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Paramount's owners had hoped to seal a deal to buy Hollywood rival Warner Bros. this week. But on Monday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order pausing the acquisition.
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Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now
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Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold.
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party scuffle with police as they attempt to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday.
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India's Gen Z 'Cockroach People's Party' started as satire but is serious about change
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