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AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Byron Allen strikes deal to buy controlling stake in BuzzFeed and become CEO

Data: Financial Modeling Prep ; Chart: Christine Wang/Axios Byron Allen , a media entrepreneur known for aggressively trying to roll up various media assets, on Monday announced a deal to buy a majority stake in BuzzFeed. Why it matters: The deal gives the 20-year-old digital publisher a much-needed lifeline. Without a buyer, the company likely would've been forced to file for bankruptcy . - BuzzFeed's stock has been trading under $1 and the company was warned earlier this year it is at risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq for falling below that threshold. - It received a similar notice in 2023 and subsequently approved a reverse stock split to boost its share price and maintain its listing. - Its business has been under enormous…

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump rejects Iran's counterproposal to end war amid ceasefire: 'I didn't even finish reading it'

President Trump described the U.S. ceasefire with Iran as being on “life support” in the Oval Office on Monday after he dismissed Tehran’s counteroffer on nuclear talks. “It’s unbelievably weak,” Trump told reporters when asked if the ceasefire with Iran remains in place for the time being. #trump #iran #ceasefire

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - 5 things to know in veterans news: War hero stories, psychedelic-assisted therapies and support for military families | Stars and Stripes

This week in veterans news: psychedelic-assisted therapies; the stories of combat veterans for America’s 250th; eased access to trucking schools.

STRIPES (Shannon Renfroe) - For Bahrain naval base evacuees, there is no mental health playbook | Stars and Stripes

Evacuees described panic, hypervigilance and delayed stress after experiencing wartime attacks without the support systems typical of combat deployments.

STRIPES (Seth Robson and Hana Kusumoto, Seth Robson, Hana Kusumoto) - Air Force Osprey makes precautionary landing in ‘overabundance of caution’ at air base near Tokyo | Stars and Stripes

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey made a precautionary landing at a Navy air base southwest of Tokyo, the 353rd Special Operations Wing said.