By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The mounting battle to purchase one of Hollywood’s biggest prizes — Warner Bros. Discovery — has captured President Donald Trump’s attention as he sees his own interests entwined in the transaction and appears poised to try to influence its outcome. On Sunday evening, Trump declared he’d be
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By Tamar Michaelis, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli authorities raided the compound of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, took down the UN flag, and raised Israel’s flag, UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X. Lazzarini said Israeli police, accompanied by Jerusalem municipal officials, “forcibly”
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN New York (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel has renewed his contract with Disney-owned ABC to continue hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for another year. A source familiar with the deal told CNN that Kimmel has signed a one-year extension to take his late-night show through May 2027. CNN has reached out to ABC
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CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully. Habba, a staunch defender of Trump as his attorney
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Hubble Space Telescope and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer have captured fresh images of an interstellar comet as the object nears its closest approach to Earth later this month. Comet 3I/ATLAS has intrigued astronomers because it originated outside of our solar system yet was discovered traveling through our
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — ICEBlock app creator Joshua Aaron is suing the Trump administration, accusing it of abusing government power and infringing on his free speech by pushing Apple to remove ICEBlock from its app store. Aaron argues that ICEBlock — which was designed to allow users to alert others nearby
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion farm aid package. Most of the aid — $11 billion — will be directed toward crop farmers through one-time payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, a White House official told CNN ahead of the announcement. The rest will go
Continue Reading CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion farm aid package. Most of the aid — $11 billion — will be directed toward crop farmers through one-time payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, a White House official told CNN ahead of the announcement. The rest will
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(CNN) — A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a tsunami warning for parts of the coastline.
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. The lawsuit alleges the decision to fire the individuals who were photographed kneeling
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully. Habba, a staunch defender of Trump as his attorney and
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By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — International leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates, announced $1.9 billion Monday in funding to advance polio eradication, but a large funding gap remains after high-income countries’ reductions in foreign aid. The funding gap for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative through 2029 now stands at $440 million, according to a
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By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — With so much to do heading into the busy holiday season, is anyone getting enough sleep? Most sleep experts advise that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep per night for good health and emotional well-being (although that changes as you get older). And studies warn that sleeping
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By Andy Rose, Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — The man accused of turning some angry words into another stabbing incident on the light rail service in Charlotte, North Carolina made his first court appearance Monday. Prosecutors said in court 33-year-old Oscar Solarzano has admitted to the stabbing, but the suspect was not
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CNN By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Paramount has gone straight to Warner Bros. Discovery’s shareholders with an all-cash offer in an extraordinary endeavor to gain control of Hollywood’s most sought-after prize – a bid that Netflix beat on Friday. Paramount was widely expected to be the frontrunner for Warner Bros. But WBD opted instead
Continue Reading By Billy Stockwell, Yumi Asada, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The earthquake struck at 11:15 p.m. local time around 44 miles off the northeast coast of the
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi denounced federal judges in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, saying that they had launched an “unconscionable campaign of bias and hostility” against Lindsey Halligan, who was recently stripped of her US attorney title. The statement from Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, posted on X,
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, moving directly to appeal to shareholders with an all-cash offer that it says represents better value than the $72 billion deal Netflix and WBD announced Friday. A hostile takeover occurs when a company makes
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Wicked: For Good” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo had something to sing about after the Golden Globe 2026 nominations were announced Monday, but the film itself not so much. The two women nabbed their second consecutive nominations following their nods for the first film, “Wicked.” Erivo was
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Paramount has gone straight to Warner Bros. Discovery’s shareholders with an all-cash offer for the company that it says is more valuable than Netflix’s deal announced Friday. Paramount was widely expected to be the frontrunner for Warner Bros. But WBD opted instead for Netflix, which it said offered a
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By Tala Alrajjal, CNN Damascus, Syria (CNN) — “Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s everywhere in the capital Damascus – blasted out from loudspeakers in the markets, chanted at celebrations in the main square
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed Monday to run for US Senate from Texas in 2026, leaning into the criticisms of President Donald Trump that have built her national profile while also worrying Democrats hoping for a long-shot upset. “Trump, I know you’re watching, so let me tell you directly,”
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CNN By Kocha Olarn, Rhea Mogul and Ally Barnard, CNN (CNN) — Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia on Monday as a new wave of fighting erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbors, leaving a peace plan presided over by US President Donald Trump just two months ago in danger of collapse. Both sides accused the other
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A number of changes were announced Monday in the leadership ranks of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as the 95-year-old gets ready to end his tenure. In a letter, Buffett said that Todd Combs – head of Geico, the insurance company owned by Berkshire Hathaway – is leaving
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Nora Benavidez of the nonprofit advocacy group Free Press set out to catalog the Trump administration’s First Amendment infringements. She soon had a list of almost 200. That list is part of a new report, previewed by CNN and out Monday, about President Trump and his administration’s “war on
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A water leak at the Louvre in Paris has damaged hundreds of books, exposing further issues at the world’s largest museum after a spectacular heist in October. On Monday, a spokesman for the museum told CNN that the leak damaged 300-400 books, which date from the end of the
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a great time to be a Kansas City Chiefs fan in recent years. Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid have led a dynasty that has somewhat dominated the league of late, winning three of the last five Super Bowls and nine straight AFC West titles. But,
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry have appeared to confirm their relationship in the only way that matters – by going Instagram official. Perry posted a carousel of photos on Saturday, featuring herself and Trudeau posing cheek-to-cheek and eating sushi while visiting Japan for
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Hamas is willing to discuss “freezing or storing” its weapons, a senior official said on Sunday, amid concerns that the nascent ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group could collapse. Speaking to the Associated Press in Qatar on Sunday, Bassem Naim said that Hamas is “very open minded”
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Sequels are the gift that keeps on giving for Hollywood this holiday season. Universal Pictures’ “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” zoomed past Disney’s “Zootopia 2” to take the top spot at the weekend box office. The video game adaptation grossed an estimated $63 million domestically. “Freddy’s 2” blew past
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