NYTIMES (Lauren Hirsch, Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin) - Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Woman found alive after missing for 24 years arrested on unrelated charge
Michele Hundley Smith asked for her location to be kept private and did not want to have contact with her family.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Kellie Meyer) - One American dead after Cuban forces shootout with Florida speedboat: Official
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. isn’t going to base its conclusions on what the Cuban government says.
AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Mamdani charms Trump, pushes housing and gets ICE detainee released
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had what he called a "productive" meeting with President Trump on Thursday, charming the president with a mocked-up tabloid newspaper featuring his likeness. Why it matters: Mamdani and Trump have developed an unexpected, made-for-TV relationship despite their vast political differences. - The democratic socialist mayor and the Republican president had a shockingly cordial White House meeting in November, and have even texted back and forth since then . - Now Mamdani is trying to use their bond to help him deliver on his promises to make housing and daily life in New York more affordable. Zoom in: In their previously unannounced get-together Thursday, Mamdani presented Trump with a proposal to build…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had what he called a "productive" meeting with President Trump on Thursday, charming the president with a mocked-up tabloid newspaper featuring his likeness. Why it matters: Mamdani and Trump have developed an unexpected, made-for-TV relationship despite their vast political differences. - The democratic socialist mayor and the Republican president had a shockingly cordial White House meeting in November, and have even texted back and forth since then . - Now Mamdani is trying to use their bond to help him deliver on his promises to make housing and daily life in New York more affordable. Zoom in: In their previously unannounced get-together Thursday, Mamdani presented Trump with a proposal to build…Open
NPR (David Folkenflik) - In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.Open
ABCNEWS - Kremlin speaks out after Cuban border guards get in gunfight with US-registered boat
The Kremlin appears to be backing the Cuban government, a day after Cuban border guards engaged in a deadly high-seas gun battle off the coast of the Caribbean island.
DAILYCALLER (Hudson Crozier) - Blue City Office Sues Its Own Mayor For Records On Fraud, Waste
'Fraud, financial waste, and abuse in City government'
NYTIMES (Julie Bosman and Jamie Kelter Davis) - Jesse Jackson Memorials Begin in Chicago
Mourners lined up outside Rainbow PUSH, the organization Mr. Jackson founded decades ago. He died last week at 84.
NYTIMES (Lauren Hirsch) - Warner Bros. Discovery Deems Paramount’s $111 Billion Bid ‘Superior’
Warner Bros.’ determination is a new chapter in the bidding war for the studio and now Netflix has four business days to decide whether it wants to counter Paramount’s offer.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Debra Heine) - Kristi Noem Says DHS Staffers Put Spyware on Her Phone and Laptop to Record Meetings
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem revealed on Thursday that certain DHS staffers had allegedly installed spyware on her phone and computer, as […] Source