#DeSantis steps up his Trump counter-punches

#DeSantis steps up his Trump counter-punches

DeSantis steps up his Trump counter-punches Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took his most wide-ranging shots at former President Trump in an interview this week with Fox News’s Pier Morgan, criticizing Trump’s leadership style and character as they prepare for a possible collision course on the White House primary field. Until now, DeSantis has remained…

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#‘Angry Birds’ Maker Rovio’s Sale Talks With Israel’s Playtika End, Strategic Review Continues

#‘Angry Birds’ Maker Rovio’s Sale Talks With Israel’s Playtika End, Strategic Review Continues

‘Angry Birds’ Maker Rovio’s Sale Talks With Israel’s Playtika End, Strategic Review Continues Takeover talks between Rovio Entertainment, the Finland-based video games company behind Angry Birds, and suitor Playtika, the Israeli group behind casino-style online games and shooting simulator 1V1.LOL, have ended without a deal. “Preliminary discussions between Rovio and Playtika have now ended,” Playtika said on Tuesday without providing further…

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#McCarthy brushes off Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels as ‘personal money’

#McCarthy brushes off Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels as ‘personal money’

McCarthy brushes off Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels as ‘personal money’ Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said former President Trump’s payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 involved “personal money,” an apparent attempt to minimize the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into the matter after Trump said he expects to be arrested this…

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#BFI Unveils New Film Fund Strategy, Sets  Million for Production, Development of Features

#BFI Unveils New Film Fund Strategy, Sets $45 Million for Production, Development of Features

BFI Unveils New Film Fund Strategy, Sets $45 Million for Production, Development of Features The British Film Institute has unveiled new plans to support the U.K. independent sector with four focused film funds. Operating beneath the newly-launched BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund (the finances have come directly from the U.K.’s National Lottery), the new structure…

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#‘Abbott Elementary’ goes all-in against charter schools 

#‘Abbott Elementary’ goes all-in against charter schools 

‘Abbott Elementary’ goes all-in against charter schools  ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” has made charter schools its boogeyman. The popular sitcom, now in its sophomore season, is wrapping up an arc in which the titular institution, a chaotic but whimsical inner-city Philadelphia school, faces off against the big, bad charter company down the street, Legendary Schools, which…

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