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Watch: Hugh Hewitt storms out of Washington Post live saying ‘I’m done’, resigns – Times of India

Hugh Lewitt (top right) walked out of the live show and said 'I'm done' Political pundit and conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt stormed out of a live talk show "First Look" where he fought with Jonathan Capehart and Ruth Marcus. "I'm done. This is the most unfair election ad I've ever been part of," Lewitt said and then left his seat as it was being claimed on the live that Donald Trump was laying the groundwork to contest Tuesday's election if he lost. Hewitt then quit the Washington Post which has been in the news for not endorsing any presidential candidate this time. It was reported that the editorial board had an endorsement ready for Vice President Kamala Harris which was killed by owner Jeff Bezos. “I have in fact quit the Post but I was only writing a column for them every six wee...

30Oct

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Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post’s presidential endorsements – Times of India

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of Washington Post, whose decision to end presidential endorsements at the paper set off a firestorm last week, said Monday in his first comments about the change that it had been done to improve the newsroom's credibility, not to protect his own interests."Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election," Bezos wrote in an essay published on The Post's website. "What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it's the right one."The paper had announced the decision to end endorsements Friday. Some speculated that Bezos, who has owned the paper since 2013, was trying to gain favour with a potential Trump administration. The paper's e...

12Sep

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Fall from balcony? FBI probes death of 12-year-old boy on Royal Caribbean cruise – Times of India

The FBI is looking into the death of a 12-year-old boy who fell from a balcony to a lower deck on a Royal Caribbean ship returning to Galveston, Texas. The incident took place Saturday night on the 'Harmony of the Seas' on the last night of a seven-day western Caribbean cruise that had visited Honduras and Mexico.The exact details of the boy's death remain unclear.Reports say the boy fell from a balcony inside the ship and landed in the Central Park area, which has trees, plants, restaurants, and shops.The FBI, said to be "the primary federal agency authorised to investigate potential crimes on the high seas," is in coordination with the US Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection in the ongoing investigation, as per Washington Post reports.Royal Caribbean also released limited inform...