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California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
New York Times Monday 24 August 2026, 07:16 UTC By Laurel Rosenhall 1 min read
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California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced last month that he and 11 other state attorneys general would sue to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced last month that he and 11 other state attorneys general would sue to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
California Cancels Talks With (ORG) Paramount (ORG) Warner Bros. (ORG) California (LOCATION) Rob Bonta (PERSON) Warner Bros. Discovery (ORG)
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