First Thing: ‘Tentative’ deal reached to end 146-day Hollywood writers’ strike

After five days of negotiations with studios and streaming services, union says it has a deal for members to vote on. Plus, meet the oldest fish in captivity

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Hollywood writers are poised to end their nearly five-month strike after reaching a tentative agreement with studios, the writers' union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said on Sunday night, though the full details of agreement still have to be formally approved.

What happens now? Union leaders are expected to vote on the full terms of the new three-year contract on Tuesday, according to the union's email to members, which was posted on social media.

Over the weekend, John Fetterman became the first US Senate Democrat to suggest Menendez should quit, while a Democratic New Jersey congressman announced he would run against Menendez in next year's primary election.