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They’re Talking!: Paramount & AGs Settlement Talks Set For Next Month, But $7M Daily Ticking Fee Still Kicking In, For Now
A federal magistrate judge in Oakland has ordered Paramount Skydance and a coalition of a dozen state Attorneys General to hold an in-person settlement conference over two consecutive days at the end of October, in the latest twist in the legal battle over Paramount’s $111 billion (£87 billion) merger with Warner Bros Discovery. The order…
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TalkFuse evening briefing, 11 Sep 2026 19:42
Fresh Labour tensions over Andy Burnham’s devolution and visitor-levy plans, plus a demand for answers on the flight-grounding air traffic control meltdown; also, Merseyside Police’s search for a bin-bag murder victim’s identity, deadly Italian storms, soaring European gas prices, AI safety warnings and De Niro’s fr…
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Bombshell CIA 9/11 files lay bare Bill Clinton’s horrific Bin Laden mistake…as ex-president grimly faces families at Ground Zero
Newly declassified CIA files reveal that Bill Clinton’s White House was warned in September 1998 that Osama bin Laden wanted to fly a bomb-laden plane into an American city, exactly three years before hijackers struck the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. The disclosure, reported by the Wall Street Journal, shows the warning formed part of…
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Upcoming Rust Update Turns the Survival Game Into a Cozy One
Developer Facepunch Studios is preparing a major expansion to Rust’s animal systems, adding dogs, new decorative and wild creatures, improved animal AI, and livestock breeding that lets players raise and farm their own herds. The update pushes the notoriously brutal survival game further towards cosy, farming-sim territory, giving role-players in particular new ways to build…
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Jimmy Kimmel In Talks To Renew Deal At ABC
Jimmy Kimmel is in talks with Disney to renew his contract on ABC for another year, according to Deadline, contradicting earlier tabloid reports that suggested he was preparing to leave late-night television when his current deal expires in May. The negotiations come as ABC reportedly seeks to trim the budget of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, mirroring…
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I worked on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center on 9/11. All my colleagues died… but a simple mistake saved my life
David Kravette, a Cantor Fitzgerald bond trader based on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, survived the September 11, 2001 attacks only because he happened to be in the lobby when American Airlines Flight 11 struck. He had gone downstairs to vouch for a client’s IT visitor who lacked identification, a…
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Three Central Eurasian startups qualify for TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200
Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ have won the top three places in the 2026 Road to Battlefield regional final, earning them a spot representing Central Eurasia at Startup Battlefield 200 during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco from 13-15 October. The competition, run by Silkroad Innovation Hub with TechCrunch, Freedom Holding, Astana Hub and IT…
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‘Slow Horses’ Star Officially Clarifies James Bond Comments
Actor Gary Oldman has clarified comments he made about the search for the next James Bond, after remarks in a weekend interview were widely interpreted as suggesting his Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden had already secretly been cast. Speaking at a Toronto International Film Festival event, Oldman explained he was simply passing on a rumour…
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Pro-democracy campaigners imprisoned in Hong Kong for Tiananmen tribute
Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been jailed for up to seven years after organising vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in a case widely seen as another sign of shrinking political freedoms in the city. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted last month under Hong Kong’s national security law of…
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Abramovich earns £175m interest on frozen Chelsea sale proceeds
Funds from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC have earned at least £175m in interest while frozen in a UK bank account, according to new company accounts, prompting one finance expert to dub the holding firm “the most profitable football business in the world”. The sanctioned Russian billionaire pledged in 2022 to donate the sale…