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US politicians and Hollywood guilds have voiced concerns against the proposed $83bn purchase of the studioThe news that Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros in an $83bn deal has led to backlash among figures in and out of the entertainment industry.Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic senator, called it “an anti-monopoly nightmare” in a statement released soon after the announcement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/05/netflix-warner-bros-deal-backlash Author : Benjamin Lee Publish date : 2025-12-05 19:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, said the government was not ‘backing away’ from benefits changesThe UK welfare system is not helping enough people into work and has significantly rising costs, and no one should think the government is backing away from reforming it, the work and pensions secretary has said.Pat McFadden made the comments as the government published its new child poverty strategy on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/05/new-uk-child-poverty-strategy-pat-mcfadden-welfare-reform Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2025-12-05 17:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Four killed in attack on boat in eastern Pacific as questions continue over earlier double strikePentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in PacificIn other pressing news, vice-president JD Vance is insisting that, amid a tonne of speculation online about missing rings and such, his marriage is just fine – in fact, it’s “as strong as it’s ever been”.Asked whether he was frustrated by tabloid-style headlines about his wife Usha being spotted without her wedding ring on a number of occasions, Vance said in an interview with NBC News yesterday: “I think that we kind of