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CNN found guilty in Florida trial of libeling Navy veteran in 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans

David Bale2 months ago02 mins

A Florida jury on Friday found CNN guilty of libeling a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of that country. The jury in Panama City, Florida, deliberated for more than eight hours starting Thursday before ruling in favor of Zachary Young, who blamed…

Richard M. Cohen, 76, News Producer Who Wrote of Health Challenge, Dies

David Bale2 months ago013 mins

Richard M. Cohen, an outspoken and award-winning television news producer whose career was eventually derailed by the ravages of multiple sclerosis, which he wrote about in a best-selling memoir, died on Dec. 24 in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., a village in Westchester County. He was 76. His wife, the former “Today” show host Meredith Vieira, said…