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Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects $108 Billion Paramount Skydance Bid, Setting Up Delaware Fight and Proxy Battle

WBD rebuffs Paramount Skydance’s $30-a-share hostile offer in favor of a Netflix deal, triggering a lawsuit, proxy fight and antitrust scrutiny. ...Read more

#warnerbrosdiscovery, #netflix, #paramountskydance, #mergers, #antitrust

Supreme Court Lets Boy Scouts Abuse Settlement Stand, Unlocking Funds and Shielding Local Partners

Justices declined to hear a challenge to Scouting America’s $2.46B bankruptcy deal, freeing $1.65B for survivors while barring many future suits. ...Read more

#scoutingamerica, #supremecourt, #sexualabuse, #bankruptcy, #survivors

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads Golden Globes as Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Wins Drama

At the 83rd Golden Globes, Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ won four prizes while Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ took drama and actress. ...Read more

#goldenglobes, #filmawards, #paulthomasanderson, #chloezhao, #oscars

Ex–Cyclone Koji Floods Queensland Towns, Rekindling Debate Over Warning Systems

Record rain from ex–Cyclone Koji swamped parts of Queensland, forcing rescues and isolating towns as leaders clash over flood warnings and infrastructure. ...Read more

#queensland, #flooding, #cyclone, #weatherwarnings, #australia

Iran Goes Dark as Protests Surge, Rights Groups Warn of Crackdown Behind Internet Shutdown

Connectivity in Iran plunged Jan. 8 amid nationwide protests. Rights groups say a deliberate blackout is obscuring killings, arrests and a widening crackdown. ...Read more

#iran, #protests, #internetshutdown, #humanrights, #irgc

December CPI Seen as First ‘Clean’ Inflation Read Since Shutdown, With Fed Cuts at Stake

After a fall shutdown distorted official price data, economists expect December CPI to offer the first clear look at inflation—shaping 2026 Fed cuts. ...Read more

#inflation, #cpi, #federalreserve, #interestrates, #bls

CRISPR-Edited ‘Off-the-Shelf’ CAR-T Cells Show Early Promise Against Recurrent Glioblastoma in Small China Trial

In a five-patient phase 1 study, intrathecal CRISPR-edited donor CAR-T cells appeared safe and shrank recurrent high-grade gliomas. ...Read more

#glioblastoma, #cart, #crispr, #immunotherapy, #clinicaltrials

Powell Says DOJ Threatened Indictment as Fed-Renovation Probe Sparks Clash With White House

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says DOJ subpoenas and an indictment threat are political pressure on rate policy, roiling markets and raising alarms over Fed independence. ...Read more

#federalreserve, #interestrates, #doj, #markets, #centralbank

Hole in the Ice, but NHL Gives Cautious Green Light to Milan’s New Olympic Hockey Arena

After a test event marred by an opening-night hole in the ice, the NHL and players’ union say Milan’s new Olympic arena is on track for 2026. ...Read more

#nhl, #olympics, #icehockey, #milan, #milano2026

Apple Taps Google’s Gemini to Power Next Siri in Major AI Partnership

Apple says its next Siri and Apple Intelligence upgrades will be built on Google’s Gemini models via Private Cloud Compute, raising antitrust questions. ...Read more

#apple, #google, #gemini, #siri, #artificialintelligence

South Carolina measles outbreak tops 300 cases, spreads beyond state lines

A 310-case measles outbreak centered in Spartanburg County is driving school quarantines, testing vaccine rules, and seeding cases in nearby states. ...Read more

#measles, #vaccines, #southcarolina, #publichealth, #outbreak

Victoria bushfires raze towns after rare ‘catastrophic’ alert; state of disaster declared

Extreme heat, winds and dry lightning drove fast-moving fires across Victoria, burning up to 395,000 hectares and destroying hundreds of structures. ...Read more

#australia, #bushfires, #victoria, #disaster, #climate

Bulgaria’s GERB refuses mandate to form government, raising prospect of another snap election

Bulgaria’s biggest party returned its mandate without a cabinet, pushing the new eurozone member toward yet another snap election amid protests. ...Read more

#bulgaria, #eurozone, #snap-election, #coalition, #protests

Anthem to Pay $12.9 Million to Settle Claims It Wrongly Denied Residential Mental Health Care

Nearly 19,000 members could get payments under a $12.875 million Anthem settlement over alleged overly strict rules denying residential treatment. ...Read more

#mentalhealth, #insurance, #classaction, #erisa, #parity

OECD inflation slips below 4% as central banks weigh next moves on rates

Annual inflation across OECD economies fell to 3.9% in November, the first sub-4% reading in four years, but core pressures and energy costs keep caution high. ...Read more

#inflation, #oecd, #centralbanks, #interestrates, #monetarypolicy