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NATIONAL
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What to know about changes to Disney parks' disability policies
SUMMARY: Disney's changes to a program for disabled visitors are facing challenges in federal court and through a shareholder proposal. The Disability Access Service program, which allows disabled visitors to skip long lines, was overhauled last year. Disney now mostly limits the program to those with developmental disabilities like autism who have difficulty waiting in lines. The changes have sparked criticism from some disability advocates. A shareholder proposal submitted by disability advocates calls for an independent review of Disney's disability policies. Disney plans to block this proposal, claiming it's misleading. It's the latest struggle by Disney to accommodate disabled visitors while stopping past abuses by some theme park guests.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDisneyDisabilityWhattoKnowstLdWritethru/1034f884b7d6e38bff2e7b97e07d51d0/text___
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
SUMMARY: State and federal authorities are monitoring online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans. Records reviewed by The Associated Press show the state's fusion center is tracking message boards for threats to agents and compiling updates on public sentiment. Officials have released few details about the arrests made as part of the operation called the “Catahoula Crunch.” Local leaders are calling for transparency, saying they’ve been kept in the dark. Immigration authorities claim the sweeps target “criminal illegal aliens,” but records show less than a third of those arrested had criminal records.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementNewOrleansstLdWritethru/b2c300245ea4ffbef335502245760a1d/text___
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing
SUMMARY: Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive. All are centenarians, and this year none were able to make the pilgrimage to Hawaii to mark the event Sunday. That means no one who attended had firsthand memories of serving during the attack, which killed more than 2,300 troops and catapulted the U.S. into World War II. The development comes as the survivors fade from the scene and their descendants and the public increasingly turn to other ways to learn about the bombing.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPearlHarborAnniversarystLdWritethru/3af82c6f72a979412f77cf31023608a7/text___
Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta
SUMMARY: An exhibit opening Monday in Atlanta shows a historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized. Pocked with bullet holes and broken at the pedestal, it memorializes an event that some in rural southern Georgia tried hard to erase: the killing of Mary Turner by a white mob. She was set upon after protesting the lynching of her husband, Hayes Turner, and at least 10 other Black people. The violence built support for anti-lynching legislation, though it would not become law for another century. One of Turner's great-granddaughters says millions more people will learn her story now, showing that history lives and continues to grow.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVandalizedLynchingMarkerstLdWritethru/4cf42e27269613af9176aa9786de4c6e/text___
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Rubio and Hegseth meet Australian counterparts with China expected to be focus
SUMMARY: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are meeting their Australian counterparts for annual talks expected to focus on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region. Rubio, Hegseth, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marles gathered Monday at the State Department. None of them mentioned China by name in their brief comments to reporters before the formal meeting began, but the challenges posed by Beijing have been a central theme of the U.S.-Australia relationship. The four discussed progress in the AUKUS pact, a Biden administration-era agreement under which the U.S., Britain and Australia committed to building nuclear submarines for the Australians.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUnitedStatesAustraliastLdWritethru/0bc425e790ad6e10020bd0ff7c897740/text___
Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
SUMMARY: A White House official says President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war. The official, who was granted anonymity to speak ahead of a planned announcement, says Trump will unveil the plan Monday afternoon at the White House. Farmers have backed Trump politically but his aggressive trade policies and frequently changing tariff rates have come under increasing scrutiny because of the impact on the agricultural sector and because of broader consumer worries.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpFarmAidthLdWritethru/07328f260d1ebf26c2bfde79b426230e/text___
The Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid to fire independent agency board members
SUMMARY: The Trump administration’s push to expand control over independent federal agencies comes before a sympathetic Supreme Court that could overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. Lawyers for the administration are defending President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter without cause and calling on the court to jettison the unanimous 1935 decision in Humphrey’s Executor. Arguments are taking place on Monday. The court’s six conservative justices already have signaled strong support for the administration’s position, over the objection of their three liberal colleagues, by allowing Slaughter and the board members of other agencies to be removed from their jobs even as their legal challenges continue.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtExecutivePowerndLdWritethru/e45b572f8140ffcdfacbe82ba0b896ef/text___
Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says a deal struck by Netflix last week to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share. The Republican president says he will be involved in the decision about whether federal regulators should approve the deal. Trump commented Sunday when he was asked about the deal as he walked the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors. The $72 billion deal would bring together two of the biggest players in television and film and potentially reshape the entertainment industry.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpNetflixWarnerBrosndLdWritethru/f3e317b61899d34ce507ba38af4a2934/text___
Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, a touchstone in his attack against what he calls 'woke' culture
SUMMARY: Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries celebrated at the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Donald Trump hosted the Sunday night gala in Washington, and it's a presidential first. Since returning to office in January, the Republican has made big changes to the performing arts institution. He's ousted the leadership and had himself voted in as chair. The honorees were being recognized for their influence on American culture and the arts. It was expected to be emotional for Kiss members after the recent death of their original lead guitarist, Ace Frehley.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpKennedyCenterHonorsthLdWritethru/1af0fffa8f79aab38f5b57297519730d/text___
Democratic governors say the party's midterm strategy must focus on voters' pocketbook concerns
SUMMARY: Democratic governors who met over the weekend in Arizona say the party must focus on affordability in next year's midterm elections. They aim to build on wins last month in governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia by addressing everyday concerns such as housing prices, rent and grocery costs. The strategy seeks to unite Democrats across the ideological spectrum while confronting President Donald Trump’s policies. Yet there are risks if economic conditions change for the better or if Democrats fail to deliver on their promises. Governor's offices will be up for election in 36 states next year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDemocraticGovernors/1dfe3d853f29bb392764203601e4c2d1/text___
Judge deals setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against Comey
SUMMARY: A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has temporarily barred prosecutors from using evidence they'd relied on when they initially secured criminal charges. The ruling doesn't preclude the government from trying again soon to indict Comey. But it does suggest prosecutors may have to do that without citing communications between Comey and a close friend and associate, Columbia University law professor Daniel Richman. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment Sunday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentComeyndLdWritethru/4e9cb2f2e215dfbae953502e17a318a3/text___
Key GOP senator says he has no objection to releasing video of strike that killed two survivors
SUMMARY: The Republican who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee says a video of a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean that killed two survivors of the initial attack shows “nothing remarkable." Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says he would not oppose its public release if the Pentagon were to declassify it. Cotton is partially aligning himself with President Donald Trump and top Democrats in favor of releasing the video of the Sept. 2 attack. But he is splitting with Democrats over whether military personnel acted lawfully in carrying out a second strike to kill the two survivors. Cotton spoke Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCartelsstLdWritethru/eed9af83bb65afc714888b25bc24a396/text___
Democrats see an opening to win the Miami mayor’s race in the latest test of the US political mood
SUMMARY: Democrats are hoping to win a race for Miami mayor after decades out of power. Tuesday's special runoff election in one of the last electoral showdowns before next year’s midterms. It's a local race, but it's become the latest test of the nation’s political mood nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s term. An upset for the Democrats would give the party an additional burst of momentum heading into a crucial election year when control of Congress will be at stake. Miami has become increasingly friendly turf for Republicans and it's where Trump plans to build his presidential library.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionMiamiMayorndLdWritethru/ffffea54bb56ad0ed3bee2840b70c615/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
SUMMARY: The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released. More than 100 students remain in captivity. Gunmen attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community on Nov. 21, seizing at least 303 children and 12 teachers. Fifty escaped shortly afterward. The church learned over the weekend that the children were released. They will be transported to the capital of Niger state to meet with officials. It's unclear how the children were freed or if any arrests were made. No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFNigeriaAbductionsrdLdWritethru/26e3c2ae5619d5e79dc2f4d7e4d7147b/text___
A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal
SUMMARY: Mohammad Marwan has been struggling to rebuild his life after being released from Syria’s Saydnaya prison a year ago. Arrested in 2018 for fleeing military service, he endured beatings, electric shocks, and severe hunger. Since his release, he has received treatment for tuberculosis and attended therapy sessions to overcome the effects of his ordeal. His story reflects Syria's broader struggle to heal after the fall of the Assad regime. The country faces ongoing challenges, including sectarian violence, economic instability and tensions with Kurdish-led forces. On Monday, thousands of Syrians took to the streets to celebrate the anniversary of the regime's fall.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLSyriaAssadFallAnniversarythLdWritethru/a22746c8b8351b02d77cb62a6260c87e/text___
Zelenskyy holds talks in London with European allies on US peace plan and security
SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with French, German and British leaders in London. Monday's talks aim to strengthen Ukraine's position in negotiations on a U.S.-backed plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy earlier said discussions were to focus on security, air defense and long-term funding. A major issue in the talks is the proposal for Ukraine to cede control of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine to Russia, which Kyiv and its allies oppose. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine, with drone and missile strikes killing at least four people, while Russian air defenses destroyed 67 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/297fc6a148fdb8dce4defb31b953ce0f/text___
Bomb explosion kills over 30 in eastern Congo after army clashes with pro-government militia
SUMMARY: A bomb explosion has killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo. The blast followed a clash between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia in the town of Sange on Sunday evening. The explosion occurred despite a recent U.S.-brokered peace deal aimed at ending conflict with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. Residents have fled for safety, with many heading toward Burundi. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has also accused Rwanda of violating the peace agreement. The conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo has displaced over 7 million people, creating a significant humanitarian crisis.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFCongoFightingstLdWritethru/a9084c0a5c8968ca40cbdd8aced75255/text___
New fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border is rooted in a longstanding territorial dispute
SUMMARY: Thailand and Cambodia have resumed fighting over disputed territory, just months after agreeing to a ceasefire. The two nations clashed in July, resulting in civilian and military deaths and mass evacuations. On Monday, heavy fighting broke out again, with Thailand launching airstrikes. The conflict stems from a 1907 map and a contentious 1962 court ruling favoring Cambodia. A ceasefire brokered by the U.S. in July proved to be fragile, with both sides accusing each other of violations. The renewed fighting threatens tourism, a key industry for both countries. Long-standing cultural tensions also fuel the conflict.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASThailandCambodiaExplainerrdLdWritethru/1b6b2f41e5a6d8b7a0ee0963a81006e0/text___
UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' its Jerusalem compound
SUMMARY: Israeli police have forcibly entered the United Nations agency compound for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem. Monday's raid escalates an Israeli campaign against the organization, which is banned from operating on Israeli territory. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, had been the main lifeline for Gaza’s population during Israel’s offensive there. Police say the raid was for a "debt-collection procedure." Meanwhile, officials say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet again at the end of this month. Israel and U.S. officials are discussing moving ahead with a U.S.-brokered plan on Gaza's future.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsndLdWritethru/06318427dacdfa61c9b9990c0d088bdb/text___
Magnitude 7.6 quake triggers a tsunami on Japan's northern coast
SUMMARY: Japan's Meteorological Agency says a powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 40 centimeters in coastal communities in the region. The agency said the magnitude quake struck just east of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main Honshu island, and just south of Hokkaido island. It said a tsunami of 40 centimeters struck the Hokkaido prefecture town of Urakawa and the Aomori prefecture port of Mutsu Ogawara. Several people were injured at a hotel in the Aomori town of Hachinohe, public broadcaster NHK reported. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in brief comment to reporters, said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of damage.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASJapanQuakethLdWritethru/13b3149989918a8f860903ec48b1af92/text___
Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite
SUMMARY: Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia. Both countries accuse each other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. The conflict follows five days of combat in July that killed dozens. The Thai army reports that more than 50,000 people have left border areas for shelters. Cambodian officials say residents of several villages have been evacuated. The latest clashes have killed at least one Thai soldier and four Cambodian civilians. The U.S.-brokered ceasefire that ended the brief conflict was threatened last month after Thai troops were injured by land mines. Trump said in mid-November he’d stopped a war between them.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASThailandCambodiathLdWritethru/9fe1894bdae727cf624efd2e3e14d3cd/text___
Benin's president condemns a foiled coup bid and says mutineers are 'fleeing'
SUMMARY: Benin President Patrice Talon has condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. A group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV earlier Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup. Later, Interior Minister Alassane Seidou announced in a video on Facebook that the attempted coup had been “foiled,” but Talon, whose location was unclear, had not commented. “I would also like to take this opportunity to express my condolences to the victims of this senseless adventure,” the president said in a televised address that ended his silence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFBeninMilitaryTakeoverthLdWritethru/66ac8edf0e5acf6ebfa37c46131713c8/text___
Hong Kong voter turnout edges up despite public anger over deadly fire
SUMMARY: About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters has elected a new 90-member legislature. The turnout Sunday surpassed the 2021 election but was much lower than before electoral changes. Many voters, especially democracy supporters, have turned away from politics after a crackdown on dissent. Candidates must now be vetted to ensure loyalty to the Chinese government. The government launched a major campaign to boost turnout, but public anger over a deadly apartment fire threatened to keep voters away. Authorities arrested people for allegedly inciting others not to vote. Beijing warned foreign media to comply with national security laws.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASHongKongElectionthLdWritethru/83c0301e55457e83b0dd8871bd43dcd8/text___
Nobel literature laureate Krasznahorkai delivers rare lecture in Stockholm
SUMMARY: Hungarian author and Nobel Prize for Literature 2025 winner László Krasznahorkai, known for his surreal and anarchic novels, gave a rare public lecture in Stockholm on Sunday. The event was part of the Nobel week, where laureates hold news conferences and give speeches. Krasznahorkai, spoke in Hungarian about topics like angels, human dignity, and rebellion. He described new angels as having no wings or messages, merely existing among us. The Nobel judges praised his work for its absurdism and grotesque excess. Nobel Prize ceremonies are held on December 10, marking Alfred Nobel’s death anniversary.
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Hamas official says the group ready to discuss 'freezing or storing' its weapons
SUMMARY: A Hamas official says the group is ready to discuss “freezing or storing” its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel. The comments by Bassem Naim in an interview with The Associated Press offer a possible formula to resolve one of the thorniest issues in the U.S.-brokered agreement. The sides, which agreed to the ceasefire in October, are preparing to move into a second and more complicated phase of the agreement. The deal halted a two-year Israeli offensive in Gaza and lays out a plan for rebuilding the devastated territory. Israel launched the offensive in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, which Naim called an “act of defense.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsHamasInterview/290b57fb5ae4bec39995129415aba706/text___
La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth' once censored by Stalin
SUMMARY: The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala has cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" with a 12-minute standing ovation. This marks the second time since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine that the storied theater has opened with a Russian melodrama. On Sunday, the audience embraced stage director Vasily Barkhatov's bold telling of Katerina Izmajilova's fall into a murderous love triangle. U.S. soprano Sara Jakubiak received cheers for her portrayal of Katarina on her La Scala debut.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUItalyLaScalathLdWritethru/16c2e518b441c2e36bc2a5677dece11c/text___
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Unseen photos of Rosa Parks return to Montgomery, Alabama, seven decades later
SUMMARY: Newly released photos of Rosa Parks emphasize lesser-known aspects of her legacy. These images, made public for the first time, show Parks a decade after her involvement in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 70 years ago this month. They highlight her continued activism beyond that iconic moment. The photos were released to the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. They are part of a project to reunite Civil Rights photographer Matt Herron's work with the communities he depicted. The collection also includes images from the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965. Participants Doris Wilson and Cheryl Gardner Davis reflected on their experiences and the significance of these historical moments, during a recent gathering with Herron's widow.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCivilRightsMovementPhotoArchivestLdWritethru/67118cd4007694248ffaba7d765d934b/text___
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Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix
SUMMARY: Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The effort announced Monday initiates a potentially bruising battle with Netflix for the company behind HBO, CNN and DC Studios, and the right to reshape much of the nation’s entertainment landscape. Emerging just days after Netflix reached a $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., the takeover attempt means Paramount will go straight to Warner shareholders with a bid worth about $74.4 billion, or $30 per share in cash. Unlike Netflix, Paramount is also offering to buy the cable television assets of Warner Bros.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSParamountWarnerBrosBidthLdWritethru/347540ae7a4f83fced833fe882f25680/text___
Wall Street hangs near its records as the battle to buy Warner Bros. heats up
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are hanging near the edge of their record heights. The S&P slipped 0.1% Monday and was sitting just below its all-time high, which was set in October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 158 points, and the Nasdaq composite was basically flat. Warner Bros. Discovery jumped to one of the market’s biggest gains after Paramount took its offer to buy the company directly to shareholders. It’s trying to go around a deal that Netflix struck to buy just Warner Bros. following its split from Discovery. Treasury yields rose ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting later this week on interest rates.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/2ade718b1fb76607f59d22133b86efbd/text___
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'It’s not safe to live here.' Colombia is deadliest country for environmental defenders
SUMMARY: Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly a decade. She has lived under threat from armed groups who forced her out and require her to have a permanent security detail. Living with fear can come with activism in Colombia, where one group recorded 48 killings of activists last year. Colombia says it protects activists through its National Protection Unit, providing bodyguards and other security measures. Officials also note progress in court rulings recognizing the rights of nature and stronger environmental oversight. But watchdog groups say the state should do more to prosecute anyone behind threats and attacks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTColombiaAmazonDefenderstLdWritethru/139097991e7c6a1f1e63a1e59025210e/text___
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'One Battle After Another' leads Golden Globe nominations, while 'Wicked: For Good' falters
SUMMARY: Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” topped the Golden Globe nominations on Monday. It was a victory for Warner Bros. just after Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business. With nine nominations, the film lead Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” which gained eight, and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” with seven. New this year was a best podcast category, too. Its nominees featured a mixture of news, advice and celebrity interview programs. Nominations were read by Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall, from Beverly Hills, California.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTGoldenGlobesNominationsthLdWritethru/9c4b4d7ae16476554c254bf89d798e15/text___
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Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out
SUMMARY: Alabama and Miami are in, Notre Dame is out and Indiana is No. 1 in the College Football Playoff’s 12-team bracket. The undefeated Hoosiers vaulted to the top spot based on their history-making win in the Big Ten title game against Ohio State, which fell one spot after its 13-10 loss. Southeastern Conference champ Georgia was third and and Big 12 titlist Texas Tech fourth. The drama surrounded the bubble teams, and it was Alabama at No. 9 and Miami at No. 10 making the field by leapfrogging Notre Dame, which lost to the Hurricanes during opening week.
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Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens
SUMMARY: Jeff Kent has been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent appeared on 14 of 16 ballots, two more than the 12 ballots needed for the 75% minimum. Carlos Delgado received nine votes, followed by Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy with six each, Bonds, Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela each received fewer than five votes. Kent will be inducted at the hall in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBBOHallofFamethLdWritethru/1172d50b8b9d638d31310276d2e035b3/text___
Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman who owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool teams, dies at 79
SUMMARY: Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional sports franchises and an English Premier League soccer team, died Saturday. He was 79. Spokesperson Lisa LeMaster said in statement that Hicks died peacefully in Dallas surrounded by family. Hicks owned the NHL’s Dallas Stars from 1995–2011, winning the Stanley Cup in 1999. He also owned baseball’s Texas Rangers from 1998–2010, a period when they won three American West Division titles and made a World Series appearance soon after the team was sold. In 2007, he acquired a 50% stake in Liverpool. Hicks co-founded Hicks & Haas in 1984 and Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst in 1989, helping reshape private equity and investing strategy. He served on the University of Texas’s Board of Regents from 1994 to 1999.
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