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States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros.
State attorneys general are said to be getting ready to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to halt the $111 billion deal, a potential major obstacle.
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‘Moana’ Falters at the Box Office, Casting Doubt on Disney’s Formula
The live-action remake took in roughly $43 million over the weekend in North America, about 30 percent less than Disney had expected.
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After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a Fall
The Republican senator denied that he had suffered a heart attack and said he had left the hospital and moved to a physical rehabilitation center. He did not give a timetable for returning to Capitol Hill.
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With Lindsey Graham Gone, Ukraine Loses an Ally in Trump’s Ear
The South Carolina Republican was Ukraine’s most influential champion inside President Trump’s mostly ”America First” political orbit.
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Here’s what we know about Lindsey Graham’s death
Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, a day after returning from Ukraine and four months before he was to face re-election.
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Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again.
A previously unreported encounter last summer set the stage for a rapprochement between the president and his former fixer, who has so far avoided the diatribes and prosecutions that President Trump has directed at other critics.
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Graham’s Death Highlights Congress’s Age Issue
By the standards of the aging Senate, where the average age is more than 65, the South Carolina Republican wasn’t particularly old.
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‘Michael’ Crosses $1 Billion at the Box Office as Lionsgate Roars Back
Shunned by bigger studios as too risky, “Michael” and other hits have revived Hollywood’s last major independent studio. But is it enough?
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Big-Box Retailers Have a New Strategy for Breaking Into Urban Markets
As more states and municipalities continue their push to build affordable housing, companies like Costco and Target are riding along and getting their stores into crowded cities.
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How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.