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ESPN starts layoffs tied to NFL Network acquisition, memo says
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ESPN starts layoffs tied to NFL Network acquisition, memo says

  • By JOE REEDY - AP Sports Writer
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ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years after taking over NFL Network in April. Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a memo to employees Tuesday morning, obtained by The Associated Press, that most moves are the result of ESPN’s acquisition of NFL Network and other league digital assets last year. While most of the layoffs affect production and behind-the-scenes personnel, some on-air talent were affected, including ESPN's Ryan Clark and Karl Ravech as well as NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker and seek reelection amid donation allegations
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Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker and seek reelection amid donation allegations

  • By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he’ll quit his Parliament seat and seek reelection in an attempt to clear his name over financial allegations. Farage said in a broadcast statement Tuesday that he has “done nothing wrong" and has not "broken the law in any way." He did not take questions. Farage faces a probe by Parliament’s standards watchdog over a $6.7 million gift from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire. Opposition lawmakers seek another investigation over separate donations. Farage is a prominent ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and had been considered a favorite to be prime minister after the next national election.