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A month after Stephen Colbert played copyrighted Peanuts music during the final taping of The Late Show in a joking effort to get CBS sued, the TV network has signed a licensing deal to avoid any legal issues from the incident. Lee Mendelson Film Productions — the owner of the music to the Charlie Brown franchise that just launched a legal blitz over its rights — said Tuesday (June 16) it had reached a resolution with CBS over the episode, in which Colbert deadpanned: “I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!” Related The agreement will see CBS take a…

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Long regarded as a foundational powerhouse of the global art market, Art Basel now operates within an increasingly competitive international landscape, including competition from within its own network of fairs, with Art Basel Paris gaining considerable momentum. Nevertheless, this year’s edition opens against the backdrop of a resilient Swiss art market. According to the Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report, Switzerland recorded a 13% year-on-year increase in art market sales in 2025, placing the country among the world’s strongest-performing markets. The fair can further draw confidence from the recent Swiss referendum rejecting measures to cap population growth, a result…

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Drone attacks target vehicles in Nabatieh amid fragile ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the US.Published On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026Multiple Israeli strikes have killed at least four people in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh governorate, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), despite a ceasefire and a recent understanding between the United States and Iran to end the war on all fronts.Tuesday’s killing took place as separate drone attacks targeted two vehicles in Mayfadoun. A third vehicle was also targeted in the village of Shoukin, the agency said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThroughout the often fragile negotiations between Iran and…

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Mets get Bo Bichette trade outlook that appears to be $42 million mistake originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The New York Mets were expecting much more from Bo Bichette.AdvertisementSurely, Bichette was expecting much more from himself. But thus far, he hasn’t been able to turn his struggles around.Given the infielder’s 86 OPS+ and -0.1 bWAR, New York’s offseason contract with the two-time All-Star appears to be a mistake. There’s no saying whether Bichette can revert to the caliber of player he was with the Toronto Blue Jays.Bichette is earning…

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U.S. drug czar Sara Carter highlighted on Saturday the enhanced security collaboration between the United States and Mexico, citing the operation against the now-deceased Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes as an example of the close bilateral cooperation. In an interview with The Epoch Times’ program “American Thought Leaders,” the director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) said that Mexico’s operation against Oseguera in Jalisco earlier this year was carried out at the behest of the U.S. government and using U.S. intelligence. 🔴“Si no cooperas con nosotros, vamos por ustedes y…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Rachel Reeves has said she wants the UK to avoid immediate tax increases to fund defence, warning cabinet colleagues must choose how to cut other departmental spending instead.The chancellor was replying to criticism that she had stood in the way of a significant uplift in defence spending, after the defence secretary John Healey resigned in protest last week. Asked at the FT Global Bond Summit whether she can make it to the Budget later in the year without needing to raise taxes, Reeves…

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The first look at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four is here. The footage has plenty of dramatic intensity and emphasizes a season full of action-adventure. The trailer strikes a rather different tone than the marketing for the last couple of seasons, which have played up stunt-y episodes like a musical episode and an animated crossover. The fourth season of SNW premieres July 23 on Paramount+ and will consist of 10 episodes. In season four of the Paramount+ Original Series, “the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise embark on a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars. As…

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Daily Newsletter The artist’s stirring commencement speech at RISD, the best art shows in NYC this summer, and can you really have friendships in the art world? “Beauty and poetics carry weight. They are how human beings have always processed what is unbearable, imagined what is not yet possible, and kept alive the sense that something else could exist.” These beautiful words belong to artist Julie Mehretu, who delivered the commencement address to the Rhode Island School of Design class of 2026. Today, we’re publishing the full speech, courtesy of the artist. It’s a great read, even if your college…

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Published on 16/06/2026 – 16:03 GMT+2•Updated 16:04 The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to lift the immunity of the Italian MEP Fulvio Martusciello, who is part of an investigation by Belgian prosecutors on alleged corruption and illicit lobbying by Chinese tech company Huawei. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the secret-ballot vote on Tuesday, 344 MEPs voted in favour of lifting his immunity, while 234 were against and 25 abstained. Martusciello, a member of the European People’s Party (EPP), is believed to have been the promoter of a letter signed by eight MEPs in 2021, urging the EU Commission not ban the use…

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