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The U.S. Navy veteran who successfully sued CNN for defamation earlier this year didn’t have as much luck with lawsuits against the Associated Press and other media outlets.

Judge William Henry of Florida’s 14th Judicial Circuit, who also presided over Zachary Young’s successful CNN trial, granted two motions on Friday to dismiss defamation lawsuits against The Associated Press and Puck. The judge compared Young’s follow-up lawsuits to movie sequels that "should not be made."

In January, a Florida jury found that CNN defamed Young by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.

Young was awarded $

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