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CNN  —  A judge on Monday dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Hollywood power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, a major development in the ongoing civil litigation between former co-stars Lively and Baldoni. In January, Baldoni sued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, alleging that the Hollywood couple sought to “destroy” him and his career, after hijacking his film, “It Ends With Us.” Baldoni’s complaint escalated the ongoing legal battle stemming from the film that Baldoni directed and co-starred in with Lively. In a statement, Lively’s lawyers Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb called the ruling “a total…

A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Friday granted the Department of Government Efficiency access to Social Security Administration data that includes sensitive personal information of millions of Americans.The decision comes as the federal government sought a stay, or temporary suspension, after a federal judge blocked DOGE’s access to that data in April. The nation’s highest court granted an emergency application from the Trump administration to lift that injunction; the case is expected to proceed in lower courts.In its decision,…

Nottingham Forest have written to UEFA to voice their concerns about Crystal Palace’s scheduled involvement in the Europa League next season – saying the Eagles could be in breach of multi-club ownership rules.Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was himself forced to step aside from day-to-day running of the club when it looked like Forest might qualify for the Champions League, knowing there would be an obvious conflict of interest with the Greek billionaire’s other European club, Olympiakos, who had already qualified. Marinakis put all his Forest shares into a blind trust and promised to have no involvement in decision-making at the…

Man City have finalised a £36.3m deal to sign Wolves left-back Rayan Ait Nouri. The 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2030 for an initial fee of £31m, with £5.3m in add-ons. The Algeria international has joined Pep Guardiola’s side in time to be part of their Club World Cup squad. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to…

Tottenham have stepped up their interest in Antoine Semenyo.Manchester United also remain admirers of the Bournemouth forward despite having a bid rejected for Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo – a player also on the list at Spurs. Mbeumo appears to be United’s priority target after a £55m offer was rejected by Brentford last week – and they are expected to follow up with another offer.Sky Sports News can reveal, however, that United also remain keen on Semenyo along with Spurs.There have been reports that Thomas Frank wants Spurs to sign Mbeumo if he becomes their new head coach – but it…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appears on screen during a talk with Microsoft Chair and CEO Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Build 2025 conference in Seattle on May 19, 2025.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesOpenAI has hit $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, or ARR, less than three years after launching its popular ChatGPT chatbot.The figure includes sales from the company’s consumer products; ChatGPT business products; and its application programming interface, or API. It excludes licensing revenue from Microsoft and large one-time deals, according to an OpenAI spokesperson.For all of last year, OpenAI had around $5.5 billion in ARR. Reaching…

Manchester City have completed the signing of left-back Rayan Aït-Nouri from Wolves, the club announced on Monday.Aït-Nouri had been granted permission to leave international duty with Algeria to undergo his medical and seal the move.He has joined City in a €37 million ($42.2m) deal, sources have told ESPN. City are set to follow his signing with Tijjani Reijnders, who had his medical on Sunday.Rayan Aït-Nouri is a Manchester City player. Malcolm Couzens/Getty ImagesAït-Nouri scored nine goals and registered 15 assists in 135 Premier League appearances for Wolves.The 23-year-old becomes Pep Guardiola’s first specialist left-back at City since Benjamin Mendy left the…

A Topgolf location in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on March 20, 2024.Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSports entertainment, equipment and apparel stock Topgolf Callaway Brands surged on Monday after a high-profile corporate director bought shares in the company.Shares rose almost 15%, hitting their highest level since May 13.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconTopgolf Callaway shares surged on Monday.The moves comes after board member Adebayo Ogunlesi purchased about $2.5 million worth of shares last week, disclosed in a securities filing on Friday.Purchases by corporate executives and directors can sometimes be seen as a vote of confidence in the company, and this purchase…

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, who were placed in an alert status over the weekend to support #USNORTHCOM mission, prepare to depart for the greater Los Angeles area June 9.Source: @USNorthernCmd | XPresident Donald Trump has authorized deploying another 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, U.S. officials told the Associated Press on Monday.California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted the new deployment, which was ordered hours after he sued Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for federalizing the first 2,000 California National Guard troops to be sent to L.A. over the governor’s objection.”This isn’t about public safety. It’s about stroking…

Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty ImagesBusiness leaders are walking back recessionary expectations for the U.S. that initially spiked in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, according to data released Monday.Less than 30% of CEOs forecast either a mild or severe recession over the next six months, per Chief Executive Group’s survey of more than 270 taken last week. That’s down from 46% who said the same in May and 62% in April.The share of CEOs polled this month who said they expect some level of growth in the U.S. economy also shot up above 40%. That’s nearly…