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Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of Activision during appeal denied by judge

A federal judge in Northern California has denied a request from the Federal Trade Commission to pause Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard while the FTC appeals the acquisition. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled Tuesday that Microsoft’s pending takeover of the video game giant can move …

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Secret Service closes investigation into cocaine found at White House with no suspect identified

Washington — The U.S. Secret Service has closed its investigation into the bag of cocaine that was discovered at the White House earlier this month, but was unable to identify a suspect “due to a lack of physical evidence,” the agency said Thursday. In a statement describing the events surrounding the cocaine’s discovery, …

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Norovirus outbreaks surging on cruise ships this year

Norovirus outbreaks spiked on cruise ships this year, with data showing more outbreaks happened between January and June than over the course of any other full calendar year in the last decade. Thirteen norovirus outbreaks have been reported on cruises so far in 2023, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease …

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