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Orsted shares plunge as it plans $9.4 billion rights issue

Orsted shares plunge as it plans .4 billion rights issue

Burbo Bank, Liverpool Bay, England, viewed from the sea turbines on Burbo wind farm off the U.K. coast. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Orsted shares crashed more than 25% on Monday morning, after the wind farm developer said it plans a 60 billion Danish kroner ($9.4 billion) rights issue, following a “material adverse development” in the U.S. …

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Disney Paying $1.6 Billion for WWE Rights – The Wall Street Journal

Disney Paying $1.6 Billion for WWE Rights  The Wall Street Journal Peacock to lose major sports programming in 2026  Syracuse.com ESPN, WWE Reach Landmark Rights Agreement as ESPN Platforms Become Exclusive U.S. Domestic Home of All WWE Premium Live Events, Including WrestleMania, Starting in 2026  ESPN Press Room ESPN Sets Launch Date for Standalone Streaming Service, Priced at $30 Monthly  Variety Pat McAfee calls …

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New York AG James subpoenaed as Justice Department investigates whether she violated Trump’s rights

New York AG James subpoenaed as Justice Department investigates whether she violated Trump’s rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of an investigation into whether she violated President Donald Trump’s civil rights, according to two people familiar with the matter. The subpoenas sought records related to a lawsuit James filed against Trump over alleged fraud in his personal business dealings and a lawsuit involving …

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Müller to Vancouver: What are MLS Discovery Rights anyway?

Müller to Vancouver: What are MLS Discovery Rights anyway?

Whether it be calling for a front seat during a road trip, fighting for that last slice of pizza, or wanting to sign World Cup winner and Bayern Munich legend Thomas Müller in a blockbuster summer move for MLS, calling dibs is important. So important that it has its own rules in the league. Müller recently made headlines after joining …

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ESPN Gets WWE Live Events Like WrestleMania in New U.S. Rights Deal

ESPN Gets WWE Live Events Like WrestleMania in New U.S. Rights Deal

ESPN and WWE are about to get each other in tighter holds. Under a new five-year deal, ESPN’s soon-to-launch streaming outlet will, starting in 2026, become the exclusive U.S. home of all of the WWE’s top live events, including “WrestleMania,” “SummerSlam,” “Royal Rumble” and “Survivor Series.” WWE will continue to produce all the events, which have in recent years been …

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Voting Rights Act of 1965 faces new threats to survival : NPR

Voting Rights Act of 1965 faces new threats to survival : NPR

President Lyndon B. Johnson moves to shake hands with Martin Luther King Jr. while others look on after Johnson signed the federal Voting Rights Act into law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 6, 1965. Yoichi Okamoto/Lyndon B. Johnson Library hide caption toggle caption Yoichi Okamoto/Lyndon B. Johnson Library Otis Wilson had enough with talking and decided …

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ESPN to get NFL Network, rights to RedZone from NFL for equity stake

ESPN to get NFL Network, rights to RedZone from NFL for equity stake

ESPN is acquiring the NFL Network and other National Football League media assets, including the linear rights to the league’s popular RedZone channel, in a deal that will see the NFL get a 10% equity stake in the all-sports network, it was announced Tuesday night. ESPN will also acquire the NFL’s fantasy product and merge it into its existing platform, …

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Hundreds of alleged human rights abuses in immigrant detention, report finds

Hundreds of alleged human rights abuses in immigrant detention, report finds

A monthslong investigation by the office of Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., compiled hundreds of alleged human rights violations at immigration detention centers, according to a new report about his probe first obtained by NBC News. The report states that Ossoff’s office has “identified 510 credible reports of human rights abuse” against people in immigration custody. Of these cases, 41 include …

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Supreme Court sends disturbing signal on Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court sends disturbing signal on Voting Rights Act.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Reading the tea leaves from cryptic Supreme Court orders can be perilous business because the justices are not bound by the questions they ask at oral argument, the offhand comments they make at a judicial conference, or even their …

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