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The deal, valued at around $80 billion, would create an entertainment and streaming behemoth. CNN and other cable channels owned by Warner Bros. are not part of the deal and would be spun off.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure this week as a Navy admiral faces tough questions from lawmakers about the legality of striking boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.
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NPR's Michel Martins talks with Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., about what he learned in a briefing from the Navy admiral who ordered the second strike on a boat near Venezuela.
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Soccer fans will learn Friday where their country will be playing in the FIFA World Cup 2026. The draw for the largest-ever tournament will take place in Washington, D.C.
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The FBI announced Thursday the arrest of the man the believe planted two pipe bombs near the site of the U.S. Capitol complex on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Christmas Gems | Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) presents two regional premieres on the Tabor Stage, Friday, December 5, through Sunday, December 21, with "Christmas Gems," a family-friendly double bill featuring Dylan Thomas’s "A Child’s Christmas" in Wales and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle."
A Celebration with Music | St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church will celebrate 160 years in downtown Memphis next year, and the parish is marking the milestone with “A Celebration with Music,” a series of 12 free Wednesday-evening concerts.
TN Politics: Rethinking who runs the county jail
If not the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, then who?
NPR battles Trump executive order in court
NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media.
Bartlett Art Association Holiday Showcase | Gallery 1091
Kacky Walton spoke with Rick Durand of the Bartlett Art Association (BAA) about their Holiday Showcase, now on view at WKNO’s Gallery 1091, through Friday, December 26.
Support nonprofits with QCDs
As year-end approaches, we often get questions about making charitable gifts using Qualified Charitable Distributions, or QCDs. A QCD allows individuals aged 70½ or older to donate directly from their IRA to a charity, avoiding taxes on the donated amount.
Deceptive Small Business Loan Schemes
Randy Hutchinson of the BBB warns that the FTC has accused Seek Capital of misleading small-business owners and opening unauthorized credit cards. He urges caution with online loan offers and recommends checking lenders at BBB.org.
Arts Agenda: Holiday celebrations, community, and cheer
Featured: Cazateatro presents A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens but with a Latin twist; An evening filled with holiday lights and festive activities at Crosstown Concourse
Tía Pancha: A Christmas Story | Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group
Kacky Walton talked with Monica Sanchez, Artistic Director of Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group (CBTG), about "Tía Pancha: A Christmas Story" on stage at TheatreWorks@TheEvergreen, Friday, December 5, through Sunday, December 14.
Human Connections
On this day, in 1992, a young engineer typed two simple words into a machine," Merry Christmas."