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  "id": 1536810,
  "title": "Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond from state AGs to cover costs of WBD merger delay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/paramount-seeks-1-88-billion-bond-from-state-ags-to-cover-costs-of-1536810",
  "topic": "business",
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  "published": "2026-08-17T18:36:08.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/paramount-bond-merger-delay-costs.html"
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  "summary": "Paramount agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of WBD to as late as June 2027 while the state AGs' case heads to trial.",
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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Paramount Requests States and WGA Be Required to Post $1.9 Billion Bond to Cover Financial Losses While Warner Bros. Merger Is Stuck on Hold Pending Trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/paramount-requests-states-and-wga-be-required-to-post-1-9-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:32:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Paramount Requests $1.88 Billion Bond to Pay for Ticking Fees, Other Costs in WB Legal Battle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/paramount-requests-1-88-billion-bond-to-pay-for-ticking-fees-other",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:33:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond from state AGs to cover costs of WBD merger delay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/paramount-seeks-1-88-billion-bond-from-state-ags-to-cover-costs-of",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:36:08.000Z"
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