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1. Netflix walks away from Warner Bros. deal, clearing the path for Paramount

Netflix is walking away from its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over its storied Hollywood rival.

On Thursday, Warner’s board announced that Skydance-owned Paramount’s latest offer to buy the entire company for $31 per share was superior to the agreement it had previously struck with Netflix.

Warner gave Netflix four business days to come up with a counteroffer — but Netflix instead responded less than two hours later, declining to raise its proposal. It said the new price it would have to pay made the deal “no longer financially attractive.”

A Paramount buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery would reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape. And unlike Netflix — which was only eyeing Warner’s studio and streaming business — Paramount wants the entire company. That means HBO Max, cult-favorite titles like “Harry Potter” and even CNN could soon find themselves under the same roof as Paramount’s CBS, “Top Gun” and the Paramount+ streaming service.

2. Plaintiffs allege LA immigration raids driven by racial discrimination

Plaintiffs in a closely watched lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thursday amended their complaint to allege that the Trump administration’s illegal immigration raids in Southern California are not just unlawful, but deliberately designed to target Latino communities.

Residents, workers and advocacy groups sued the DHS in July 2025, alleging unconstitutional stop and detention practices by agents tied to arbitrary enforcement quotas. A Los Angeles federal judge initially issued a temporary restraining order limiting certain enforcement actions, but in August 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s request to stay that order while litigation proceeds, allowing the challenged practices to continue.

The amended complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court includes two new claims.

3. Port of LA breaks ground on $152M Avalon Pedestrian Bridge

Port of Los Angeles authorities and city dignitaries Thursday conducted a ground-breaking ceremony for the $152 million Avalon Pedestrian Bridge and Promenade Gateway project, which is expected to transform 12 acres of former industrial land into green space.

The project’s 380-foot-long pedestrian bridge is planned as a concrete cable-stayed arch structure that will have a safe crossing point over working rail operations, and connect to the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade, which was completed in 2024.

Construction for the project is expected to be complete by late summer 2028.

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2. Soybean farmers brace for another tough year despite Supreme Court ruling

3. Judge: IRS illegally disclosed information to ICE on 42,695 taxpayers

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(L to R) Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Mia Goth as Elizabeth in Frankenstein. (Image courtesy of Ken Woroner/Netflix)

‘Frankenstein’ is a work of love for the crew of Guillermo del Toro’s film

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” which is streaming on Netflix, has been nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

In his film, del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, an egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Three of the nine nominations include Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. The nominees, Kate Hawley, Mike Hill and Tamara Deverell, have all previously worked with del Toro. 

The “Frankenstein” trio are picking up steam ahead of the Oscars. Recently, all three won BAFTA Film Awards in their perspective categories: production design, make-up and hair, and costume design.

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