New York Post
First look at US World Cup concession items and wild prices for food and booze
Sports fans get ready to fork over some big bucks for food, drinks and more at World Cup 2026 in Los Angeles.
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The Atlantic
The U.S. and Iran Might Actually Have a Deal
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The two sides say they are close to an agreement to end a war that has left everyone badly bruised.
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Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US Justice Department
The approval marks a key development in the merger that will reshape media, allowing the continue of the takeover of the Hollywood studio, which owns CNN and HBO.
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Bloomberg Politics
Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. Is Cleared by US DOJ
The US Justice Department has closed an antitrust probe into Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., saying the deal “is not likely” to hurt consumers or competition in the film and television industry.
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Raw Story
Trump DOJ greenlights industry-shaking media deal for top MAGA ally: report
The Trump Department of Justice approved a major deal that's expected to shake up the entertainment industry, according to reporting by NBC News.Paramount Skydance now has a clearer path to acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion, a person familiar with the deal told NBC News. A formal announcement is expected soon, NBC added. The Trump administration had leverage over Paramount Skydance CEO and MAGA ally David Ellison, who sought to clear the deal through the DOJ. While the deal dangled in uncertainty, Paramount's networks like CBS and CBS News made controversial moves to end The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and fire "60 Minutes" correspondents like Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley. Paramount+ will also be exclusively streaming the upcoming UFC match on the White House South Lawn.
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New York Post
Head of Palestinian soccer group says he wasn’t granted US visa to attend World Cup
“Everyone will be welcome in Canada, Mexico and the United States for the FIFA World Cup next year. We are working exactly for that,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said last year.
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Raw Story
'God help us': Ex-GOP operative warns of 'incandescent' signal America is in decline
Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said that Elon Musk — the world's first trillionaire — is "a danger to every single American," in a video on Friday.The Lincoln Project co-founder called the SpaceX leader and Trump administration ally "a Nazi" and raised concerns about his influence on American and worldwide political extremism. Schmidt called Musk a non-state actor, "a nation state all unto himself, and that nation state has managed to take control of the American space program."He warned that this could seriously harm humanity, and specifically Americans."He's an extreme man, and now he's a trillionaire. And that is moral failure of American politics, of the two parties, it is an incandescent signal of the corruption of the age," Schmidt said. "Elon Musk is a most dangerous man." "And don't ever forget that when he delivered this salute in a state of ecstasy, he made himself known for all time, to everybody, for what he is at his core — which is a Nazi — and that is who has become the world's first trillionaire," Schmidt said. "God help us all."
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U.S. military making plans to secure Iran's nuclear materials, sources say
Military planners have discussed contingencies that would involve U.S. forces helping secure Iran's nuclear materials if a deal is reached, according to U.S. officials familiar with knowledge of the ongoing planning.
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Politics
‘Knife’s edge’: US-Mexico relationship teeters as World Cup begins
As the World Cup kicks off, cracks are emerging in Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s carefully tended relationship with President Donald Trump — over trade, cartels and a brewing extradition standoff.
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