Spotify Declines Obamas’ Podcast Renewal

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Barack And Michelle Obama Attend Portrait Unveiling At Nat'l Portrait Gallery

Spotify has declined to renew its exclusive podcast contract with former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, according to Bloomberg. The former first family’s production company, Higher Ground, is now in discussions with several companies, including Amazon’s Audible and iHeartMedia, on a deal to replace Spotify when the agreement ends in October 2022. Spotify declined to make a new offer to the Obamas to replace the original deal that was signed in 2019 over the Obamas’ refusal to stick to an exclusive licensing deal. The Obamas reportedly blamed the exclusive deal for preventing them from reaching a

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: Elon Musk Is The ‘Singular Solution’ To Twitter’s Problems

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On Monday night, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded to the news that Twitter has agreed to be acquired by Elon Musk for approximately $44 billion, saying that Musk is the “singular solution” he trusts to fix the Twitter’s problems. “I love Twitter. Twitter is the closest thing we have to a global consciousness,” Dorsey said. “The idea and service is all that matters to me, and I will do whatever it takes to protect both. Twitter as a company has always been my sole issue and my biggest regret. It has been owned by Wall Street and the ad

Twitter Agrees To Be Purchased By Elon Musk

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On Monday, Twitter agreed to be acquired by Elon Musk for $54.20 per share, or approximately $44 billion. “The two sides worked through the night to hash out a deal that would be valued at $54.20 a share, or $44 billion,” The Wall Street Journal reported. “Twitter had been expected to rebuff the offer, which Mr. Musk made April 14 without saying how he would pay for it, and put in place a so-called poison pill to block him from increasing his stake. But after [Musk] disclosed that he has $46.5 billion in financing and the stock market swooned, Twitter changed its posture and opened

Texas AG Sues Biden Admin For Ending Title 42 As Border Crisis Worsens

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration over its decision to end Title 42, a Trump-era border security policy. “The Biden Administration’s disastrous open border policies and its confusing and haphazard COVID-19 response have combined to create a humanitarian and public safety crisis on our southern border,” the complaint states. “The Defendants now seek to eliminate their Title 42 border-control measures, which are the only rules holding back a devastating flood of illegal immigration. But they failed to follow the Administrative Procedure Act in attempting this destructive rescission of Title 42.”

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