3 Things To Know Today

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1 Fox News And Dominion Voting Systems Agree To $787.5M Settlement

Shortly after jury selection was finished yesterday, Superior Court Judge Eric Davis announced a settlement agreement had been reached between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network. The settlement was reported to include a payment of $787.5 million to Dominion, but no payment terms or schedule were announced. Dominion CEO John Poulos said after the settlement that “Fox has admitted to telling lies about Dominion,” while Dominion attorney Justin Nelson said that “Truth matters. Lies have consequences,” then added that the settlement “represents vindication and accountability.” On the part of Fox News, network officials said in a statement that they were “pleased to have reached a settlement of our dispute with Dominion Voting Systems,” and added, “This settlement reflects Fox’s continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards.”

2 Over 1,800 Southwest Airlines Flights Were Delayed Due To Tech Issues Yesterday

Passengers with Southwest Airlines were once again faced with delays yesterday after the airline’s planes were grounded due to what Southwest called an intermittent technology issue. The problem led to over 2,200 delayed flights; the hold on departures was lifted by mid-morning, but by then traffic had backed up around the country. By late yesterday afternoon, over half of all Southwest flights were delayed, and the airline made up half of all flight delays nationwide. Southwest encouraged its customers to “explore self-service options” to travel while they worked on getting things back on track. These were just delays, which is an improvement over the last major tech trouble Southwest had in December when almost 17,000 flights were canceled around Christmas, affecting the holiday travel plans of over two million people and costing the airline over a billion dollars.

3 Text “AM” To 52886 To Let Congress Know You Want AM Radios To Stay In Vehicles

Thousands of lives are saved every year thanks to timely severe weather alerts – possibly even yours – and many people get those alerts through AM radio. FEMA and first responders across the country rely on AM radio to get the word out about severe weather events because of its unmatched reach and because it’s free. Automobile manufacturers are starting to put plans into place to take the ability to save lives away by removing AM radios from vehicles they manufacture in the future, and there’s an effort underway to let Congress know that AM radio is important, saves lives, and should stay in cars and trucks all across America. Text “AM” to 52886 to let Congress know that you want them to make sure automobile manufacturers keep AM radios in cars…so you can get the information you need in an emergency.


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