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Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

Jan. 29, 2025 18:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. It's the latest...

Florida jury says CNN defamed Navy veteran in story about endangered Afghans

Jan. 17, 2025 21:02 PM EST

After a Florida jury found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran who helped rescue endangered Afghans, the network reached a settlement on Friday to avoid a punishing order that it pay punitive damages. The unusual ruling against a media outlet following a jury defamation trial was a...

CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media — and for the struggling network

Jan. 08, 2025 16:49 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — At a particularly inopportune time for legacy media and CNN, the news outlet is on trial in Florida this week, accused of defaming a Navy veteran involved in rescuing endangered Afghans from that country when the U.S. ended its involvement there in 2021. The...