LOADING ERROR LOADINGDec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance PSKY.O on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros. But Paramount’s latest attempt means the jockeying for Warner Bros. and its prized HBO and DC Comics assets will not come to a conclusion swiftly. Warner Bros. In its appeal to shareholders, Paramount said it submitted six proposals over the course of 12 weeks, but Warner Bros. “The Warner Bros.
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At least, that’s the crux of what Solicitor General John Sauer proposed Monday as he urged the Supreme Court to let President Donald Trump fire heads of independent agencies. Congress, historically, grants power to these agencies because there is an understanding that no single person controls them. “And if you take away half of this bargain, you end up with just massive, uncontrolled, unchecked power in the hands of the president. and it’s really hard to affect both sides of this bargain,” Kagan said. This is precisely why Congress didn’t want to make certain agencies “directly accountable” to the president; they saw the “significant danger” in it, she said.
The morning I decided not to send my 14-year-old daughter back to school, she was vomiting from anxiety. Here’s the thing nobody tells you: The school system didn’t identify any of this. Next year, she will start virtual school, which is 2 1/2 hours of live, curriculum-based learning with qualified teachers each day. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe virtual school Maya will be starting costs around $7,000 AUD annually, which is actually half the cost of Maya’s previous private school. She’s learning to trust her body again.
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“But I guarantee you one thing, we get big ratings tonight.”President Donald Trump hosts the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors. CBS Photo Archive via Getty ImagesAdvertisementTrump, who made multiple appearances on stage, said the ceremony was “the greatest night in the history of the Kennedy Center.” At one point, he called the venue “The Trump Kennedy Center,” referring to his apparent desire to rename the complex after himself. “They say this is the first time that a president of the United States has ever hosted this phenomenal event,” Trump said. I miss Johnny.”Michael Crawford, Sylvester Stallone, President Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the Kennedy Center Honors. Kimmel never hosted the Kennedy Center Honors, although he did make an appearance to honor David Letterman.
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The finalists of this year's I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! James Gourley/ITV/ShutterstockThis year’s I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! champion has been crowned, and now ITV has revealed just how close the final was. In the end, the finale came down to a head-to-head between Angryginge and reality star Tom Read-Wilson, with EastEnders actor Shona McGarty finishing in third place. Now, ITV has shared the voting breakdown, revealing it was a comfortable win for the streaming star.
Margot Robbie via Associated PressMargot Robbie has opened up about how her early days on Neighbours helped prepare her for one of her biggest movie roles to date. The three-time Oscar nominee is currently gearing up for the release of her new film Wuthering Heights, directed by Emerald Fennell, in which the Australian star is set to portray Cathy to Jacob Elordi’s Heathcliff. AdvertisementDuring a recent interview with British Vogue, Margot reflected on the making of the Emily Brontë adaptation, including some of the difficulties she faced as both a producer and an actor on set. Margot Robbie as Cathy in Wuthering Heights Warner BrosNeighbours was one of Margot’s earliest acting roles, playing music lover Donna Freedman for 355 episodes between 2008 and 2011. Margot Robbie on the set of Neighbours with Ian Smith in 2009 remantle Media/ShutterstockAdvertisement
Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementWhile they all still describe themselves as Labour MPs in their bios, there is only a small flash of red in some of their profile photos. “Labour MPs are running scared of the Green surge and are so ashamed of their own toxic brand, they are trying to steal ours. “My Twitter banner is the same ‘House of Commons’ green used by hundreds of MPs from different political parties. My Twitter banner is Commons Green, my entire website is Labour red.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Green Party which has been rising in popularity ever since leader Zack Polanski took over in September. Polanski has previously claimed he has had multiple conversations with some Labour MPs about defecting to his party, although no sitting MPs have yet crossed the floor.
Ed Sheeran via Associated PressEd Sheeran has opened up about his songwriting process after his latest material sparked speculation about his marriage. Last week, the four-time Grammy winner unveiled the deluxe edition of his latest album Play, featuring 14 brand new songs. “You never write a song on a ‘meh’ day,” the Lego House singer claimed. “You always write songs like, ‘This is the most loving I’ve ever felt, this is the happiest I’ve ever felt, this is the angriest I’ve ever felt’. They’re all like big extremities and that’s what inspires the song.”AdvertisementHe continued: “That’s where the song exists, and that’s why people connect to the song, as people have these big feelings.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGJessie J shared a meaningful moment with Kate Middleton earlier this month, as the two embraced at the Royal Variety Performance towards the end of last month. The encounter was particularly poignant, as both the singer and Princess of Wales are recent cancer survivors. AdvertisementDuring an interview with Good Morning America on Friday, Jessie opened up about the two’s meeting. Can I give you a hug?’ She said, ‘Of course you can.’”Typically, it’s viewed as a breach of royal protocol to touch a royal. Jessie shared in June that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was “going to disappear for a bit” to have surgery.
AdvertisementWhen it landed over the summer, the American Eagle campaign was accused of being tone deaf for centring a white, blue-eyed, blonde model with the tagline and pun: “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans”. Some critics went as far as saying this mirrored the language of white supremacists and eugenicists, pointing out it was particularly dangerous in the current political climate. AdvertisementMeanwhile Donald Trump described it as “the hottest ad out there” and referenced Sydney’s apparent registered status as a Republican. In a new interview with People, Sydney claimed she did the ad in question “because I love the jeans and love the brand.”She insisted: “I don’t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren’t true.”AdvertisementThe Emmy nominee continued that she is “always trying to bring people together” and that she is “against hate and divisiveness”.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGSen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called for the Pentagon to release a video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean that has sparked widespread backlash. “I can’t imagine people would be proud of that.”On Saturday, Hegseth refused to say whether the Pentagon would release footage of the controversial operation. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) slammed the pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Sept. 2 strike that killed the survivors of an initial U.S. military attack on an alleged drug boat. “I don’t know what they have, but whatever they have, we’d certainly release, no problem,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Some of them, maybe even this vessel, if reports are accurate, wasn’t even heading to the United States,” the politician said.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGDonald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. via Associated PressAdvertisementCiting a fellow Texas politician, the late President Lyndon Johnson, Cuellar said he was an American, Texan and Democrat, in that order. Cuellar’s two daughters, Christina and Catherine, had sent Trump a letter in November asking that he pardon their parents. Trump explained his pardon he announced Wednesday as a matter of stopping a “weaponized” prosecution. Cuellar was an outspoken critic of Biden’s immigration policy, a position that Trump saw as a key alignment with the lawmaker.
