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The Latest: Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on

Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise over the holiday weekend in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security. A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump ’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September.

Democrats are demanding changes to how immigration operations are conducted after the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in... Read More

Warner Bros reopens takeover talks with Paramount after receiving a waiver from Netflix

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. will reopen takeover talks with Paramount Skydance after receiving a seven-day waiver to do so from its preferred bidder, Netflix.

Warner Bros. said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that the waiver will allow it to discuss unresolved “deficiencies” in Paramount's previous offers.

Warner Bros. Discovery now has until Monday to negotiate a possible transaction with Paramount Skydance.

“While we are confident that our transaction provides superior value and certainty, we recognize the ongoing distraction for WBD stockholders... Read More

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.

As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was called to meet with King at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, shortly before King was killed, and he publicly positioned himself thereafter as King's successor.

Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues... Read More

Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Geneva for US-brokered talks after almost 4 years of war

GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

However, expectations for any breakthroughs in the scheduled two days of talks in Switzerland were low, with neither side apparently ready to budge from its positions on key territorial issues and future security guarantees, despite the United States setting a June deadline for a settlement.

The head of Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umerov, posted photos on social... Read More

Wall Street heads lower in premarket trading as tech stocks appear poised for more losses

Wall Street pointed toward more losses before the opening bell Tuesday, kicking off a holiday-shortened week of trading that will bring more earnings reports and some highly-anticipated economic releases.

Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.5% in premarket trading, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.3% lower. Futures for the technology-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 0.9%

Tech stocks have been waxing and waning with fluctuations in confidence over massive investments in AI, which appears to have carried over into this holiday-shortened trading week. All of... Read More

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The Latest: Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on

Warner Bros reopens takeover talks with Paramount after receiving a waiver from Netflix

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Geneva for US-brokered talks after almost 4 years of war

Wall Street heads lower in premarket trading as tech stocks appear poised for more losses

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