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  "title": "Warner Bros. and Paramount merger complete",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Dems have edge in midterms, poll shows. And, Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to close",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/dems-have-edge-in-midterms-poll-shows-and-paramount-warner-bros",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:19:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Paramount completes Warner Bros merger in historic media deal to create Skydance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-completes-warner-bros-merger-in-historic-media-deal-to",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:14:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "CNN, CBS News now under one roof as Paramount-Warner Bros merger closes",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What audiences could expect from Paramount-Warner merger into Skydance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/what-audiences-could-expect-from-paramount-warner-merger-into-skydance",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:48:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Warner Bros. and Paramount merger complete",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/warner-bros-and-paramount-merger-complete-12563373",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:57:30.000Z"
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