Paramount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros. buyout for months while judge considers states' challenge

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Paramount on Friday agreed to delay closing its $81 billion US buyout of Warner Bros.

Discovery well into next year, as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the deal altogether.

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