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Warner Bros. Is Said to Rebuff Paramount Takeover Approach – Bloomberg.com

Warner Bros. Is Said to Rebuff Paramount Takeover Approach  Bloomberg.com The Big Deal: David Zaslav’s Warner Bros. Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost – And David Ellison’s Paramount Knows It  Deadline David Ellison “Can’t Comment” on a Potential Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal  The Hollywood Reporter David Ellison bought Paramount. Now it looks like Warner Bros. could be next on his list.  Business Insider Exclusive …

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Doja Cat Fortnite Account Takeover Gets Messy After Deleted Sex Toy Post

Doja Cat Fortnite Account Takeover Gets Messy After Deleted Sex Toy Post

Doja Cat is coming to Fortnite’s 2025 Halloween event and the battle royale tried to get players hyped by letting R&B’s “Queen of Memes” take over the Fortnite X account on Wednesday. It didn’t take long for that piece of online performance art to blow up after the account tweeted what seemed like an obvious allusion to sex toys and …

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Taylor Swift fans react to her movie theater takeover for “The Life of a Showgirl”

Taylor Swift fans react to her movie theater takeover for “The Life of a Showgirl”

Taylor Swift hosts a listening party in movie theaters, dubbed “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.” However, fans have mixed reactions to the show. What did fans think of the Taylor Swift movie theater takeover? As part of the promotion for Swift’s newest album, AMC theaters show a 89-minute listening party that compiles new music videos and some behind-the-scenes …

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Boston police cruiser torched during “large-scale vehicle takeover” involving 100+ people

Boston police cruiser torched during “large-scale vehicle takeover” involving 100+ people

Two men are due in court Monday after a Boston Police Department cruiser was torched during what police described as a “large-scale vehicle takeover” early Sunday morning. A similar incident was reported in nearby Randolph, Massachusetts. The Boston incident happened just after 2 a.m. in the area of Mass. Ave. and Tremont Street. Boston police said that when officers arrived …

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EA’s takeover, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, and “vanity mega projects”: Human Rights Watch assesses the impact of gaming’s latest controversy

EA’s takeover, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, and “vanity mega projects”: Human Rights Watch assesses the impact of gaming’s latest controversy

Earlier this week, history was made in both the world of video games and private equity. The trio of Affinity Partners, Silver Lake, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced a plan to take EA private for $55bn. This leveraged buyout would be the largest in history and, if approved, will mean the industry giant would be a private company …

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Minnesota regulators approve power company takeover despite opposition

Minnesota regulators approve power company takeover despite opposition

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators voted unanimously Friday to approve an investment group’s takeover of a power company over the objections of the state attorney general, big industrial electricity buyers and consumer advocates. In voting for the takeover of Duluth-based Minnesota, the five members of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission said they believe the conditions imposed on the deal will …

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Regulators approve disputed $6.2B takeover of Minnesota Power by investment group

Regulators approve disputed .2B takeover of Minnesota Power by investment group

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators voted unanimously Friday to approve an investment group’s takeover of a power company over the objections of the state attorney general, big industrial electricity buyers and consumer advocates. In voting for the takeover of Duluth-based Minnesota, the five members of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission said they believe the conditions imposed on the deal will …

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‘This is what it must look like in heaven’: Steelers fans staging a Sunday takeover at Croke Park – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

‘This is what it must look like in heaven’: Steelers fans staging a Sunday takeover at Croke Park  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette What channel is the Steelers vs Vikings Dublin game today? Start time, schedule, streaming  USA Today Vikings vs. Steelers in Dublin score and live updates: Pittsburgh takes lead on Kenneth Gainwell TD run – The Athletic  The New York Times Steelers’ Skylar Thompson …

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