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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, 76, has announced the launch of Gingrich 360, described as "a full circle American consulting and media production group," with a focus on the nation's success. (Associated Press)

Still in the game: Newt Gingrich forms his own media company

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Polling reveals that over three-fourths of Democratic voters now find socialism appealing, according to a Public Opinion Strategies survey. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 77% of Democratic voters now lean socialist

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 3, 2018, file photo a Garmin International employee shows the new Spotify app on his smartphone integrated with his Garmin fenix 5 Plus watch during a presentation in New York. Spotify reports financial results Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Spotify buys Gimlet, Anchor to ramp up its podcast game

Associated Press

In this Oct. 9, 2018 file photo, Mariah Carey poses in the press room at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Carey’s 24-year-old Christmas classic is so popular it set a new one-day streaming record on Spotify on Christmas Eve. Chart Data reported that “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994, was played 10.8 million times on Spotify on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Mariah Carey breaks Spotify streaming record with ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 9, 2018 file photo, Mariah Carey poses in the press room at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Carey’s 24-year-old Christmas classic is so popular it set a new one-day streaming record on Spotify on Christmas Eve. Chart Data reported that “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994, was played 10.8 million times on Spotify on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic sets new record on Spotify

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Beyonce Knowles arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden, in New York. There's no more juice in Beyonce's lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonce songs hit streaming services Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Hold up, Beyonce did not release new music

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2013, file photo, a man walks past a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA. Facebook gave some companies more extensive access to users’ personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, according to a New York Times report published Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Report: Facebook shared private messages with partners

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE- In this Oct. 12, 2018, file photo Drake performs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Drake is the Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year globally. Spotify announced Tuesday, Dec. 4, that the rapper earned 8.2 billion streams in 2018. He also has the year’s most-streamed album and song with “Scorpion” and “God’s Plan.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Drake tops Spotify’s 2018 list with 8.2 billion streams

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Europe tech firms urge tougher rules to offset US dominance

By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

Alex Jones, in the center of a police escort in Cleveland, Ohio, has produced content which raised the ire of major social media providers. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Independent media rallies behind Alex Jones

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Alex Jones, center, an American conspiracy theorist and radio show host, is escorted out of a crowd of protesters after he said he was attacked in Public Square on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Cleveland, during the second day of the Republican convention. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Alex Jones/Infowars shutdown ignites debate over social media content policing, censorship

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 2017, file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Brianna McGurran, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. &quot;Ask Brianna&quot; is a Q&amp;A column for 20-somethings, or anyone else starting out. (NerdWallet via AP, File)

Your credit score means everything - and nothing

By BRIANNA MCGURRAN - Associated Press

This undated mugshot released by the Miami- Dade Corrections &amp; Rehabilitation Department shows rapper XXXTentacion. Authorities say troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion has been fatally shot in Florida. The Broward Sheriff's Office says the 20-year-old rising star was pronounced dead Monday, June 18, 2018 at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital. He was shot earlier outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership. (Miami- Dade Corrections &amp; Rehabilitation Department via AP)

No motive, arrests in fatal shooting of rapper XXXTentacion

By Kelli Kennedy - Associated Press

An empty vehicle appears on a street where rapper XXXTentacion was shot on Monday, June 18, 2018, in Deerfield Beach, Fla. The Broward Sheriff's Office says the 20-year-old rising star was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital. (John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Authorities: Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida

By KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018 file photo, Dierks Bentley performs on NBC's &quot;Today&quot; show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. Bentley performed at the CMA Festival last weekend and released a new album, &quot;The Mountain.&quot; (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Streaming providers aim to convert country fans at CMA Fest

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

In this May 22, 2018 photo, Brett Haley, writer/director of the film &quot;Hearts Beat Loud,&quot; poses for a portrait at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. The film releases on June 8. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

The nice-guy director who actors can’t get enough of

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

FILE- This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the Spotify app on an iPad in Baltimore. Spotify is backpedaling on its recently announced anti-hate policy after some music industry players criticized it. The company said in blog post on Friday, June 1 that when it announced the policy on May 10 it “created confusion and concern” and that Spotify “didn't spend enough time getting input from our own team.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Spotify backtracks on anti-hate policy following criticism

Associated Press

In this June 30, 2013 file photo, R. Kelly performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Spotify’s CEO says the company rolled out its new anti-hate policy in the wrong way.This month the streaming service announced it would remove music R. Kelly and rapper XXXtentacion from its playlists, citing the new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

Spotify CEO says anti-hate policy was rolled out incorrectly

Associated Press

Conservatives Against Online Censorship launches to fight social-media political bias

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2013, file photo, R. Kelly performs onstage at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Spotify has removed R. Kelly’s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

Apple won’t promote R. Kelly music on featured playlists

By Tom Foreman Jr. - Associated Press