Roger Stone asks to disqualify judge from his case

Roger Stone is asking to disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson from his case, taking issue with her praise for the jurors at his sentencing Thursday.

She is still weighing his request for a new trial after Stone alleged juror misconduct.

Stone claims that Jackson's statement at his two-and-a-half-hour sentencing Thursday – she said jurors "served with integrity" on his case – should force her to recuse herself from his case now.

"The court's ardent conclusion of 'integrity' indicates an inability to reserve judgment on an issue which has yet been heard," Stone's lawyers wrote Friday night.

It's highly unlikely Jackson will agree to remove herself from the case because of Stone's request, though his team has made clear they're trying to build appeals for him.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/politics/roger-stone-amy-berman-jackson/index.html

Fox and NBCUniversal in talks to acquire streaming platforms: report

Media groups Fox Corp. and NBCUniversal are looking to buy ad-supported streaming platforms meant to lure customers who don't want to spend money on subscriptions, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Fox, the Murdoch-family controlled media group which owns the Fox News Channel, has said it would be willing to shell out some $500 million for Tubi, a streaming platform which airs mostly older movies and TV shows, the report said.

https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/fox-and-nbcuniversal-talks-acquire-streaming-platforms-report-doc-1p72yn3

FBI agents search home, business of Tennessee state senator

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities in Tennessee conducted searches Friday at the home and business addresses of Democratic state Sen. Katrina Robinson, the FBI said.

Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman Joel Siskovic confirmed that agents executed search warrants at two locations in Memphis. They are listed as addresses for Robinson's residence and her nursing school, Healthcare Institute Inc.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-agents-search-home-business-203608695.html

'The message he’s sending is I don’t care': Mexico's president criticized for response to killings of women

Mexico’s president has cast himself as the victim of feminist activists, amid an outburst of fury at the alarming violence targeting the country’s women and girls – and the seeming impunity that accompanies each crime.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexican-problem-amlo-accused-tone-100051268.html

Iranians vote in parliament elections favoring conservatives

Iranians voted for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and U.S. pressure isolates the country diplomatically.

The disqualification of more than 7,000 potential candidates, most of them reformists and moderates, raised the possibility of lower-than-usual turnout. Among those disqualified were 90 sitting members of parliament who had wanted to run for re-election.

https://news.yahoo.com/iran-votes-parliament-elections-favors-044550495.html

Drudge floats the implausible: A Bloomberg-Clinton ticket

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/15/michael-bloomberg-hillary-clinton-vp-115407

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