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Can Taylor Swift fans break the Ticketmaster monopoly? What happened with the 2023 Eras tour sale

Taylor Swift calls Ticketmaster’s handling of sales for her concerts ‘excruciating’ but what caused so many fans to be left without tickets, asks Liam O’Dell

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2022

AOC eviscerates Lauren Boebert for ‘thoughts and prayers’ response to Colorado Springs mass shooting

‘You don’t get to thoughts and prayers your way out of this’

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Ticketmaster’s parent company reportedly probed by DOJ even before Taylor Swift concert sales debacle

The U.S. Justice Department has reportedly opened an antitrust investigation into Ticketmaster’s parent company — a probe that predates the recent Taylor Swift ticket sales debacle.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

Taylor Swift's presale disaster sets off investigation into Ticketmaster over possible antitrust violations

Lawyers and politicians have said Ticketmaster and Live Nation's monopoly in the market is a serious problem.

Fortune · Nov 17, 2022

How New York became friendly turf for Trump-aligned candidates - Roll Call

New York Republicans defied the political headwinds and won 11 of 26 seats, including four that had been previously held by Democrats

Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022

Dems: "Break up Ticketmaster" over Swift

"How can Ticketmaster get away with it? Because they are the bullies of the music industry playground"

Salon · Nov 17, 2022

AOC demands Ticketmaster be dismantled after Taylor Swift ticket sale chaos

The congresswoman called the company, which merged with LiveNation, a “monopoly”

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

The ‘red wave’ came for New York. Now Democrats are sounding the alarm over the party’s future

If Republicans win the House, the blame could fall on the largely Democratic state. And on party leadership, GOP narratives on crime and an albatross in the shape of Andrew Cuomo, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Uneven election night for New York Democrats draws out divisions within party

NEW YORK — In the end, the contest between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, was not quite as close as some Democrats had feared in the final days of the New York governor’s race.

Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022

Sean Patrick Maloney, head of House Democrats’ campaign arm, concedes in New York’s 17th District

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman is the first committee chairman to lose his race since 1992.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022