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But according to a person with knowledge of their delicate dance, it all started in January when Zuckerman, 77, invited Catsimatidis to lunch at Casa Lever, a Midtown Manhattan watering hole for the rich and near-famous, and raised the prospect of Catsimatidis owning the News. Catsimatidis was immediately intrigued, said this source, and could see how the News could be a “doable” business proposition if everyone, including the various newspaper unions, cooperated in cost-cutting measures. In addition, the News’s state-of-the-art color presses—for which Zuckerman paid a reported $120 million six years ago—could be used to greater capacity, and profitability, if other regional newspapers could be persuaded to print on them. … [Read more...] about The Supermarket Billionaire Who Wants To Buy ‘The Daily News’

Hear This Young Woman's Warning Everyone is eager for life to return to normal, and 20-year-old Sharon Getsis of New Jersey understands that. She was in The Prague when her college study abroad program was abruptly halted. She returned to her parents' home and self-quarantined as required, then went out only for essentials, always wearing a mask and gloves. She caught the illness anyway, was hospitalized for a week and turned a corner after getting the experimental drug remdesivir. "I just want people to take it slow," she said. "Everyone my age was like, I'm worried about giving it to parents and grandparents. But I want young people to know it can just as easily hit one of us. I definitely won't be going to a bar or restaurant anytime soon this summer." By Carly Baldwin on Manalapan Patch. … [Read more...] about 13 Good News Stories: Americans Find The Upside To Life Upended

In the course of clearing the streets and restoring order at Lake Street and Snelling Avenue, four people were arrested by State Patrol troopers, including three members of a CNN crew. The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media. … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart: Yes, Fox News, I Do Make Silly Ethnic Voices

DT: I think he respects strength. Okay? I think Putin respects strength. And I’ve said it before, I think I will get along well with Putin. Now you never know. I don’t say that – only a fool would say, “I will,” but I feel that I will get along well with Putin. I feel that if we can get along with more countries, that’s a positive thing. That’s not a bad thing. Some people — for instance, when Putin came out and he wanted to bomb the hell out of ISIS, we had people standing on the stage, we don’t want that, we want . . . Let me tell you something. If we have somebody else dropping bombs that cost a half a million dollars a piece on the top — if we have somebody helping us, that’s not so bad. You understand that. That’s not so bad. But I had people that I’m running against saying, like, that was a terrible thing. It’s not a terrible thing. We have a situation in Libya where a friend of … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Donald Trump Fires at Karl Rove: ‘A Dishonorable Guy,’ Who ‘Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Write for’ WSJ

You see, an Oakland-based crowdfunding start-up called Beacon (not to be confused with the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative tabloid) is making it possible for members of the general public to support independent journalists in Ferguson. The site has raised nearly $4,000 for on-the-ground Ferguson coverage, and several journalists backed by the site have produced credible, competitive news stories. All of which has stirred some excitement about this innovative new model of paying for journalism. “Can we crowdfund breaking news?” asked a post on Beacon’s blog. … [Read more...] about Paying Journalists in Ferguson Is Good, But Crowdfunding Won’t Save the News Business