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Today's Headlines: Trump addressed the UN General Assembly, told the world he's deciding between making a deal with Iran or "annihilating" them "into hell with no chance of survival," celebrated taking over Venezuela's oil, and yelled at CNN's Kaitlan Collins when she showed up with UN credentials — because apparently he thinks the press ban extends to international diplomatic gatherings. He also announced Trump TV, a 24/7 YouTube livestream to replace the press pool, which is the project he floated after losing in 2016. The Paramount-Warner Brothers merger is now cleared after states settled their antitrust lawsuits, meaning Bari Weiss running CNN is back on the table. In concerned House member news, ProPublica revealed that Susan Collins allegedly accepted a $500,000 illegal campaign contribution through a shell company in exchange for steering a $32 million Navy contract to a Hawaiian defense contractor — the contractor's CEO already tried to reduce his prison sentence by implicating Collins, the FBI investigated in 2024, and the investigation conveniently disappeared after Trump purged the FBI's anti-corruption officers. So she kinda owes Trump then, got it. On the election beat, Russian intelligence is running AI-generated fake celebrity videos about key Senate races as part of a disinformation campaign targeting the midterms, per US intelligence assessments. Shocker. California signed a law fining influencers $5,000 per undisclosed paid political post, which is a quaint response to a massive problem but it's something. Kalshi asked the CFTC to allow margin trading — betting with borrowed money — on its platform, which is a terrible idea that will almost certainly be approved. And finally, Clavicular, aka Braden Peters was charged with criminal rape and drugging after an incident involving an 18-year-old influencer he allegedly livestreamed on Twitch.
Resources/Articles mentioned:
NYT: U.N. Live Updates: ‘Annihilate’ Iran or Strike a Deal, Trump Says to General Assembly
NYT: Trump Lashes Out at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for Covering His U.N. Speech
Time: White House Launches ‘Trump TV’ Amid Feud With Press
WSJ: Paramount Settles States’ Antitrust Suit, Clearing Way for Warner Megadeal
NYT: Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
CNBC: Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, letting users buy with borrowed funds
ProPublica: The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
NYT: California Cracks Down on Influencers’ Undisclosed Political Ads
NBC News: ‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular charged with rape of teen girl
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