Paramount Settlement Clears the Way for Planned Warner Bros. Merger

“Our goal has always been to build a stronger Hollywood—one with more stories told, greater choice for consumers and stronger competition,” Ellison said in a press statement. “Bringing Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery together will build that stronger Hollywood, creating expanded opportunity for our people and even more great entertainment for audiences around the world.” 


Starbucks Settles Anti-DEI Lawsuit with Florida Attorney General

Uthmeier’s original lawsuit, filed at the end of 2025, accused Starbucks of intentionally discriminating against applicants and workers from “non-favored races,” defined as white, Asian, or multiracial. The attorney general’s office claimed that the company had spent about five years enforcing race-based quotas and hiring goals.