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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, at right, in London a decade ago on his way to give evidence at a British judicial inquiry. He is accompanied by his son (and now Fox Corp boss) Lachlan Murdoch, at left, and his then-wife Wendi Deng.

Rupert Murdoch's turn to face questions in $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News

After delays, Rupert Murdoch will be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which also alleges that Fox News destroyed messages from star Sean Hannity and others.

News Round-up: Pilgrim Reactor Evacuation Plan Won't Change; Gov Patrick Bans New Opiate

A look at some of the week's top news with local journalists George Brennan of the Cape Cod Times; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Joshua Balling of…

<em>The Interview </em>is now Sony's top online movie. It earned $15 million through rentals and sales, the studio said. It pulled in almost another $3 million from theater screenings.

'The Interview,' Now Sony's Top Online Film Ever, Earns Nearly $18M

The film earned nearly $3 million through theater screenings and $15 million from online sales. The comedy that was originally pulled from theaters was rented or bought more than 2 million times.

Top DOJ official warns not to take law, democracy for granted as she leaves her post

The associate attorney general reflects on investigations of police, the department's response to the landmark Dobbs abortion ruling, and meeting with survivors of mass violence.

The U.S. has returned to an alarming height in new coronavirus cases, topping 70,000 for the first time since July. Here, people watch a movie curated by the Tribeca Film Festival in socially distant pods, as New York City continues its effort to reopen following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus.

U.S. Tops 70,000 Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day — Heights Not Seen Since July

U.S. cases have been rising sharply since the middle of September, when the daily rate was hovering around 40,000 cases.

Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal

A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer's GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.

Top U.K. court defines women under equalities law as someone born biologically female

On Wednesday, Britain's top court clarified the legal definition of a woman: Someone born biologically female. The ruling has implications for transgender rights.

Trixie Mattel attends the <em>RuPaul's Drag Race</em> finale on May 19, 2015 in Los Angeles. In the years since, Mattel has released two albums, brought a YouTube show into the Vice fold and won <em>RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars</em> season three.

Trixie Mattel: America's Next Top Folk-Country Comedy Drag Artist

Part of an emerging legacy in drag spurred on by the mainstream success of RuPaul's Drag Race,Mattel has built a career as a comedy queen and folk singer with two albums and a TV show to her name.

Democrats Help Block Nominee For DOJ's Top Civil Rights Job

The nomination of Debo Adegbile, a civil rights lawyer who helped handle the appeal of a cop killer, forced Democrats to choose between infuriating law enforcement groups or angering minority voters.

A worker fogs a neighborhood on the outskirts of Colombo in Sri Lanka in an effort to ward off mosquitoes. The country is facing an outbreak of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease.

Dengue Fever Cases Top 100,000 In Sri Lanka's Outbreak

A dengue fever outbreak has left some hospitals so full that they're turning away patients.

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