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Paramount and California state officials are set to meet on Monday to discuss a potential settlement path of the state's lawsuit aimed at stopping Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the New York Times reported on Saturday citing sources familiar with the discussions. Here's what to know:• The talks are preliminary, and there is no assurance that they will lead to meaningful negotiations toward a settlement, the report said, adding that Paramount requested the meeting.• Reuters couldn't immediately verify the report. Paramount didn't immediately respond to a request for com

Paramount and California to hold preliminary talks on Warner Bros deal, NYT reports

Tariffs raised prices you paid. But most businesses won’t be passing tariffs refunds back to you

Nvidia customers notified about AI-related price hikes above 15%, Bloomberg News reports

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Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US steel, electronics, other products, Carney says

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that Canada would impose tariffs starting September 8 on imports of U.S. steel, electronics and other products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs that took effect at midnight. After days of intense negotiations, the two countries did not reach a trade deal late Friday, worsening a delicate relationship between the longtime trade partners and allies and complicating the future of the continental free trade pact known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.Trump's new tariffs hit sectors including wine, furniture, dairy products, ce

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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum. “She loved Kansas. She loved people from Kansas and representing Kansas for 18 years in the U.S. Senate,” he told The Associated Press. “She was an independent-minded Republican who was willing to stand up for what she thought was right, even if that meant going against the party.” She was ele

Trump's trade war with Canada: A timeline of how we got here

Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries

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Wife of police officer who was found dead is considered ‘armed and dangerous,’ chief says

Police issued an arrest warrant for a Massachusetts woman in connection with the death of her police officer husband earlier this week.Authorities are searching for Karen Solomon, the co-founder of a group that advocates for the mental health of police officers, after Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon was found dead at the home they owned together on Tuesday.Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier said at a news conference on Friday that the arrest warrant charges Karen Solomon with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily injury. She is considered armed and dangerous, t

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Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs dies in Los Angeles after illness at age 87

Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped pen hits including “Money (That’s What I Want)” and “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," has died following an extended illness at a Los Angeles hospital, her family said Saturday. She was 87. Bradford Hobbs was born in Charleston, Missouri, and later moved to Detroit. She was introduced in the late 1950s to Motown founder Berry Gordy by neighbor and singer Jackie Wilson. She joined Motown as a receptionist in 1958 and like many of the company's employees took part in the creative process

Trump’s 75-country immigrant visa ban struck down by judge

A Mississippi woman found hanging in a tree will be laid to rest this weekend. Here’s the latest

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Serena Williams will play mixed doubles with Carlos Alcaraz in her return to the US Open

Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz to create a powerhouse mixed doubles pair in her return to the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Saturday that Williams and Alcaraz had been given a wild card into the tournament. The mixed doubles main draw begins Tuesday, with the winning team sharing $1 million. It will be Williams' first time playing at the U.S. Open since 2022. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion returned to tennis this summer. “Let’s gooooo!” Alcaraz posted on X, with a fire emoji and tagging Williams.

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Trump pleads with GOP to ‘pretend’ he’s on the ballot as his political capital is on the line

“South Carolina is Graham Country.”So read the signs at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, where President Donald Trump rallied on Friday for the sister of his late friend, Sen. Lindsey Graham.Tuesday’s Republican runoff — between appointed Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman — will test the power of Trump’s endorsement after several of his candidates have come up short in recent primaries and ahead of a November midterm election where the GOP is banking on the base to help defend its congressional majorities.With turnout on the line, Trump understood his assignment, touting

Lindsay Clancy admits to killing their children. So why is there an online groundswell blaming her ex-husband?

Log Cabin Republicans, a leading group for gay conservatives, abandons transgender advocacy

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Carney: The US 'asked too much, and they offered too little’

� tariffs in response to the United States’ 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal.Carney’s tit-for-tat measures, set to take effect on September 8, will include tariffs on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp, paper and electronics.“In recent days, the United States proposed new terms that were uneconomic, unfair, and undermined the net benefits for Canada, and called into question the reliability of any deal. In short, they asked too much, and they offered too little,” Carney said Saturday at a news conference i

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Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record at Beijing games

A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men's world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its heat at the opening of the games' second edition, organisers said.The robot overtook smartphone maker Honor's Lightning near the finish after falling behind early in the race. Lightning finished in 9.47 seconds, also faster than the 9.58-second record Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championship

Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

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Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions

Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners including China.After nearly six months of war since the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on February 28, the sides are not firing at each other but also showing no sign of pursuing peace talks.Oil shipments are at a virtual standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran threatening to strike any unauthorized oil tankers that try to transit the vital waterway, and Iran's economy is already und

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US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread

The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries. Each side blamed the other for the collapse of negotiations in Washington late Friday, leading the U.S. to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods and Canada setting Sept. 8 as the start of its retaliatory penalties. President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year,

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US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail

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Big, bad bond market

From the Editor I was reminded this week of the famous quip from Democratic political strategist James Carville: "I would like to come back as the bond market.

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What we know about the Trump-backed IndyCar race taking over the heart of DC

This photojournalist was sentenced to 15 years in an Iranian prison. She refuses to be silenced

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North Korea boosts support for Russia to include drone operators, Ukraine says

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Trump warns of 'economic D-Day' against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions

President Donald Trump's administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Iran

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls