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Noel King

Noel King

Co-host and Editorial Director

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    Does the fate of the US economy now hinge on one company?Does the fate of the US economy now hinge on one company?
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    The entire stock market, and therefore the entire economy, depends on it maintaining pretty impossible growth metrics.

    By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
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    How Trump made his Justice Department a tool for retributionHow Trump made his Justice Department a tool for retribution
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    Thousands of DOJ attorneys have left since Trump took office. Here’s where that leaves the department.

    By Ariana Aspuru and Noel King
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    How Donald Trump and the CEO of the world’s biggest company became BFFsHow Donald Trump and the CEO of the world’s biggest company became BFFs
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    Why has Jensen Huang, co-founder of Nvidia, the hardware of the AI boom, buddied up with Trump?

    By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
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    How TikTok, micro-dramas, and distracted viewers are reshaping TVHow TikTok, micro-dramas, and distracted viewers are reshaping TV
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    Is TV getting worse, or are we just not paying attention?

    By Noel King and Kelli Wessinger
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    MAHA’s war on antidepressantsMAHA’s war on antidepressants
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    RFK Jr. and his supporters are asking the wrong questions about these medications.

    By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
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    The 2 men fueling Sudan’s civil warThe 2 men fueling Sudan’s civil war
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    The fall of El Fasher and Sudan’s ongoing conflict, explained by an expert.

    By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
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    Why prices won’t — and shouldn’t — go downWhy prices won’t — and shouldn’t — go down
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    They hardly ever fall. When they do, it usually means serious trouble.

    By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
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    Why are there so many billionaires nowadays?Why are there so many billionaires nowadays?
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    And what, if anything, should be done about it?

    By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
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    The insidious strategy behind Nick Fuentes’s shocking riseThe insidious strategy behind Nick Fuentes’s shocking rise
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    How a neo-Nazi infiltrated so deep into the Republican Party.

    By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
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    The GOP’s fight over Nazis is about who controls the party’s futureThe GOP’s fight over Nazis is about who controls the party’s future
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    Will JD Vance’s vision set the GOP’s course after Trump?

    By Miles Bryan and Noel King