Paramount's Last-minute Bidder Wants To Partner With A Streaming Service, Report Says

Controversy erupted after Abby said on Instagram that she and her husband were leaving their children in their room during a cruise to go to dinner elsewhere on the ship. You don’t want to get on the wrong side of parenting TikTok. Just ask influencers Matt and Abby Howard.

The attack will have a significant organizational impact within Hezbollah, a UN weapons inspector tells Fast Company. Hundreds of pagers detonated simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday as part of what’s believed to be a coordinated attack against members of Hezbollah, killing at least nine people and wounding some 2,750 more.

Donald Trump claims he’s not selling Trump Media stock, but these investors are. After getting a bump last week, shares of Trump Media and Technology Group (Nasdaq: DJT) are falling once again, nearing the lowest point since the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social platform went public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in March.

From moving companies to political campaigns, the practice of faking support is being called out more than ever. Tobacco companies famously did it. Corporate giants still do it. Now, the Trump and Harris presidential campaigns have been accused of astroturfing—not rolling out synthetic grass on sports fields, but faking grassroots support.

Fed policymakers could point to solid retail sales as evidence that there is no need to rush rate cuts. Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and CLAIRE RUSH PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government urged a U. S. District Court judge on Tuesday to temporarily prevent a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, saying in closing arguments the combination would “almost certainly” benefit shareholders and not everyday shoppers. Lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission and for the supermarket chains gave their closing arguments at the end of a three-week hearing on the commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to block the $24.6 billion deal. Kroger and Albertsons argued their merger would preserve consumer choice by allowing them to better compete against growing rivals like Walmart, Costco and Amazon. “If we don’t do something, the corner grocery store is in real danger,” Kroger attorney Matt Wolf said. U.