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US jobless claim filings rise modestly to 214,000 last week, remain at historically healthy levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week but remains within the historically healthy range of recent years.U.S. jobless aid applications for the week ending April 18 rose by 6,000 to 214,000, up from the previous week’s 208,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s slightly more than the 210,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet were expecting.
Filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of... Read More
What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean
NEW YORK (AP) — HBO Max, “Harry Potter” and CNN may soon find themselves under a new roof: Paramount.That's because shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday voted to sell the entire business to the company that owns CBS, along with blockbusters like “Top Gun." Based on a preliminary count, Warner shareholders overwhelmingly agreed to the proposed $81 billion buyout — valued at nearly $111 billion including debt, based on Warner’s current outstanding shares.
While the deal still faces regulatory review, the megamerger would vastly reshape Hollywood... Read More
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant
NEW YORK (AP) — An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.Per a preliminary vote count on Thursday, the overwhelming majority of Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted in support of selling the entire business to Paramount for $31 a share, the company said. Including debt, the deal is valued at nearly $111 billion.
Skydance-owned Paramount wants to buy all of Warner. That means HBO Max, cult-favorite titles... Read More
Authorities say they arrested a man planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.The event was not named, but the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, commonly known as JazzFest, runs from Thursday through May 3. The gathering celebrates Louisiana’s music, food and culture, and attracted about 460,000 people last year, organizers said.
The man from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was wanted “by the Department of Public Safety for terroristic... Read More
The Latest: Trump orders military to âshoot and killâ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz.In a social media post Thursday morning, he said the military is intensifying its mine clearing efforts in the critical waterway. The move intensified the U.S.-Iran standoff in the Persian Gulf and raised questions about efforts to end the war.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military said it seized another tanker Thursday associated with smuggling Iranian oil, the Majestic X, in the Indian Ocean, deepening confusion over efforts to end the war. The... Read More
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- Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization
- Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant
- US stocks edge back from their records as oil prices swing higher
- Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
- Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
- Millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian under new law
- EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
- Trump likes a naval blockade. But Iran presents big differences from Venezuela and Cuba
- Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
- Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
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