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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Subscribers to Altice USA’s Optimum cable service face the prospect of days ahead without Fox’s broadcasts of NFL football and post-season Major League Baseball if contract talks between the two sides fail. Fox is starting to tell Altice subscribers via messages on its broadcast stations and cable networks that they face a potential blackout of programming. Fox and Altice have been in discussions for the past several weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter, but remain “materially apart” on terms. The companies’ current contract is slated to end at midnight Thursday, this person says. Meanwhile, Altice believes Fox is seeking rate increases that would be onerous to subscribers.

Two police officers were fatally shot and another was seriously wounded in an officer-involved shooting in Bristol late Wednesday night, Connecticut State Police announced. Police have yet to release details of the incident, and it is unclear to which department the officers belonged. Local media say the shooting occurred in a residential area late Wednesday night.

Alex Jones was not in a Connecticut courtroom today as a nearly $1 billion judgement was read against him in the defamation case brought by families of children murdered in the Sandy Hook School Shooting, whom he has repeatedly and erroneously accused of being so-called crisis actors. But Jones did find the time to do a simulcast mocking the judgement — and by extension the families — as it was read.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Right-wing conspiracy figure Alex Jones’ company has already filed for bankruptcy protection, and it’s not clear how much of the staggering $965 million verdict reached Tuesday he’ll actually wind up paying to the 15 plaintiffs in the defamation case about his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. Jones plans to appeal the massive monetary damages that a Connecticut jury ordered him to pay, which comes after a judgment against him in August awarding $49.3 million to the family of a Sandy Hook victim in a separate case in Texas. But legal experts say Jones, founder of Infowars — which has been banned by all major internet services — is almost certainly ruined financially.

A Connecticut jury ordered Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion to families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for spreading lies about the massacre.  Six adults and 20 children were killed during the shooting in December 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, just 20 miles away from where victims' families gave tearful testimony in Waterbury Superior Court during the trial.  Jones repeatedly told millions of listeners on his Infowars show that the shooting was a hoax and the victims were crisis actors.  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022.

Ethan Shanfeld Alex Jones has been ordered to pay a total of $965 million in damages to the plaintiffs of the defamation trial surrounding his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. The 15 plaintiffs of the case included the relatives of eight Sandy Hook victims, as well as a former FBI agent suing Jones. A Connecticut jury reached a unanimous verdict Wednesday afternoon before the judge read aloud a detailed report of the various damages owed to each plaintiff by Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems. Jones had already been found liable for defamation for spreading disinformation about the shooting, which killed 20 students and six faculty members in December 2012. The shooter, Adam Lanza, also killed his mother and himself.

Alex Jones will be paying hundreds of millions of dollars.

Critics slammed Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday for referring to America's youth as "our children" during her interview with late night talk show host Seth Meyers.  "When you see our kids, and I truly believe that they are our children, they are the children of our country, of our communities, I mean, our future is really bright if we, if we prioritize them, and therefore prioritize the climate crisis and the need to address it. If we think about our children, prioritizing the need to bring our country together," Harris said.  Harris and Meyers were discussing a photo of the vice president surrounded by children in a classroom in Connecticut.

Connecticut's Democratic state attorney general announced plans Tuesday to appoint a new special counsel for reproductive rights, someone he said would be part of a "firewall" to protect the state's abortion rights laws. Attorney General William Tong said the special counsel, part of his office's new civil rights division, will represent the state's interests in "any court" by taking a leadership role in multi-state amicus briefs filed in abortion cases and be the first to legally challenge efforts to pass a national abortion ban.Tong said he expects there will eventually be more staff for the yet-to-be hired special counsel.

Bringing a classic cartoon to life. Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas dressed as Marge and Homer Simpson for their Disney+ Night performance on Dancing With the Stars.

"Outnumbered" host Kayleigh McEnany and Fox News medical contributor Dr.

Six gas stations in New London County, Connecticut, were robbed at gunpoint Friday evening. Norwich police received a report of a gas station robbery on Washington Street at around 7:45 p.m. Friday, with the suspect described as a 5'9" Black male wearing a mask, black puffy winter jacket, gray sweatpants and black shoes.

Unaccompanied migrant children arrived on flights to a rural New York community and local officials said Friday they were given no advance notice by the Biden administration. Montgomery police chief Paul Arteta and Mayor Steve Brescia joined "Fox & Friends First" to explain what happened when the flights arrived at Orange County Airport from Texas, carrying minors between 13-18 years old. "I've never seen anything like this before," said Brescia, whose town is located in the Hudson Valley, about 75 miles north of New York City.  Arteta said officials don't know where the parents are, but the children continued on to other areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.  FILE: Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept.

A U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet who was expelled for becoming a father will get his degree as part of a legal settlement, his attorneys said Thursday. Isaak Olson sued the academy in December after years of endeavoring to be reinstated as a cadet.

Parents in Westport, Connecticut at a school board meeting slammed a banned book display in a high school library, claiming they violate "child pornography laws" and are "heinous." Staples High School in the Westport Public Schools (WPS) district put up the display last month in recognition of "Banned Books Week."   Banned Books Week is promoted by the American Library Association (ALA) annually to "celebrate the freedom to read, draw attention to banned and challenged books and highlight persecuted individuals." Bookcase in a library. (iStock) The display reportedly included "Gender Queer" and "This Book is Gay," with a sign reading, "Someone doesn't want you to read these books.

Charli D'Amelio parlayed her TikTok fame into modeling minimalist, high-performance sportswear for the new Prada 'Linea Rossa' campaign unveiled on Tuesday.The 18-year-old dancer flaunted her taut tummy in the Italian luxury fashion house's strapless $1,220 'Tech Rec Nylon Piqué' sleeveless top and matching $1,650 leggings.The FW/22 campaign - photographed by Norbert Schoerner - also features models Emanuel Dostine, Aviana McClish, Sherry Shi, and Sebastien White. Ready for the slopes! Charli D'Amelio parlayed her TikTok fame into modeling minimalist, high-performance sportswear for the new Prada 'Linea Rossa' campaign unveiled on Tuesday Bare midriff: The 18-year-old dancer flaunted her taut tummy in the Italian luxury fashion house's strapless $1,220 'Tech Rec Nylon Piqué' sleeveless top and matching $1,650 leggingsCharli's modeling gig was announced the morning after she and Dancing with the Stars partner Mark Ballas performed a rumba to Billie Eilish's No Time to Die for the James Bond-themed episode.D'Amelio scored 33 out of 40 points - making her an early frontrunner alongside five-time Emmy winner Wayne Brady and The Bachelorette #19 Gabby Windey in the 31st season of the Disney+ dance competition.

Cheering her on. Landon Barker, Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian sat in the Dancing With the Stars audience to support Charli D’Amelio during James Bond Night on Monday, October 3.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Rachel Nichols basketball-journalism career has taken a new bounce. The longtime sports reporter is joining Showtime’s sports division, where she will work on the unit’s basketball content vertical as both a host and producer. “We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the Showtime Basketball family,” said Brian Dailey, senior vice president of sports programming and content for Showtime, in a prepared statement. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.”

A candid approach. Kelly Ripa did not hold back about her personal or professional life in her new book, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.

Country star Kelsea Ballerini has changed some of the lyrics in her songs to reflect her messy divorce with Morgan Evans as she heads out on her Heartfirst tour.The 29-year-old country-pop singer changed lines in the songs What I Have and Get Over Yourself to reflect her new single life, according to Just Jared.In the first song, the line 'I got a warm body in bed' was changed to 'I got my own body in bed.' New lyrics: Country star Kelsea Ballerini changed some of the lyrics in her songs to reflect her messy divorce with Morgan Evans while starting her Hearfirst tour  (pictured September 2022)A line in the latter song was changed from 'I’m the crazy ex that wrecked your life' to 'I’m the crazy b**** that wrecked your life.' She showed off the changes in her songs during a performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City over the weekend.The stop is the first stop she's made along her Heartfirst tour.  Huge hits: The 29-year-old country-pop singer changed lines in the songs What I Have and Get Over Yourself (pictured September 24, 2022) Big show: She showed off the changes in her songs during a performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City over the weekend (pictured September 24, 2022)The Heartfirst tour is a short, 10-stop tour that will see the Roses star crisscross the United States. She will play shows in Denver; Washington, D.C.; and Los Angeles, among other cities, before finishing in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on October 14.On August 26, Kelsea filed for divorce from fellow country crooner Morgan Evans after more than four years of marriage.'Friends, I've always tried my best to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, while also protecting layers of my personal life as they unfold,'

The Real Housewives of New York City star Luann de Lesseps flaunted her taut 5ft10in bikini body while taking a dip in an infinity pool at a mansion in Beverly Hills on Thursday.The Connecticut-born 57-year-old - who boasts 1.6M social media followers - remarked of the sunny 88F-degree weather: 'Feels like summer to me! Happy #fall #LA!'Luann (born LuAnn Nadeau) was wearing a Melissa Odabash 'Malta Gold' $70 bikini top and matching $70 bikini bottom for her Instagram slideshow. Living her best life! The Real Housewives of New York City star Luann de Lesseps flaunted her taut 5ft10in bikini body while taking a dip in an infinity pool at a mansion in Beverly Hills on Thursday'This infinity pool is everything, isn't it?' De Lesseps gushed.'Overlooking all of Los Angeles.