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Thomas Koehler/Photothek via GettyThe Israeli parliament passed a bill on Monday allowing it to shut down Al Jazeera’s news operations in Israel, a decision the White House labeled a “concerning” restriction of press freedom.The bill, which passed 71-10, paves the way for Israel to shut down foreign news outlets it deems a security risk—a move widely viewed as targeting Al Jazeera. Israel has blasted the Qatar-based outlet as a propaganda arm for Hamas in Gaza, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the organization on Monday of aiding Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 attack.“Al Jazeera harmed Israel’s security, actively participated in the October 7 massacre, and incited against IDF soldiers. It is time to remove the shofar of Hamas from our country,” Netanyahu wrote on X. “The terrorist channel Al Jazeera will no longer broadcast from Israel. I intend to act immediately in accordance with the new law to stop the channel’s activity.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Norm Hall/GettyA car registered to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was allegedly involved in a major accident in Dallas on Saturday night, and now police want to bring him in for questioning.Dallas Police sources told the Dallas Morning News that officers were looking for Rice in connection to the accident, and a police call sheet obtained by the paper also indicated authorities were searching for him. It was unclear whether Rice was personally involved in the crash or the extent of any injuries.The Dallas Police Department did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said on Sunday he’s not sweating the racist attacks conservatives have hurled at him since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last week.“I have no time for foolishness,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union.Moore said he’s focused instead on the families and authorities affected by the tragedy and reopening the water channel in Baltimore for shipments. The bridge collapsed on Tuesday after a cargo ship slammed into one of its pillars, presumably killing six construction workers who fell into the Patapsco River. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Santi Visalli/GettyIn a year when news outlets have been shedding staff, getting sold for parts, or shutting down altogether, Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss have an idea: resurrect a 141-year-old magazine that’s been dormant for about 20 years.Kushner and Kloss announced Thursday that they’ve purchased the publishing rights to Life from Dotdash Meredith (currently owned by IAC, which is also parent company to The Daily Beast), with plans to resurrect the magazine’s print and digital publication. The deal was finalized by Bedford Media, a start-up led by Kloss; Kushner, her husband and brother to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, will serve as publisher.“LIFE’s legacy lies in its ability to blend culture, current events, and everyday life—highlighting the triumphs, challenges, and unique perspectives that define us,” Kushner wrote in a statement. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Fox NewsEric Trump continued his family’s crusade against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Sunday, touting his father’s accomplishments—including, incredulously, the claim that the elder Trump was responsible for building New York’s skyline.“I’m a guy that grew up in New York, my father built the skyline of New York,” he told Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures. “This is election interference.”Trump continued to rail against the New York attorney general without Bartiromo following up on the claim, though records indicated it was dubious. Trump’s hand in various New York City properties—a small fraction of the tens of thousands of buildings in Manhattan alone—amounted to licensing agreements of his name and brand along with partial ownerships, according to a review by Curbed. Read more at The Daily Beast.

NBCFree from the Republican National Committee’s shackles, newly minted NBC News contributor Ronna McDaniel made her first appearance on Sunday, a move former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd blasted the network for—while on air.McDaniel made her first appearance on the network on Sunday’s Meet The Press, where she was pressed by moderator Kristen Welker about her personal stances on various issues—and where she once stood while RNC chairwoman. The interview was McDaniel’s first appearance on the network since NBC announced she would join as an on-air contributor ahead of the 2024 election, sparking anger by some within NBC over McDaniel’s past public allegiance to Trump and her past comments about the validity of the 2020 election.“This interview was scheduled weeks before it was announced that McDaniel would become a paid NBC News contributor,” Welker said in an on-air disclosure. “This will be a news interview, and I was not involved in her hiring.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Fox NewsDonald Trump claims he’d be able to end the war in Gaza simply by pressuring Israel to seek out peace.During an interview with Fox News’ MediaBuzz, Trump blasted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s condemnation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and said Israel should disassociate itself from Democrats. He then claimed that he would tell Netanyahu to end the war “quickly,” urging the country to move on from a state of violence.“I think you have to finish it up and do it quickly and get back to the world of peace,” Trump told host Howard Kurtz. “We need peace in the world.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Robert Nickelsberg/GettyA former Idaho State Police Trooper currently on trial for the alleged murder of his wife was arrested on Friday night at Spokane International Airport in Washington.Daniel Howard, who is accused of faking his wife’s suicide after he allegedly choked her to death, was booked into the Spokane County Jail around 10:40 p.m. on Friday. He was later transferred to the Kootenai County Jail on Saturday, where he remained as of Sunday morning.It’s unclear what Howard was doing at the airport, but his bond conditions included an 11 p.m. curfew and a requirement to stay two miles away from an airport, according to KHQ. Read more at The Daily Beast.

CNNIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forcefully pushed back against Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Senate-floor condemnation of his government, saying the U.S. shouldn‘t try to dictate how or when another government conducts its elections.“I think what he said is totally inappropriate,” Netanyahu said on Sunday’s State of the Union. “It's inappropriate for him to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership there. That's something that Israel, the Israeli public does on its own, but we're not a banana republic.”Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official, excoriated Netanyahu’s government for the high civilian death toll in Gaza and demanded Israel hold new elections to deal with the country’s response to Hamas and the Oct. 7 attack. "Nobody expects Prime Minister Netanyahu to do the things that must be done to break the cycle of violence, preserve Israel's credibility on the world stage, and work toward a two-state solution," Schumer said.Read more at The Daily Beast.

ABCRep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on Sunday was unable to offer a coherent defense for Donald Trump in light of a civil judgment that found him liable for sexual abuse, so in lieu of one, she tried to turn the tables against George Stephanopoulos in an explosive on-air exchange.Stephanopoulos brought up Trump’s legal woes to Mace on This Week, questioning how she could endorse the former president whom a jury found liable for the rape of writer E. Jean Carroll. Mace, herself a victim of sexual assault, refused to even engage with the question, instead accusing the ABC host of trying to “shame” a rape victim.“I will tell you that I was raped at the age of 16, and any rape victim will tell you I’ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame,” Mace said. “I didn’t come forward because of that judgment and shame that I felt, and it’s a shame that you will never feel, George, and I’m not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another potential rape victim. I’m not going to do that.”Read more at The Daily Beast.