E.W. Scripps, one of the largest local TV broadcasters in the U.S., has hired a financial advisor to evaluate inbound interest in acquiring Bounce TV, its over-the-air network geared toward African Americans, according to Scripps CEO Adam Symson.The sale process comes after Paramount Global shopped around Black entertainment company BET…

Judge Juan Merchan appeared poised on Tuesday to sanction Donald Trump for violating the gag order in his criminal hush money case after peppering the former president’s lawyers with questions about why Trump’s social media posts were acceptable. Tuesday began with a hearing on Trump’s 10 alleged violations of the gag order,…

Following the historic UFC 300 pay-per-view card, the UFC took a short break. That break ends on Saturday when the promotion moves from T-Mobile Arena to the UFC Apex for this weekend’s UFC Vegas 91 fight card, which takes place on April 27. The main event of UFC Vegas 91…

India just became the one of the latest jurisdictions to propose legislation outlawing the practice of greenwashing, or the act of engaging in false or misleading advertising of the environmental merits of certain products or services. With the proposal, it joins the European Union (EU), the United States (US), UK…

Leon Cooperman, a billionaire Columbia donor, weighed in on the crisis on the University’s campus.He called the student protesters ignorant, though expressed his support for the school’s president.Unlike megadonor Robert Kraft, Cooperman said he’s not pulling his donations. Wall Street titan Leon Cooperman is the latest billionaire to weigh in…

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The Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures in investigating the sexual assault case. More than 150 women and girls, including Olympic athletes, have alleged that Nassar sexually abused them under the guise of performing medical treatments. The FBI failed to investigate their claims, the victims say. Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing young athletes under the guise of medical treatment, was sentenced in a Michigan state court to up to 175 years in prison. “For decades, Lawrence Nassar abused his position, betraying…

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Key News Asian equities were largely higher as Hong Kong and Singapore outperformed while Mainland China was off. Hong Kong-listed growth and technology stocks powered higher following a strong day for their US-listed counterparts yesterday. Hong Kong’s most heavily traded stocks by value were Tencent, which gained +3.75% after purchasing…