Friday, January 17, 2025

CNN Guilty of Libeling a Navy Vet (Newser Breaking News)

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January 17, 2025
 
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CNN Guilty of Libeling a Navy Vet
A Florida jury on Friday found CNN guilty of libeling a US Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of that country, per the AP. The jury in Panama City, Florida, deliberated for more than eight hours starting Thursday before ruling in favor of Zachary Young, who blamed CNN for destroying his business by showing his face onscreen in a story about a "black market" of smuggling out desperate Afghans for high fees. Keep reading
 
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