Paramount Global is exploring the sale of BET Media Group and VH1, according to The Wall Street Journal, as it focuses on its streaming platform.

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Lolli CEO Expresses Displeasure With New York's Crypto Mining Bill
Alex Adelman, CEO and Co-Founder of bitcoin rewards platform Lolli, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell, where he says that 'incompetent, lazy politics' are behind the push for a crypto mining bill that would implement a two-year moratorium on digital currency mining at fossil fuel power plants in New York. Adelman also explains why this action is contributing to crypto miners leaving the state.
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