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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Judge Temporarily Blocks Launch of New Sports Streaming Service Called Venu Sports

Rival sports streaming service FuboTV sued the media companies, alleging antitrust practices that they claimed would hinder competition and drive up prices for consumers

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Media Tip Sheet: Chronic Absenteeism Remains a Challenge Post Pandemic

Throughout the 2021-2022 academic year, more than a quarter of students missed at least 10 percent of the school year, making them chronically absent. That is almost doubled compared to pre-pandemic...

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Secretary of State in the Middle East, Warns Israel and Hamas This May Be Last Opportunity to Reach a Cease-fire Deal

Blinken is currently in the Middle East, his ninth trip to the region since the conflict began. Mediators will meet again this week in Egypt to try to work on a cease-fire deal.

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Media Tip Sheet: Democratic National Convention Kicks Off Today

While the nominees have already been confirmed through an early roll-call vote, the convention will focus on rallying support for the Harris-Walz ticket and setting the stage for the final sprint to...

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Media Tip Sheet: New Union Deal Allows Actors to Sell the Rights of their Voices for Advertisers to Replicate with AI

A SAG-AFTRA official says not all actors will be interested, but this deal now allows actors who are interested in selling the rights to their voices a safe way to do so.

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GW Expert Commentary: Thoughts & Analysis Ahead of the Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Convention is set to kickoff this coming Monday, August 19 in Chicago.

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Media Tip Sheet: Wind Power Surpasses Coal as America’s Biggest Source of Electricity Two Months in a Row

The New York Times reports wind turbines generated more electricity than coal-burning power plants across the United States in March and April.

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Media Tip Sheet: The Challenges Facing Incoming Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol

Starbucks abruptly fired its chief executive this week and quickly replaced him with Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO Brian Niccol.

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Media Tip Sheet: WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

Monkeypox has been declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization.

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Media Tip Sheet: CDC Warning on Increased Human Parvovirus Infections in the U.S.

The human parvovirus B19 activity in the United States is increasing, according to the CDC.