Wheelies: The Bad News/Good News Edition
Date: 03 January 2013
By The New York Times
Fisker Automotive has filed a lawsuit against its insurance company after being denied coverage for 338 Karma plug-in hybrids that were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy.
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Gore Went to Bat for Al Jazeera, and Himself
Date: 04 January 2013
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Al Gore used the same arm-twisting he employed to build up Current TV to persuade cable distributors to keep showing it after it was sold to Al Jazeera.
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Rape Victim’s Friend Details Attack and Delays in Getting Help
Date: 04 January 2013
By Heather Timmons and Malavika Vyawahare
Heather Timmons
A vicious attack, compounded by lack of assistance from police officers, doctors or passers-by.
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National Geographic to Produce ‘Killing Kennedy’
Date: 03 January 2013
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
The channel has bought the rights to the best seller by Bill O’Reilly for a production headed by Ridley Scott. It will also show Mr. O’Reilly’s other best seller, “Killing Lincoln.”
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Michele Norris to Return to NPR in New Role
Date: 03 January 2013
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
The NPR host, who took a leave of absence while her husband worked for the Obama campaign, will return to the news organization in February as a guest host and special correspondent.
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No Words, but Drama Continues for Jets
Date: 03 January 2013
By Ben Shpigel
Ben Shpigel
N.F.L. rules say a team needs to hold a season-ending news conference within a week after its final game. The Jets won’t make that deadline.
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Reporter Forced to Leave China Had Problem With Visa, Officials Say
Date: 04 January 2013
By The New York Times
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Chris Buckley’s visa application had been filed incorrectly and foreign news outlets were to blame for his departure from mainland China.
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Time Warner Cable Says It Will Keep ‘Open Mind’ on Reinstating Al Jazeera
Date: 03 January 2013
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Time Warner Cable dropped Current TV after the company announced it was being sold to the pan-Arab news network.
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Al Jazeera Buys Current TV
Date: 03 January 2013
Mac William Bishop, Channon Hodge, Pedro Rafael Rosado and Erica Berenstein
Mac Bishop
With its acquisition of Current TV, the news channel Al Jazeera comes of age.
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The Breakfast Meeting: Al Jazeera’s Deal for Current TV
Date: 03 January 2013
By The Editors
Also, Andrew Sullivan strikes out on his own and a federal judge rejects an information request on the United States military’s drone program.
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