There’s good news and bad news as it relates to the Bengals’ lingering contract impasse with defensive end Trey Hendrickson. ESPN’s Adam Schefter said during the Monday night Cincinnati-Washington pregame show that the Bengals and Hendrickson have an agreement as to the duration of the deal and the annual average. However, when it comes to guaranteed money, the two sides …
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hailed the decision to offer security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal as he prepared to meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. “Security guarantees, as a result of our joint work, must really be very practical, delivering protection on land, in the air and at sea, and must be developed with Europe’s participation,” …
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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the United States …
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US ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, Germany’s chancellor says The United States is ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Saturday after a summit in Alaska between the US president, Donald Trump, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, ended without a ceasefire deal. Merz was speaking to the …
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PROHIBITING POLITICIZED OR UNLAWFUL DEBANKING: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to ensure that Federal regulators do not promote policies and practices that allow financial institutions to deny or restrict services based on political beliefs, religious beliefs, or lawful business activities, ensuring fair access to banking for all Americans. The Order directs Federal banking regulators to remove …
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Earlier today (August 5), music publisher Kobalt announced a landmark licensing agreement with ElevenLabs’ new AI music platform, Eleven Music – a rival to Suno. Now, MBW has confirmed details of this potentially precedent-setting deal, which could reshape the music industry’s approach to generative AI licensing. The opt-in agreement between Kobalt and $3.3 billion-valued Eleven Labs establishes what sources describe as “parity” …
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A surprise release just went down in Las Vegas. The Raiders are cutting Christian Wilkins in the wake of a dispute over whether or not he should undergo surgery on his injured foot, and are attempting to void $35.25 million in remaining guarantees on the defensive tackle’s contract, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday. A grievance has been filed …
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It wasn’t so long ago that audiences would show up to seemingly any movie featuring a costumed hero or a masked killer. But times and standards have changed, and lately, Hollywood’s two most reliable genres — superheroes and horror — are showing signs of fatigue. “People haven’t stopped loving horror or superhero films, but they stopped loving mediocre entries in …
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With a paltry (compared to the current market) compensation package of $16 million for 2025, Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson wants more. And he’s been trying to get more. But it’s more than just new-money APY. The other issue, as it often is with the Bengals, is structure. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the amount of fully-guaranteed money at signing …
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