Eileen AJ Connelly is a veteran journalist and educator who joined TheWrap in 2022 as a business reporter. She’s covered the insurance industry, the real estate industry and Wall Street for a number of publications and previously worked at The Associated Press, Dow Jones Newswires, the Staten Island Advance. She is also an editor at the New York Post and teaches journalism at Baruch College, City University of New York.
Experience:
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Roku Cuts Another 200 Jobs in Restructuring Bid
The streamer’s second round of cuts comes despite account growth, advertising strength in most recent quarter
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Russia Arrests Wall Street Journal Reporter on Spying Charge
Moscow claims U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich sought classified documents, orders him held until May 29
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With $40 Million Bribery Scheme
New criminal count brings the number of charges the disgraced crypto CEO faces to a whopping 13
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Twitter’s ‘For You’ Discovery Feed Will Soon Only Feature Paid Verified Accounts
It’s CEO Elon Musk’s latest effort to popularize the Twitter Blue tier and to make his company “the only platform you can trust”
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Rachel Maddow Breaks Down Horrific Mass Shooting Statistics: ‘You Might Survive a Mass Shooting Only to Endure Another One’ (Video)
The host points to multiple cases, including a woman who joined press conference in Nashville, where Americans endured more than one attack
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Paul Rusesabagina, Real-World Inspiration Behind ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ to be Freed From Prison
The civil rights activist was convicted on terrorism charges in 2021 in a trial he called a “sham”
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Disney World Union Contract Raises Minimum Wage to $18
The tentative deal covering 45,000 workers comes after the unions rejected an earlier deal with lower pay by 96%
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Apple Joins Tech, Entertainment Rivals Ramping Up Demands for In-Office Work
Twitter, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon and Meta Platforms are among the companies pushing for more bodies at desks
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Manhattan DA Pushes Back on House GOP’s ‘Unprecedented Inquiry’ Into Trump Investigation
DA Alvin Bragg refused demand for records in Stormy Daniels hush-money probe as Trump shouts on social media
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Anderson Cooper to Host New CNN Sunday Night Series ‘The Whole Story’
The one-hour, single-subject episodes will bring “viewers into the heart of the essential stories of our time,” CEO Chris Licht said
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Andreessen Horowitz Leads $40 Million Funding Round for Blockchain-Based Multiplayer Game
Developer CCP Games will incorporate the new title into its Eve Online Universe
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TikTok CEO Claims 150 Million US Users Ahead of Congressional Testimony
CEO Shou Chew points out that more than half of Americans use the video-sharing app in face of threatened ban
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Netflix Ad-Supported Tier Quells Fears After Bumpy Launch as It Quietly Reaches 1 Million Users (Report)
The uptick in new subscribers enabled the streamer to fulfill its viewership guarantees
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The Cure’s Robert Smith Says Ticketmaster Will Rebate Up to $10 in Fees to Fans
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band tried to keep ticket prices low for their tour only to see fees in some case double the costs
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Trump’s YouTube Account Restored After 2-Year Ban
The video-sharing platform said Friday it will monitor the channel for “continued risk of real-world violence”
