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20 years ago, David Ellison’s flop as an actor stressed him out so much he went to the hospital. Now he’s set to own Paramount and Warner

Entertainment attorney Tre Lovell said “What Skydance has done over the past two decades has not been accomplished by any other media company in history.”

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Warner/Paramount sets up Hollywood to shrink from Big 5 to Big 4, a decade after Disney took out number 6
By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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3 things we will never know after Netflix pulled out of the Warner Bros. bidding, handing it to Paramount
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 28, 2026
The battle over WBD left three big winners on Wall Street—while the thousands who lost out will remain behind the scenes
By Geoff ColvinFebruary 27, 2026
Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’
By Sydney LakeFebruary 27, 2026
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Middle EastTrump says U.S. will bomb Iran uninterrupted ‘as long as necessary’ to achieve peace in Mideast and the world after confirming Khamenei’s death
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
PoliticsPentagon chief blocks officers from attending Ivy League schools and other top universities, including partners on AI and space
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastTrump calls death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the ‘single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country’
By Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastDubai’s worst nightmare unfolds as Iran strikes Gulf neighbors
By Dana Khraiche, Fiona MacDonald and BloombergFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastFBI raises terrorism alert over fears of retaliation by Iran
By Myles Miller and BloombergFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastIran’s missile barrage tests whether U.S. has enough interceptors
By Gerry Doyle and BloombergFebruary 28, 2026
AIAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei says ‘we are patriotic Americans’ committed to defending the U.S. but won’t budge on ‘red lines’
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastIran is now on ‘death ground’ amid existential threat from U.S. attacks and could ‘go big’ in retaliation, former NATO commander warns
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
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PoliticsU.S. women’s hockey team dumps Trump, sets a date to celebrate gold medal with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas
By John Wawrow and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
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Big TechNetflix walks away, saying Warner was ‘always a ‘nice to have’ at the right price, not a ‘must have’ at any price’
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
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Personal Finance‘Trump Accounts’ can earn your kid $270,000 by age 18. Here’s how the numbers break down
By Jake AngeloFebruary 27, 2026
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LawWarner Bros. officially deems Paramount’s bid ‘superior,’ and Netflix withdraws
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
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LawDolly Parton’s Tennessee philanthropy kicks up a notch with renaming of East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
By James Pollard and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
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Commentary‘The Pitt’: a masterclass display of DEI in action 
By Robert RabenFebruary 26, 2026
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PoliticsOlympic champion Alyssa Lui has known Eileen Gu since they were kids: ‘I’m rooting for her always’
By Eddie Pells and The Associated PressFebruary 25, 2026
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LawJack Hughes’ gold-medal goal boosts NBC to most-watched sporting event in U.S. history before 9am ET
By Joe Reedy and The Associated PressFebruary 25, 2026
AIMcDonald’s CEO is a ‘supersubscriber’ of AI tools—and even used it to photoshop all his kids into a Christmas card
By Sydney LakeFebruary 25, 2026
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Big TechWarner Bros. is still recommending Netflix’s takeover bid, but it’s reviewing a fresh Paramount offer
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
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EuropeFrance exhales as Louvre director finally resigns after stolen jewels, burst pipe near Mona Lisa, $11.8 million ticket fraud scandal
By Thomas Adamson, John Leicester and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
CommentaryGen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents
By Luba KassovaFebruary 24, 2026
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Travel & LeisureMilan strides toward world city status with gleaming new Olympic stadium, hundreds of new housing units, over 9 million tourists per year
By Colleen Barry and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
CryptoCrypto VC Framework Ventures to take $45 million stake in Better.com as mortgage issuer plans to launch ’Home Token’
By Ben WeissFebruary 23, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentGen Z, desperate to get off their phones, is powering a sewing renaissance
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewFebruary 23, 2026
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LawBlockbuster ratings start to vindicate NBC’s $7.75 billion bet on the Olympics
By Joe Reedy and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
PoliticsTrump threatens Netflix with ‘consequences’ over Rice board seat
By Sam Kim and BloombergFebruary 22, 2026
SuccessOlder adults are heading back to school and represent the ‘new majority student’ as they seek up-skilling or a career change
By Cheyanne Mumphrey and The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2026
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Startups & Venture‘I have a chip on my shoulder.’ Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with ‘no ties to my privilege or my last name’
By Sydney LakeFebruary 21, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentGen Zers and millennials flock to so-called analog islands ‘because so little of their life feels tangible’
By Michael Liedtke and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsU.S. Olympian who Trump called ‘a real loser’ holds an ‘L’ to his head after a successful qualifying run
By Eddie Pells and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
Matthew McConaughey of "The Lost Bus" at the Variety Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival held at The St. Regis Toronto on September 06, 2025 in Toronto, Canada.
AIMatthew McConaughey sounds the alarm for artists in fight against AI misuse: ‘Own yourself…so no one can steal you’
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 19, 2026
Liam Lawson points in his Visa uniform.
BankingWidely mocked Visa sponsorship of Red Bull renewed as chief insists ‘names become affectionate’ once people find a kind of connection
By Jenna Fryer and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
SuccessDespite a $400 million net worth and Hollywood career, Reese Witherspoon tells young people to stop chasing their dreams—and do this instead
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 19, 2026
Mark Cuban, standing in a basketball arena, gives a thumbs up.
Arts & EntertainmentMark Cuban slams the NBA for focusing on tanking and ignoring the real issue for fans: ‘It should worry more about pricing fans out of games’
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 18, 2026
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PoliticsColbert’s CBS protest on YouTube viewed over 5 million times as he refuses to be silenced
By David Bauder and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
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C-SuiteTrump is ‘dumb as a fox,’ master of ‘the wall of sound,’ and never above ‘the last resort of scoundrels’: Yale scholar breaks it down in new book
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 18, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentJesse Jackson turned down a pro baseball contract that paid 6x less than a white player. Here’s how segregation shaped him
By Gibbs Knotts, Christopher A. Cooper and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026
Ken Goldin, Logan Paul, and a Guinness World Record woman stand with Paul's Pokemon card
SuccessYouTuber Logan Paul cashes in $16.5 million for his rare Pokémon card—more than even he expected. And it proves his point about ‘armchair quarterbacks’ yelling from the sidelines
By Preston ForeFebruary 17, 2026
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LawParamount has 7 days to raise its offer for Warner Bros. after Netflix waives exclusivity
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressFebruary 17, 2026
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