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California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

The attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.

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The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. MergerNYTimes – US
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California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

Paramount and California to Hold Preliminary Talks on Warner Bros. DealNYTimes – Business
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Paramount and California to Hold Preliminary Talks on Warner Bros. Deal

The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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