That means the days of TNT and ESPN monopolizing national broadcasts are over.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
In 2024, the Justice Department and FTC under President Joe Biden opened a lawsuit against Ticketmaster’s parent company, LiveNation, that accused it of monopolizing the live events industry.
Federal agents stopped three boats that were en route to South Florida from the Bahamas and were smuggling large loads of cocaine and dozens of Chinese migrants last week, according to court documents.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
In it, prosecutors offered him the chance to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail until his trial and pleading guilty to charges of smuggling undocumented immigrants across the United States.
The engrossing camerawork by cinematographer Kevin Stiller, who plunged eye-level to a battle inside a high school cafeteria, gave Dimension 20, well, dimension, according to Mulligan.
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Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
Despite a handful of missteps, the NBC show is engrossing, and confounding and off to a promising start.
Her record-breaking haul has left some observers speculating that Ocasio-Cortez may be eyeing higher office, whether that be a seat in the Senate or a White House run in 2028.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
With over ten new creative director debuts premiering this September, audiences around the globe have begun speculating over these designers—curiously predicting how their presentations will impact the industry and shape the identity of each brand moving forward.
And in a world filled with junk content, where everyone is a wannabe influencer peddling their lifestyle and products, Tate’s a pretty good pick for learning how to live your life, said 21-year-old John Fitch, who spars at Betiss’ gym a few times a week.
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Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
In the get-rich-quick case, which includes $2 million in refunds, the FTC charged several people with peddling kits and coaching systems that dealt with real estate.
In Ryan Coogler’s 2025 blockbuster, Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku plays a woman named Annie, who makes a living by supplying her neighbors in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with homemade medicinal cures.
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Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Ukrainian and Western governments have accused North Korea of supplying significant amounts of ammunition and troops to support Russia's war, while Kyiv and its NATO backers have identified China as Moscow's prime source of materiel and a vital economic lifeline.
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