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Paramount's next target in hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. is a board of its own making 01/12/2026 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Paramount Skydance is taking another step in its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying Monday that it will name its own slate of directors before the next shareholder meeting of the Hollywood studio. Paramount also filed a suit in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to A casino in your pocket? Bill hopes to bring online gambling to Virginia 01/12/2026 11:39am • A casino could be coming to your pocket if you live in Virginia or just drive into the commonwealth. Lawmakers are looking at the possibility of legalizing online casinos. House Bill 161 would allow the five approved retail casinos to open up to three online platforms that would let you play blac Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion 01/12/2026 11:32am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker added to Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 18-24 includes Mariska Hargitay and Dolly Parton 01/12/2026 11:29am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 18-24: Jan. 18: Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 85. Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 73. Actor-director Kevin Costner is 71. Country singer-actor Mark Collie (���Nashville���) is 70. Actor Mark Rylance (���Bridge of Spies,��� ���The Variawa's incredible comeback snatches stage in Dakar Rally and Benavides rides to another win 01/12/2026 11:16am • WADI AD-DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� Saood Variawa snatched stage eight from South African compatriot Henk Lategan by three seconds after an impressive comeback drive in the Dakar Rally on Monday. Variawa, only 20 and driving in his third Dakar, started 26th and was in sixth place with 100 kilomet Rolland Courbis, a passionate figure in French soccer, dies at 72 01/12/2026 11:13am • PARIS (AP) ��� Former Marseille coach Rolland Courbis, a charismatic figure of French soccer who became a prominent pundit, has died. He was 72. RMC radio, Courbis' employer, did not disclose on Monday the cause of death in a statement released in agreement with Courbis' family. Born in Marseille, C Photos of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo as shelling leaves heavy damage 01/12/2026 11:02am • ALEPPO, Syria (AP) ��� Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes due to clashes between the government and Kurdish forces in a contested area in Syria���s northern city of Aleppo. Signs of the fighting can be seen in the damage to buildings, cars, and ammunition littering the ground, as Iran's leadership is under pressure as protests continue. Here's what to know 01/12/2026 10:52am • LONDON (AP) ��� Iran���s leadership is under incredible pressure as the largest protests in years against the Islamic theocracy shake the country. Government hard-liners have threatened to attack the U.S. military and archrival Israel over support for the demonstrators, though for now President Dona UK agrees to pay 'substantial sum' to settle lawsuit by Guantanamo detainee over torture claims 01/12/2026 10:51am • LONDON (AP) ��� The British government has agreed to pay a ���substantial sum��� to settle a lawsuit by a Guantanamo Bay detainee who said U.K. intelligence agencies were complicit in his torture at secret U.S. interrogation sites, his lawyer said Monday. Abu Zubaydah was thought to be a high-rankin Unfair to describe Arsenal as 'Set Piece FC,' says Chelsea coach Rosenior 01/12/2026 10:48am • LONDON (AP) ��� Newly installed Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior rejected the notion that Arsenal was ���taking the game back in time��� by focusing heavily on set plays under Mikel Arteta. ���I don���t know who���s calling them ���Set Piece FC��� ��� I'm definitely not,��� Rosenior said Monday, two days 'Hamnet' and 'One Battle After Another' take top honors at Golden Globes 01/12/2026 10:48am • Paul Thomas Anderson���s ragtag revolutionary saga ���One Battle After Another��� took top honors at Sunday���s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chlo�� Zhao's Shakespeare drama ���Hamnet��� pulled off an upset over ���Sinners��� to win best film, drama. ���One Battle After Another��� FIFA deepens World Cup ties to betting industry with deal that includes streaming games 01/12/2026 10:42am • ZURICH (AP) ��� FIFA deepened its commercial ties to the betting industry Monday in a four-year deal that will let some gambling operators livestream World Cup games this year. The deal with data provider Stats Perform ��� with brands including soccer statistics specialist Opta ��� runs through 2029 Aston Villa signs 17-year-old striker Brian Madjo from Metz in reported $14M deal 01/12/2026 10:36am • BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) ��� Aston Villa signed Luxembourg striker Brian Madjo from French club Metz on Monday to strengthen its attacking options. Neither club disclosed the fee for Madjo. British and French media reported the deal was worth 12 million euros ($14 million). Madjo, who completed the Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Claim $200 Bonus for Texans-Steelers + NBA Games 01/12/2026 10:21am • Monday night brings the playoff spotlight to Pittsburgh where the Steelers host the Texans in a matchup of contrasting styles. New bettors can use the Bet365 bonus code WTOP365, which unlocks a choice between two separate welcome offers for the game here. Upon registration, bettors ca USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps set to join the expansion Denver Summit 01/12/2026 10:13am • Lindsey Heaps is coming home. The Women's World Cup winner is joining the National Women's Soccer League's expansion Denver Summit this summer when her contract with French club Lyon is done. Heaps is a native of Golden, Colorado, and made no secret of her interest in playing in her home state after