Warner Bros signs $110 billion deal with Paramount, ends bidding war with Netflix Feb 27, 2026 04:37PM

By Karol Badohal and Harshita Mary Varghese

Feb ‌27 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery ​said on ​Friday it has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal, ending a high-stakes bidding war after Netflix walked away from its agreement with the HBO Max owner.

Reuters first reported on Warner Bros Discovery ‌and Paramount signing a deal on Friday morning, citing an audio clip of a global townhall ⁠held by the company.

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Bird flu devastates 7.4 million Pennsylvania chickens in a month Feb 27, 2026 04:26PM

By Tom Polansek

CHICAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bird ‌flu has wiped ​out 7.4 ​million chickens in Pennsylvania in the past month, a swift and devastating loss that veterinarians and industry members suspect may be linked to an unusually cold winter.

Infections of flocks raised ‌to produce eggs and meat extend a U.S. outbreak that began four years ⁠ago and has eliminated 196 million birds nationwide. The virus, often spread by wild birds, has also... (continue reading...)


FAA plans to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare, citing boost in schedules Feb 27, 2026 04:24PM

Feb ‌27 (Reuters) - The ​Federal ​Aviation Administration plans to ‌reduce flights at ⁠Chicago O'Hare airport ‌this summer, saying ‌major airlines have overscheduled flights, the ​agency said on Friday.

The FAA ⁠will convene a schedule reduction ​meeting with major airlines on March ​3 after ‌both United Airlines and American ⁠Airlines announced significant increases in ⁠flights. The FAA plans ​to reduce flights for the summer flight season, ‌which starts... (continue reading...)


Deported student refuses flight back to US following threat of second deportation Feb 27, 2026 04:16PM

By Nate Raymond

BOSTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Trump ‌administration scheduled a ​Friday flight ​to bring a deported college student back from Honduras after a judge ordered her return, but she declined to board the plane after U.S. authorities said they may detain and deport her ‌again.

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a freshman at Babson College in Massachusetts, had been deported to ⁠a country she left when she was 8, after being detained at... (continue reading...)


Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic technology Feb 27, 2026 03:55PM

By Andrea ‌Shalal, Jeffrey ​Dastin ​and Ryan Patrick Jones

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said on Friday he was directing ⁠every federal agency to immediately cease all ‌use of Anthropic's technology, ‌adding there would be a six-month phaseout for the Defense Department and ​other agencies that use the company's products.

"I am directing EVERY ⁠Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY ​CEASE... (continue reading...)


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