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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
In Our View: CNN turns 45
In June 1980, 24-hour news began its journey. CNN was the first to do so. It was the effort Of Cincinnati-born media mogul Ted Turner. Before television stations were mostly deregulated, they were required to broadcast a certain few minutes of news and community happenings each day. Prior to CNN, Turner owned what became the super station. During those times, they played old movies, some Atlanta Braves baseball games, and old comedy shows that were free. It was a popular place to go for 'The Andy Griffith Show.' The initial idea of CNN came about because during the daily broadcast one of Turner's employees, Bill Tush, would bring his German Shepherd on set dressed in a necktie while Tush read the news. Tush had an idea of putting peanut butter on the roof of the dog's mouth. The camera focused on the dog named Rex while Tush read the news. The dog spent the five minutes, licking the roof of his mouth by sticking his tongue out. It ended up being the highest-rated segment of the then-fledging network. CNN was the go-to network in the 1980s for breaking news. Based in Atlanta, it was in an old country club clubhouse. It moved to downtown Atlanta in 1987 in a 17-story complex next to the Omni event center. Cable television news changed forever. The way we consume news changed. To get national news, you had to wait until the 6:30 network broadcast on the three national networks. Fast-forward to today, CNN is a shell of its heyday during their first 20 years. Turner sold all his assets, including CNN, to Time Magazine and AOL. Television news is now a competitive item. Consumers now have five-plus networks to get news. Some networks are tailored to fit that consumer's interest. That is not a good way to consume news. Watch all the different networks. Read a newspaper for more comprehensive coverage. Television news is not a big money maker. That's why some networks lean (far) right and some lean (far) left. News is available on Internet sources as well, but they are not always reliable. Choose your news from a reliable source. We'll let you readers decide which network or Internet site is best.
Washington Post
28-02-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Trump's early backing of Ramaswamy for Ohio governor seen by some as meant to avoid a nasty primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sun hadn't set on Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's gubernatorial campaign launch in Ohio earlier this week before President Donald Trump posted his endorsement of the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur and former Department of Government Efficiency co-chair . Trump lauded the multimillionaire on his Truth Social site as 'something SPECIAL,' calling him 'Young, Strong, and Smart!'
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's early backing of Ramaswamy for Ohio governor seen by some as meant to avoid a nasty primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sun hadn't set on Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's gubernatorial campaign launch in Ohio earlier this week before President Donald Trump posted his endorsement of the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur and former Department of Government Efficiency co-chair. Trump lauded the multimillionaire on his Truth Social site as 'something SPECIAL,' calling him "Young, Strong, and Smart!' 'Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our Country," the president wrote. "He will be a GREAT Governor of Ohio, will never let you down, and has my COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT!' See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. The timing of Trump's announcement intrigued Ohio political observers, who have watched over the past several years as his decisions to weigh in on key statewide races have gone from days before the election, to months, to now more than a year. Robert Clegg, a long-time Republican campaign adviser in the state, said it may be meant as a message for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, already seeking the Republican nomination, or perhaps even for newly named Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a popular former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach whose future political plans are unclear. 'This is awfully early in the game, and I expected an endorsement maybe later this year — as in, like the fall, or even wait until January,' Clegg said. 'I wonder if the president doesn't want to have a knock-down, drag-out primary here in Ohio.' Trump tantalized Republican candidates in Ohio's bruising 2022 U.S. Senate primary until just 19 days before the election, when he backed future Vice President JD Vance and pushed him over the finish line to secure the GOP nomination. Vance went on to win the general election that fall. A year later, Trump issued his endorsement of Republican Bernie Moreno for Senate three months before the primary. Moreno went on to win both the primary and the general election. This time around, Trump didn't wait. His backing is expected to help Ramaswamy's early campaign efforts as he works against skepticism over his lack of experience in statewide office in a state that's resoundingly voted for Trump three times. In the run-up to the announcement, Ramaswamy, who unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, had also lined up key political advisers who had helped Vance with his 2022 Senate bid, as well as the endorsements of two sitting statewide officials and well-known conservatives nationally, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee. Still, the success rate of Trump's endorsement in governor's races has been mixed. In 2018, his backing helped Texas' Greg Abbott to victory, for example, but not Wisconsin's Scott Walker. In 2022, Trump's endorsement helped Sarah Huckabee Sanders win the Arkansas governorship, but it didn't help Kari Lake win Arizona's. Tom Zawistowski, a leader of Ohio's tea party movement, said he believes Trump's anticipated backing of Ramaswamy prompted then-Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, long viewed as the front-runner to be the state's next governor, to take an appointment to Vance's former Senate seat. 'The fact is Jon Husted could not defend against a Trump endorsement and a very highly financed opponent in Vivek,' he said. 'So this is what's happening — and then, shazam, here comes Jim Tressel. Only in Ohio politics.' Zawistowski theorized that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine selected Tressel as Husted's replacement so he'll be in the wings to run as an establishment Republican should Yost's campaign fail to take hold by summer. Yost, who is term-limited, came out of the gate painting Ramaswamy as unreliable. 'I welcome Mr. Ramaswamy to the race for however long he sticks around," Yost said in a statement. "We'll see if he actually stays in — Mr. Ramaswamy quit on President Trump and DOGE on Day 1, he quit on Ohio and moved his company to Texas, and he quit his presidential campaign after a devastating fourth-place finish in Iowa.' Buckeye Freedom Fund, a super PAC supporting Yost, also has already sent out attack mailings against Ramaswamy, accusing him of standing with Trump's predecessor, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, 'in allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military.' A spokesperson for Ramaswamy's campaign said when one campaign has the endorsements of Trump, Elon Musk and many other conservative leaders, 'lesser campaigns have no choice except to twist words.' Zawistowski called Tressel, who has worked both as a college football coach and a university president, an 'institutionalist' and said it's likely he could raise large amounts of money from Ohio State alumni and football fans, a massive nationwide community known collectively as Buckeye Nation. He said the state's MAGA base is thrilled with Trump, Musk and DOGE so far, but he could see opponents of the effort trying to drive both moderate Republicans and Democrats to vote for Tressel in next year's GOP primary, rather than Democratic contender Amy Acton in her party's primary. Trying to avert such a scenario, he said, could explain why Trump jumped into the fray so quickly on Ramaswamy's behalf.
Associated Press
28-02-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Trump's early backing of Ramaswamy for Ohio governor seen by some as meant to avoid a nasty primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sun hadn't set on Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's gubernatorial campaign launch in Ohio earlier this week before President Donald Trump posted his endorsement of the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur and former Department of Government Efficiency co-chair. Trump lauded the multimillionaire on his Truth Social site as 'something SPECIAL,' calling him 'Young, Strong, and Smart!' 'Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our Country,' the president wrote. 'He will be a GREAT Governor of Ohio, will never let you down, and has my COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT!' The timing of Trump's announcement intrigued Ohio political observers, who have watched over the past several years as his decisions to weigh in on key statewide races have gone from days before the election, to months, to now more than a year. Robert Clegg, a long-time Republican campaign adviser in the state, said it may be meant as a message for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, already seeking the Republican nomination, or perhaps even for newly named Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a popular former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach whose future political plans are unclear. 'This is awfully early in the game, and I expected an endorsement maybe later this year — as in, like the fall, or even wait until January,' Clegg said. 'I wonder if the president doesn't want to have a knock-down, drag-out primary here in Ohio.' Trump tantalized Republican candidates in Ohio's bruising 2022 U.S. Senate primary until just 19 days before the election, when he backed future Vice President JD Vance and pushed him over the finish line to secure the GOP nomination. Vance went on to win the general election that fall. A year later, Trump issued his endorsement of Republican Bernie Moreno for Senate three months before the primary. Moreno went on to win both the primary and the general election. This time around, Trump didn't wait. His backing is expected to help Ramaswamy's early campaign efforts as he works against skepticism over his lack of experience in statewide office in a state that's resoundingly voted for Trump three times. In the run-up to the announcement, Ramaswamy, who unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, had also lined up key political advisers who had helped Vance with his 2022 Senate bid, as well as the endorsements of two sitting statewide officials and well-known conservatives nationally, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee. Still, the success rate of Trump's endorsement in governor's races has been mixed. In 2018, his backing helped Texas' Greg Abbott to victory, for example, but not Wisconsin's Scott Walker. In 2022, Trump's endorsement helped Sarah Huckabee Sanders win the Arkansas governorship, but it didn't help Kari Lake win Arizona's. Tom Zawistowski, a leader of Ohio's tea party movement, said he believes Trump's anticipated backing of Ramaswamy prompted then-Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, long viewed as the front-runner to be the state's next governor, to take an appointment to Vance's former Senate seat. 'The fact is Jon Husted could not defend against a Trump endorsement and a very highly financed opponent in Vivek,' he said. 'So this is what's happening — and then, shazam, here comes Jim Tressel. Only in Ohio politics.' Zawistowski theorized that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine selected Tressel as Husted's replacement so he'll be in the wings to run as an establishment Republican should Yost's campaign fail to take hold by summer. Yost, who is term-limited, came out of the gate painting Ramaswamy as unreliable. 'I welcome Mr. Ramaswamy to the race for however long he sticks around,' Yost said in a statement. 'We'll see if he actually stays in — Mr. Ramaswamy quit on President Trump and DOGE on Day 1, he quit on Ohio and moved his company to Texas, and he quit his presidential campaign after a devastating fourth-place finish in Iowa.' Buckeye Freedom Fund, a super PAC supporting Yost, also has already sent out attack mailings against Ramaswamy, accusing him of standing with Trump's predecessor, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, 'in allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military.' A spokesperson for Ramaswamy's campaign said when one campaign has the endorsements of Trump, Elon Musk and many other conservative leaders, 'lesser campaigns have no choice except to twist words.' Zawistowski called Tressel, who has worked both as a college football coach and a university president, an 'institutionalist' and said it's likely he could raise large amounts of money from Ohio State alumni and football fans, a massive nationwide community known collectively as Buckeye Nation. He said the state's MAGA base is thrilled with Trump, Musk and DOGE so far, but he could see opponents of the effort trying to drive both moderate Republicans and Democrats to vote for Tressel in next year's GOP primary, rather than Democratic contender Amy Acton in her party's primary.
Los Angeles Times
25-02-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy joins the Ohio governor's race
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Trump's first day, launched his bid for Ohio governor Monday with promises to institute work requirements for Medicaid and merit pay for all public school teachers and administrators. Ramaswamy, 39, kicked off his campaign in Cincinnati, joining the 2026 Republican primary just a month after presumed front-runner and then-Lt. Gov. Jon Husted left the race to take a U.S. Senate appointment. Ramaswamy sought the GOP nomination for president in 2024 before dropping out to back Trump, who later tapped him to co-chair the efficiency initiative with billionaire Elon Musk. A near-billionaire himself, Ramaswamy has promoted his ties to President Trump as he lines up key endorsements and donors in the governor's race. The president posted his endorsement of Ramaswamy on Monday night on social media. 'I spent most of last year working tirelessly to help send Donald Trump back to the White House because it was a fork in the road,' Ramaswamy said to loud cheers from the crowd. 'It was a fork in the road for the future of the country.' On his Truth Social site, Trump lauded Ramaswamy as 'something SPECIAL.' 'He's Young, Strong, and Smart!' Trump wrote. 'Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our Country. He will be a GREAT Governor of Ohio, will never let you down, and has my COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT!' Ramaswamy joins a competitive GOP primary field to succeed Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, 78, a veteran center-right politician who is term-limited. Ohio Atty Gen. Dave Yost announced a bid for the seat in January, and Heather Hill, a Black entrepreneur from Appalachia, also is running. Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director who helped lead Ohio through the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running as a Democrat. They will compete in a former bellwether state that has tacked reliably red in recent years, having voted for Trump three times by more than 8 percentage points. Republicans also hold every statewide executive office, a majority on the Ohio Supreme Court and supermajorities in both legislative chambers. Ramaswamy told the crowd at his campaign launch that he would 'end the war on work' by reattaching work requirements to Medicaid and welfare. He vowed to eliminate income and property taxes, and he promised Ohio would be the first state in the nation to implement merit-based pay for every teacher, principal, superintendent and administrator. He spoke of Ohio's more prosperous days, when he said the state was home to the glass, rubber and steel capitals of the world. This could be the case again, he said, though in other industries, such as semiconductor production, nuclear energy, biotechnology and bitcoin. 'I believe deep in my bones that Ohio can lead the way again,' he said. 'If Silicon Valley was at the leading edge of the American economy for the last 10 years, it will be the Ohio River Valley for the next 10 years.' Yost issued a statement welcoming Ramaswamy to the race 'for however long he sticks around.' Ramaswamy, who is Hindu, outlined the 10 core beliefs featured in his presidential campaign — led by 'God is real' followed by 'there are two genders' — in the 2024 book 'Truths: The Future of America First.' He first rose to political prominence with his 2021 book, 'Woke Inc: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam,' a scorching critique of corporations that he said use social justice causes as a smokescreen for self-interested policies. He seeks to buck the traditional route to Ohio's governorship, which runs through extensive government service often stretching decades, and instead mount a Trump-style ascent into the job directly from the business world. The formula has worked for Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, two political newcomers who won Senate seats with the help of Trump's endorsement in 2022 and 2024, respectively. But Ramaswamy will test it in a state government-level race for the first time in recent memory. DeWine passed Ramaswamy over to appoint Husted to the Senate seat vacated by Vance, citing Husted's decades of elective experience. The gubernatorial bid by Husted, a former Ohio House speaker and secretary of state, had locked down many key endorsements and wealthy donors, who are now largely free agents. Yost joined the race as rumors circulated that Ramaswamy was planning a run. Since then, however, Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague and Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose have endorsed Ramaswamy. Smyth writes for the Associated Press. AP writer Audrey McAvoy in Honolulu contributed to this report.
