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US judge allows Paramount to close Warner Bros acquisition

A US judge entered an order on Wednesday that allows Paramount to close its acquisition of Warner Bros, ending a monthslong holdup for the $110 billion transaction. US District Court Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved a settlement between the companies and a California-led group of states that had alleged the deal would harm competition in film and television. (Reporting by Jody Godoy, Editing by Franklin Paul)

Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects

The war with Iran upended markets this month. But not everyone got burned

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US Senate blocks bill to address data center costs

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure built to serve them and thus ease the burden on households. Senators voted 57-43 to advance the Ratepayer Protection Act, with only four Democrats voting for it. The measure needed at least 60 affirmative votes to clear a Senate procedural hurdle.Senate Republicans had aimed to improve their prospects in the November mid-term elections by voting on the legislation, the first to addres

Brazil, US set up working group to discuss potential trade agreement

Google asks EU court to suspend order to open up to AI chatbots, search engine rivals

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Contract vote looms for Boeing workers after improved offer

Boeing's largest white-collar union will decide on Thursday whether its members accept a sweetened contract offer or move closer to a strike that would stall work on two long-delayed jetliners and slow jet deliveries.A second rejection by the roughly 17,000 members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace would clear the way for a walkout as soon as Oct. 7, the day after their current contracts expire. Members already authorized a strike in August. A strike would abruptly halt Boeing's certification campaigns for the 737 MAX 10 and 777-9 and disrupt its push to boost

Harvard sued by US agency seeking records in anti-white hiring probe

SEC clears Tesla-crafted auto-vote plan for wide use, worrying activists

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Appeals court halts Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a "short stay of execution" to give it time to weigh Pike's claim that her allegations of childhood sexual abuse were not adequately considered during her sentencing. The court did not provide a specific timeframe.Pike, whose clemency petition highlighting childhood trauma and sexual abuse was denied by Governor Bill Le

Trump hails the US military's exit from Iraq after its 12-year mission

The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group and prompting President Donald Trump to hail the conclusion of "a very expensive excursion into Hell.” The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington. Trump, in a social media post, described the withdrawal by a Sept. 30 deadline as “orderly." Appearing soon after at a White House event celebrating Hispanics, he spoke at length about the withdrawal a

Lone GOP senator blocks bipartisan effort to prevent Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center

TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs

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Kurt Olsen, key Trump 2020 election denier, departs Justice Department ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation

A lawyer who aided President Donald Trump’s 2020 election reversal schemes has left the sweeping federal investigation into the president’s foes, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.The lawyer, Kurt Olsen, departed the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation, the person said. The source initially told CNN that Olsen had quit his job at the department entirely, but later said on Wednesday that an email Olsen sent to Justice Department leadership was mistakenly interpreted as a resignation.Olsen — a key election denier — spent the last several months working on the investig

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NFL asks Homeland Security to take down video of Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins

The NFL has asked the Department of Homeland Security to take down a video on social media showing highlights of Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins in reference to a purported caravan of immigrants approaching the U.S. border. The video posted on Sunday shows Dawkins' pregame walkout as he chants “The time has come,” followed by a series of big hits. The DHS post includes the caption “Our time has come.” “The league has requested the DHS take down the video,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Monday. Dawkins was a nine-time Pro Bowler and f

Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ involved in alleged terror plot targeting British base used by US

Trump's golf tour takes him back to the Presidents Cup

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Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries not their own

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face, bolstering a tool his administration has used for rapid expulsions as part of his immigration crackdown.The court granted the Justice Department's emergency request to put on hold Boston-based US District Judge Brian Murphy's ruling that the Department of Homeland Security's policy to remove migrants to so-called third countries is unlawful. The court also agreed to hear arguments in the disput

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The rise of a new soccer star: Who is US teenager Cavan Sullivan?

Americans often say they need to see a superstar to fall in love with a sport, and for years, soccer has come up just short in the US.We had the likes of Clint Dempsey in the past, a clinical Premier League player but not quite the level of a superstar. Next up was Christian Pulisic, dubbed Captain America, who is arguably a bit better but struggles with consistency.But now, following those halcyon World Cup days on home soil, the US has a new star breaking through: 17-year-old Cavan Sullivan.The Philly native has long been on the radar of soccer lovers, ever since he made his Major League Soc

Mamdani releases plan to combat antisemitism amid concerns over his criticism of Israel

Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans

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‘Violent incident’ between pilots sparks diversion of Israel-bound flight to Saudi Arabia, sources say

A “violent incident” between two pilots caused a Flydubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv to divert to Saudi Arabia, sources have told CNN.The aircraft descended 17,400 feet – from 34,000 to around 16,600 feet – over northwestern Saudi Arabia in just over two minutes at around 1:20 a.m. ET, flight tracking data reviewed by CNN shows. The plane then transmitted an emergency signal at 1:32 a.m. ET, and landed just before 3 a.m. ET in Saudi Arabia.A Flydubai spokesperson said flight FZ 1073 “experienced an incident while en route” and landed at Tabuk Airport in the northwest

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros. The Sept. 9 letter was addressed to White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, and the team said it arrived at Chicago's Rate Field on Tuesday ahead of Game 1 of its AL Wild Card Series against the Astros. The White Sox won Game 1 of the best-of-three series 6-3. Leo is a White Sox fan dating to his days growing up in Chicago. He was known as Robert Prevost or Father Bob when he went to the World Series opener 21 years ago, a 5-3 White

2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA

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Data center bill falls short in Senate as lawmakers take final votes before the midterms

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US economy grew 2.2% this spring, more than initially estimated

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Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon as part of his bet on Florida

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Trump’s ads have cost taxpayers at least $2.5 million, with funding from Customs and Border Protection

A Google co-founder is spending $100 million to defeat California’s wealth tax. It could become one of his best investments

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What to know about America.gov, the Trump administration’s new AI-driven services website

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Hegseth is set to announce more cuts to the military's general and admiral ranks

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to announce further cuts to the number of generals and admirals in the military

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Supreme Court allows Trump to restart controversial deportations to countries that migrants have no connection to

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls