Paramount settles lawsuit with US states, helping clear way for $110bn merger with Warner Bros

BBC - Sep 21, 2026

Paramount has reached a settlement with the US states in a lawsuit challenging its $110bn merger with Warner Bros

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Barrasso says 'we need to do more' on affordability as midterms near

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that the GOP needs to “do more” to lower costs for Americans with the midterms roughly six weeks away. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Barrasso acknowledged that people “around the country are feeling the pain,” noting he has heard concerns from Wyoming ranchers and...

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Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN

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Trump and Xi Meet Amid an Uneasy U.S.-China Trade Truce

Beyond warm meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement.

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Trump and Xi Meet Amid an Uneasy U.S.-China Trade Truce

Beyond warm meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement.

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Young Consultants Are Jumping Ship for A.I. Start-Ups

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Senate Republican on Iran war: 'I think we'll be out of there in about 6 months'

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted Sunday the U.S. will be “out of” Iran in six months, as the conflict approaches the seven-month mark. While stumping for Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in Nebraska, Kennedy acknowledged the war has resulted in price increases for oil and fertilizer. But the Louisiana Republican argued the U.S. has so far...

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Bessent on talks with China ahead of Trump-Xi meeting: 'Very successful engagement'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said recent talks with Chinese officials went well, a few days before President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet later this week. “We just had a very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade and AI, completing where we left off in Beijing. We created...