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Megyn Kelly says important
to ‘shine a light’ on Alex Jones

DAVID BAUDER would encourage Jones’
AP Television Writer followers who have ha-
NEW YORK (AP) — Megyn rassed her and others.
Kelly defended her deci- “You can’t just put him
sion to feature “Infowars” in a box and say he’s just
host Alex Jones on her NBC a character,” Marquez-
newsmagazine despite Greene said. “He’s really
taking heat Monday from hurting people.”
families of Sandy Hook A year ago, a New York City
shooting victims and oth- man who was a follower of
ers, saying it’s her job to Jones was sentenced to
“shine a light” on news- probation after approach-
makers. ing a sister of slain Sandy
Critics argue that NBC’s Hook teacher Victoria Soto
platform legitimizes the during a charity road race
views of a man who, and angrily claiming the
among other conspiracy shootings never took place.
theories, has suggested On Facebook, Soto’s fam-
that the killing of 26 people ily said the “incessant need
at the Sandy Hook Elemen- for ratings at the cost of the
tary School in Newtown, emotional well-being of
Connecticut, in 2012 was a our family is disgusting and
hoax. The network released disappointing.”
a brief portion of the inter- A writer at the conservative
view, which is scheduled to web site Red State, Andrea
air on Sunday. Kutz, wondered, “what is
Kelly, who interviewed Rus- Megyn Kelly thinking?”
sian President Vladimir Pu- “I’m a news and politics-
tin on the June 4 premiere engaged individual,” Kutz
of “Sunday Night with said, “but I don’t care to
Megyn Kelly,” said on Twit- watch interviews with liars
ter that President Donald of either Putin’s or Jones’s
Trump has praised Jones ilk. These interviews aren’t
and been on his show. interesting even in the ab- In this Monday, April 17, 2017 photo, “Infowars” host Alex Jones arrives at the Travis County Court-
Since many people don’t stract.” house in Austin, Texas.
know Jones and his views, In the interview clip re- Associated Press
Kelly noted the importance leased by NBC, Kelly said
of explaining them. NBC to Jones, “When you say been taped, Jones de- “They’re scared of what Among Kelly’s social media
hasn’t immediately com- people faked their child- nounced it on “Infowars” we’re covering,” he said. critics was Shannon Watts,
mented on the criticism. rens’ deaths, people get as “fake news, in my view.” “They’re scared of what the founder of the anti-
Nelba Marquez-Greene, very angry.” He said he expected a we’re doing.”Jones also gun violence group Moms
whose 6-year-old daugh- When he tried to change “rigged” report because described Kelly as not femi- Demand Action, who sug-
ter Ana Grace was killed at the subject, Kelly said, a day’s worth of inter- nine, cold and robotic. gested that Kelly “turn your
Sandy Hook, said she fears “that’s a dodge.” views will be boiled down “I felt zero attraction to light off and let him back
that giving Jones exposure After his interview had to an 11-minute report. Megyn Kelly,” he said. under the refrigerator.”q
Review: Interstellar virus makes trouble in new sci-fi novel

CARLA K. JOHNSON promised to meet on the She makes her way to a lacks this much substance.
Associated Press Northumberland coast of spaceport. Corlett has spaceships
Jamie Allenby, veterinary England in the event of an She and the others hitch a travel magically between
scientist on the planet Sol- apocalypse. She must fulfill ride on a spaceship. worlds without explanation
taire, has a lot on her mind that pledge. They make another stop except that this is the dis-
in “The Space Between the But she’s reluctant. and find someone unex- tant future. The supervirus
Stars,” a debut novel by Daniel wasn’t all that great. pected. Daniel. In all his turns victims to dust.
Anne Corlett. Jamie ponders her relation- plunking glory. We learn that colonization
She’s not sure if she misses ship troubles with Daniel Corlett sets up a hero’s of other worlds involved
Daniel, her lover of 13 years. when more pressing prob- journey narrative so at this forced emigration and
His last known address was lems need to be solved. point Jamie, our hero, is that authorities applied
on another planet. Like finding food, staying tempted to abandon her travel IDs onto people’s
When they separated, warm, rebuilding a culture. quest. ring fingers with lasers.
she told him she needed No, it’s Daniel who is on her After all, she’s found Dan- We don’t learn much,
space. Now she has more mind. Daniel. His name — iel, not on Earth, but on an- however, about how that
space than she bargained in a single-word sentence other planet called Alegria. This cover image released by history played out or how it
for because she may be — plunks again and again. Why go on? That isn’t suffi- Berkley shows “The Space Be- affects Jamie.
the only survivor of an inter- Daniel. ciently answered, but it’s a tween the Stars,” a novel by In short, “The Space Be-
stellar supervirus. This becomes tedious. hero’s journey, so she must Anne Corlett. tween the Stars” disap-
Finding other survivors is Fortunately, Jamie isn’t the get to Earth. Associated Press points.
Jamie’s first concern. Then only survivor so other char- She must go on. She must need to be fully spelled out As a beach read, it’s too
she needs to get to Earth. acters provide relief from gain wisdom and mastery. or even plausible, but some easy to put down in favor
Jamie and Daniel once her Daniel obsession. In sci-fi, the science doesn’t of the fun is missing when it of a nap in the sun.q