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SUCCESSION’S IMPRESSIONS

HBO’s hit show Succession continues to enthrall viewers into its fourth—and
final—season. The series, which centers around the family of a powerful media
mogul, may have taken as its source some of the following real-life
personalities.
Rupert Murdoch
The Australian-born Murdoch, now 92, has made his international empire—which
includes Fox and The Wall Street Journal—a family affair. His four children
James, Lachlan, Prudence, and Elisabeth are executives at his various media
properties.
Sumner Redstone
The patriarch of the family that controls CBS and Viacom stepped down as
chairman in 2016, and his daughter Shari now chairs the organization, which was
rebranded Paramount Global.
William Randolph Hearst
The newspaper magnate who notoriously inspired the film Citizen Kane had five
sons who followed in his corporate footsteps. Today, the chairman of Hearst is
his grandson William R. Hearst III.
Robert Maxwell
This British publishing tycoon had two sons, Kevin and Ian, who followed him
into the business. His mysterious death in 1991 happened against the backdrop of
fraud allegations. But these days, most people are probably more familiar with
the infamy surrounding his daughter Ghislaine.


IS ABORTION HEADING BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT?

When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last year
with the Dobbs ruling, the result was that states would decide when and if
abortion should be legal. But two recent rulings demonstrated a potential issue
with that approach. Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas invalidated the FDA’s
approval of mifepristone, a drug used for inducing abortion early in pregnancy.
That same day, a judge in Washington issued an order saying the pill should be
available. Both rulings can’t stand, which may put abortion back on the SCOTUS
docket.
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