A judge tossed out Trump’s countersuit to E. Jean Carroll. What does this mean? New York Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan said Trump’s claim had no merit and that Carroll’s statements repeating the claim that Trump had raped her were “substantially true” given a jury’s verdict. Read more on NPR

Paramount sells Simon & Schuster to private investment firm Paramount Global has sold Simon & Schuster to the private equity firm KKR. The deal comes nearly a year after the Department of Justice blocked Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster. Read more on NPR

Italy won’t say who’s paying for the care of a $700 million superyacht tied to Putin The 460-foot superyacht is believed to belong to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the registered owner is a Russian billionaire. Read more on NPR