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"textContent": "Nexstar Media Group declared Thursday that its $6.2 billion takeover of rival TV station company Tegna had closed — but now eight state attorneys general seeking to block the merger have stepped up their legal fight. On Friday, the eight states filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in California federal court that would […]",
"title": "Nexstar-Tegna Deal: Eight States File Emergency Motion to Halt ‘Disastrous’ Merger of Local TV Broadcasters"
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