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The move will consolidate the ownership of hundreds of local television stations across the country.

While the merger is facing challenges from several states on antitrust grounds, a benchmark analyst told the Journal the rest of the industry will have to choose between pursuing their own mergers or face increased competition from a now-massive Nexstar.

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Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK is working with allies on a longer-term plan to restore freedom of navigation to the Strait of Hormuz, which may include autonomous mine-hunting drones.

Starmer says his country already has drone boats capable of identifying and destroying mines in the region, but he declined to say whether such assistance would be provided while the US continued to attack Iran, or if a ceasefire would have to be agreed on first.

Several nations, including the US, are transitioning to unmanned minesweeping, but the technology remains largely untested.

Artificial intelligence infrastructure firm Nebius says it has struck a $27 billion deal with Meta amid surging demand for its data center computing.

Nebius says it will provide $12 billion worth of dedicated capacity across multiple locations, and that Meta agreed to purchase up to $15 billion in additional available capacity over a five-year period.

And Foxconn says it expects shipments of AI server racks to grow exponentially this year.

The world's largest contract electronics manufacturer reported double-digit growth in annual net profit and expects robust demand to continue thanks to AI hyperscalers.

Despite uncertainty and risks from the Middle East conflict, Foxconn's chairman told investors the company had expanded its manufacturing footprint in recent years to prepare for situations like this.

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