A 'Succession'-style settlement keeps Rupert Murdoch's media empire intact. But not forever.

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Rupert Murdoch at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Santa Monica, California, April 2025
A new settlement means Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan will control the family business after Rupert dies.

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The real-life 'Succession' fight for control of the Murdoch media empire has come to an end

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Rupert Murdoch with his sons Lachlan Murdoch (L) and James Murdoch (R) in 2016 — before the latest chapter of their bitter succession dispute began.

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Federal judge dismisses Newsmax's 'shotgun' antitrust lawsuit against Fox News

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A judge dismissed Newsmax lawsuit against Fox News.

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Newsmax hits Fox News with an antitrust lawsuit, accusing it of hogging the right-wing market

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Why ESPN and Fox don't want their new streamers to be massive hits

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Fox News anchors Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade interview New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Tom Homan,Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, February 2025
Fox wants people who don't pay for cable but do like shows like "Fox & Friends" to pay for its new Fox One streaming service.

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Is this going to be a Twitter presidency or a TV one?

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk onstage in Butler, Pennsylvania, October 2024
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are now intertwined. What does that mean for Trump and X, Musk's new version of Twitter?

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Kamala Harris defends her economic plan and insists she won't be more of Joe Biden in a tense interview with Fox News

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Bret Baier and Kamala Harris on Fox News
Kamala Harris appeared on Fox News on "Special Report with Bret Baier."

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DOJ accuses Smartmatic's president of overseas bribery, complicating defamation lawsuits against right-wing media

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A Smartmatic executive, who was not accused of wrongdoing, demonstrating the use of an election machine in Manila.

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Fox's Laura Ingraham says she got stuck on a plane for 8 hours, forcing her to call into her own show to say why she couldn't make it

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Laura Ingraham

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Fox News threatened legal retaliation against a family suing the network over the death of their daughter in Ukraine

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Fox News' Oleksandra Kuvshynova, Pierre Zakrzewski, and Trey Yingst working in Ukraine.
Fox News' Oleksandra Kuvshynova, Pierre Zakrzewski, and Trey Yingst working in Ukraine.

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