Disney may have to pay $5B more for Comcast’s Hulu stake to resolve dispute
Walt Disney said Wednesday that the company may have to pay up to an additional $5 billion to acquire Comcast’s minority stake in Hulu if appraisers agree that Comcast should value its minority stake in Hulu at more than $40 billion. Disney and Comcast hired investment bank RBC Capital as an independent appraiser earlier this […]
‘Scandalous’ Gymnastics Medal Dispute Leads Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu To Boycott Olympics Ceremony
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Colac announced on Tuesday that his country would boycott the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics in protest against controversial judging in the women’s gymnastics competition, Fox News reported. The decision affected Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos, who initially celebrated winning a bronze medal on floor exercise, only to see American gymnast […]
NABJ president: Trump interview delayed over fact-checking dispute, not audio issues
Ken Lemon, president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), said Wednesday’s interview with former President Trump was delayed because of a dispute over fact-checking, not because of audio issues, as the Republican presidential candidate claimed. Lemon told Axios. He was called back to discuss an issue just before Trump was due to take […]
Pennsylvania officials dispute Rowe’s testimony which he blamed local police for not manning roof
Officials in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, disputed several parts of Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service Ronald Rowe Jr.’s testimony before a Senate committee on Tuesday. Director Rowe was quick to shift the blame to local police for allowing a man who plotted to assassinate former President Trump at a July 13 rally in Butler, […]
Charles Barkley says he has ‘spoken to all 3 networks’ during TNT’s dispute with NBA over media rights bid
of The NBA rejected the bid. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) on Wednesday exercised its right to match Amazon’s offer for its portion of the league’s 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal. Less than 48 hours after the announcement, TNT’s parent company, WBD, filed a private lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court. Charles Barkley The […]
St. Paul school retirees caught up in HealthPartners, UnitedHealthcare dispute – Star Tribune
About 2,300 St. Paul Public Schools retirees will be directly affected by HealthPartners’ decision next year to drop out of UnitedHealthCare’s network of Medicare Advantage plans for seniors. In a statement to the Star Tribune, the school district said it was working with its insurance company to “identify potential next steps” but did not elaborate […]
Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell charged with biting husband in domestic dispute: police
A Massachusetts mayor was arrested Friday for allegedly biting his husband and hitting him with a crowbar, but the mayor and his wife left court holding hands on Monday and apologized. According to reports, Taunton Mayor Shauna O’Connell, 54, is facing charges stemming from a domestic dispute that occurred at their home around 8.20pm on […]
California Woman Fatally Stabbed with Samurai Sword in Domestic Dispute
A Southern California woman was stabbed to death with a samurai sword, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a case investigators believe stemmed from a domestic dispute. Police said they responded to a domestic disturbance call in San Dimas around 3:30 p.m. Thursday and found the body of a woman with stab wounds. […]
Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI’s Sam Altman would make a good Marvel villain after voice dispute | Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson has spoken out against OpenAI and deepfake technology, saying she is “very uncomfortable” and “very angry” that the company appears to have imitated her voice in its ChatGPT system Sky. Earlier this year, she made waves when she issued a public statement saying that for “personal reasons,” she declined OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s […]
Tyreek Hill defends Tua Tagovailoa amid Dolphins contract dispute
Tyreek Hill wanted Tua Tagovailoa to hand him big money, helping the quarterback out when he was plagued by contract issues. Hill, a guest on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Friday, explained that he doesn’t understand why anyone doesn’t think Tagovailoa deserves to sign a contract extension with the Dolphins and become one of the highest-paid point […]