#Walmart is buying TV maker Vizio in play for ad business

#Walmart is buying TV maker Vizio in play for ad business

Walmart will acquire the television maker Vizio for $2.3 billion, the retail chain announced Tuesday. The retailer said in a press release that the acquisition of Vizio and its smart TV operating system, SmartCast, will help grow Walmart’s media business by “bringing together VIZIO’s advertising solutions business with Walmart’s reach and capabilities.” “There is a…

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#Trump: At war with America 

#Trump: At war with America 

For the third time in a row, former President Donald Trump is expected to win the Republican nomination. His chances of becoming the 47th president are no worse than 50-50. Not only is President Biden a weak incumbent, but Trump appears to have the momentum and the lead in most of the key swing states….

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#Maricopa County Supervisor announces he won’t seek reelection

#Maricopa County Supervisor announces he won’t seek reelection

Arizona’s Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman, who reportedly faced pressure from his party to potentially alter the results of the 2020 election, announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection. “I will not seek another term as the county supervisor representing District 4,” Hickman, a Republican representing cities including Goodyear and Avondale, said in a…

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#To save local journalism, update the Public Broadcasting Act

#To save local journalism, update the Public Broadcasting Act

During his time as the U.S. ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson wrote that if he faced a choice between “a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Jefferson would be disappointed with today’s trends. Increasingly, we are seeing government without newspapers, especially at the…

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#McGovern slams Greene for going after Mayorkas, Omar: ‘The clowns are running the circus’

#McGovern slams Greene for going after Mayorkas, Omar: ‘The clowns are running the circus’

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on Monday called Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene the “leader” of a “charade” over her efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). “The clowns are running the circus around here,” McGovern, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, said during a committee hearing…

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