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  "path": "/2026/05/state-attorneys-general-republicans-join-antitrust-lawsuit-nexstar-tegna-merger-1236878402/",
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  "textContent": "Five new state attorneys general – some of them Republican – have joined an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the $6.2 billion merger of local TV station owners Nexstar and Tegna. The transaction, which technically closed March 19 after the FCC and the U.S. Department of Justice approved it, is a game-changer because it would […]",
  "title": "More State Attorneys General, Including Some Republicans, Join Antitrust Lawsuit Against Nexstar-Tegna Merger; Ohio Reaches Settlement"
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