But that excuse was roundly derided, given that CBS owner Paramount Global was in the process of being acquired by Skydance, and needed government approval from an administration that has frequently demanded quid pro quos.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
While lobbying can help strengthen relationships with legislators, outright quid pro quos are not allowed, experts told IndyStar.
Those changes take the pressure off automakers that have tended to produce less-efficient vehicles — such as SUVs, pickup trucks or high-performance sports cars.
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Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2026
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office arrested four men who allegedly drove around siphoning hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel from semi-trucks over the past few months.
The department is continuing exchanges between local and international artists and testing neighborhood programming ahead of an official summer 2027 launch.
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Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Oct. 2026
Sharing patient health records through exchanges has decreased duplicative tests on patients.
As a result of the fine, Treasury said that Bank of America will work with a third party to report any further transactions to FinCEN that had gone undetected.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2026
Harrington cofounded Elemis in 1990 and led it from launch through the end of 2025, taking the business global and steering it through multiple transactions — including a $900 million sale from private equity to a strategic holding company in 2019.
Qatar supplied the money with Israel’s approval, even as Israeli officials publicly criticized Doha for financing Hamas, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
18 Oct. 2026
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.
Trump has pardoned or given commutations to at least 44 recipients within a year of their sentences who together account for over $270 million in financial obligations.
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Caren Morrison,
The Conversation,
22 Sep. 2026
The president has broad authority to issue pardons and commutations, but the power is strictly limited to federal offenses.
Those decisions need to be made consciously, with everyone understanding the trade-offs.
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Simon Wells,
Forbes.com,
16 Oct. 2026
Almost nine months ago, Donut Lab rolled up to CES with the promise of a solid-state battery for electric vehicles free of the usual trade-offs, ready for mass production within a few months, not a few years.
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