan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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The show must go on: World market themes for the week ahead
FILE - People visit Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on April 18, 2022.
international business
Murdoch pulls plug on possible merger of News Corp., Fox
FILE - Rupert Murdoch introduces Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Herman Kahn Award Gala, in New York, Oct. 30, 2018. Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to bring together his News Corp. and Fox Corp., saying the merger wasn't coming at the right time for shareholders. In similar statements Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, the companies said their boards received letters from Murdoch withdrawing the plan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
world
Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6-billion Dominion Voting Systems defamation case
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - US Open - Mens Final - New York, U.S. - September 10, 2017 - Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of Fox News Channel stands before Rafael Nadal of Spain plays against Kevin Anderson of South Africa. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Murdoch’s News Corp-Fox reunion gambit comes as sports betting valuations tank
Rupert Murdoch is seen in September of 2017.
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