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The Warner Bros. Curse

An aerial view of the Warner Bros. logo displayed on the water tower at Warner Bros. Studio on Dec. 5, 2025 in Burbank, Calif.

Warner Bros. has a history of disastrous mergers and acquisitions. Can they avoid another bad sequel as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy it?

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Chain restaurants are hit by tariffs and inflation. How do they control costs?

Chef Javier U. Lopez prepares fresh food in the Sysco test kitchen, at their distribution center in Houston. Sysco Corporation helps restaurateurs get the best bang for their buck by providing everything from pre-cut ingredients to menu creation.

Inflation, rising food prices and the high cost of living have been top of mind for consumers all year. But then Olive Garden offers an unlimited pasta meal, or a chain steakhouse restaurant sells a steak dinner with two sides for less than 30 bucks. So, how are chains able to keep prices as low as they do in this economy?

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Morning news brief

Rob Reiner's son arrested after his parents' deaths, authorities release images of suspected gunman in Brown University shooting, police say Bondi Beach shooting was inspired by Islamic State group.

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Trump designates street fentanyl as WMD, escalating militarization of drug war

President Donald Trump signs an executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. D

Trump has already declared the drug cartels terrorist organizations and ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats. Now he's declaring fentanyl a WMD. Experts on street drugs and fentanyl are skeptical these moves will reduce the supply of fentanyl on America's streets or reduce overdose deaths.

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