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Disney to combine Hulu + Live TV with FuboTV
Fubu has also settled litigation related to Venu Sports, the streaming platform from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
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McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals
McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action in college admissions. McDonald's is the latest to shift its tactics in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling and the conservative backlash that followed. Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson and others have also rolled back diversity programs.
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U.S. Steel sues Biden administration, union boss after president blocks acquisition deal
U.S. Steel and the Japanese firm that had sought to acquire it are suing the Biden administration after the president announced he was blocking a proposed deal for the iconic American manufacturer.
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Trudeau resignation opens door to Trump 'going easy on trade tariffs' with Canada
The Canadian loonie is reacting to an upcoming change of leadership and Trump's universal tariff threats.
Reuters
With Barr's exit from regulatory role, Trump gets early chance to reshape Fed
Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr's decision on Monday to resign early from his regulatory oversight role sets up an early test of how Donald Trump will try to shape the U.S. central bank during his second term as president. Barr said on Monday he plans to vacate his leadership role on the Fed's Board of Governors on Feb. 28, but stay on as a governor, with a term that runs through January 2032. The move leaves Trump no immediate opening to shape interest rate setting by nominating someone new to the Fed's board.
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US Fed's top banking regulator says he will step down early
The US Federal Reserve's top banking regulator announced his early resignation Monday, avoiding a confrontation with President-elect Donald Trump who can now pick his replacement.His resignation paves the way for Trump to replace him with someone more in tune with his own views on banking regulation.
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Pope Francis names progressive-leaning cardinal to lead Washington archdiocese
Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump term, immigration battle.
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Canada's embattled PM Justin Trudeau announces he will step down
Justin Trudeau said TKDAY that he will resign as the leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party, in an announcement that will set off a contest to replace him.
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Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Wastewater plants are failing to remove a group of potentially toxic chemicals before pumping treated water into rivers and lakes — and climate change may be making the situation even worse, a new report finds.
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Winter storms: From sledding to shoveling, see photos of snow across the US
As a massive winter storm is rolling through regions of the United States on Monday, see pictures of snow from across the Midwest and East Coast.
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Canada's Trudeau: Liberal star who dazzled then fizzled
The term "political rock star" has not been applied to many Canadian leaders, but when Justin Trudeau stormed into office in a 2015 landslide election, it appeared to fit. The phrase resurged when Justin Trudeau -- who had previously been a snowboard instructor, bartender, bouncer and teacher -- rose to the top of Canadian politics.
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Another way to knee recovery that doesn't involve replacement surgery | The Excerpt
What if there is another road to knee recovery, a less invasive one with a faster route to getting back to doing the things you love?
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Donald Trump Jr. plans Greenland visit as father's interest resurfaces
Donald Trump Jr. is expected to visit Greenland on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he was interested in taking control of the island.
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New Orleans officials knew risk years before Bourbon Street attack
A confidential report warned that bollards needed to be fixed. New Orleans didn't start to replace them for five years.
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Crafty tutu-wearing monkey rescued by deputies near Missouri highway: 'Bananas situation'
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the monkey escaped a nearby home by opening a door.
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Trudeau to resign as Canada PM, citing 'internal battles'
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday, saying he will leave office as soon as his party chooses a new leader as slumping polls and internal division took their toll."I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader," Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa following a slow-rolling political crisis that saw top Liberal allies urge him to quit.
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US eases restrictions on Syria while keeping sanctions in place
The U.S. on Monday eased some restrictions on Syria's transitional government to allow the entry of humanitarian aid after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad last month. The U.S. Treasury issued a general license, lasting six months, that authorizes certain transactions with the Syrian government, including some energy sales and incidental transactions. The move does not lift sanctions on the nation that has been battered by more than a decade of war, but indicates a limited show of U.S. support for the new transitional government.
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Macron urges 'realistic' expectations from Ukraine on territory
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Ukraine Monday to have "realistic" expectations on territory as its fight against the Russian invasion heads into a fourth year, saying he saw no "quick and easy solution" to the conflict."There will be no quick and easy solution in Ukraine," Macron said in a speech to French ambassadors gathered at the Elysee Palace.
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Trump promises to replace national archivist after the agency's role in documents case against him
President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the National Archives, thrusting the agency back into the political spotlight after his mishandling of sensitive documents led to a federal indictment. “We will have a new archivist," Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday. The agency piqued Trump's ire after it alerted the Department of Justice about potential problems with Trump’s handling of classified documents in early 2022.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says nearly 15,000 Russians have been killed in Kursk region
"During the Kursk operation, the enemy has already lost 38,000 of their soldiers in this direction alone, with nearly 15,000 of these losses being irreversible," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. Zelenskiy, in his remarks, offered no proof of the figures he quoted for Russian losses. Ukraine launched a mass incursion into the Kursk region in August and has seized chunks of territory, though Russia's military has said it has recaptured much of that.

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