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  "id": 1593216,
  "title": "Paramount demands $1.9 billion to cover fees over states' merger lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/paramount-demands-1-9-billion-to-cover-fees-over-states-merger-lawsuit",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T23:33:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/18/paramount-demands-1-9-billion-to-cover-fees-over-states-merger-lawsuit_6756607_19.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Following its merger with Warner Bros., Paramount is demanding that California and other US states suing to block the merger put up the funds to cover fees the company must pay if the deal is delayed.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Paramount demands US$1.9bil surety over states’ merger lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/paramount-demands-us-1-9bil-surety-over-states-merger-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-08-17T22:50:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}