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  "id": 8976744,
  "title": "Paramount settles lawsuits with 12 US states, clearing way for Warner merger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/paramount-settles-lawsuits-with-12-us-states-clearing-way-for-warner",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:52:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/21/paramount-settles-lawsuits-warner-bros-merger"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "States including California and New York sued over concerns of ‘extinguishing competition’ with $81bn merger Paramount has reached a settlement with California and several other states that sued over a proposed $81bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery ( WBD ), the California attorney general announced Monday, clearing the way to consolidate some of Hollywood’s most recognizable TV networks and…",
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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."
}