Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion to gain access to blockbuster games including Call of Duty and Candy Crush ByThe Associated Press January 18, 2022, 3:15 PM • … Read More
Manchin and Sinema cleared the way for Senate Republicans to control the conversation in Congress on voting rights
Taken together, the offensive and defensive maneuvers by this axis amount to a revolution from below — a powerful attempt by Republican-controlled institutions to drive national policy even while Democrats … Read More
Wall Street opening lower led by Goldman, banks
Shares are falling at the open on Wall Street Monday, following global markets lower as the S&P 500 extended its slide into a third straight week By YURI KAGEYAMA AP … Read More
Goldman Sachs Q4 profits fall as compensation costs soar
Goldman Sachs’ said its fourth-quarter profits fell by 13% from a year earlier, largely due to the bank preparing to pay out hefty pay packages to its well-compensated employees By … Read More
Pastor who says primary school forced him out over anti-Pride tweet says it was ‘born out of love’
Christian pastor who says primary school forced him out of job over anti-Pride tweet that event was ‘harmful to children’ says message was ‘born out of love’ and was not … Read More
Boat carrying dozens of migrants comes perilously close to a P&O ferry as they cross the Channel
Boat carrying dozens of migrants including children comes perilously close to a P&O ferry as they cross the Channel to Dover – with the number reaching the UK so far … Read More
Michelle Obama goes makeup free as she dances in front of her birthday cake
58 and feeling great! Birthday girl Michelle Obama goes makeup-free as she dances to Stevie Wonder in front of a huge candle-topped cake The former First Lady shared a video … Read More
Social media bosses are labelled a ‘disgrace’ by furious MP
Social media bosses from YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter are labelled a ‘disgrace’ for not doing enough to stamp down on online scams in tough grilling from MPs Conservative MP … Read More
Race to cut carbon emissions splits U.S. states on nuclear
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other … Read More
Under-fire Boris Johnson denies lying over lockdown parties
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching parties By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press January 18, 2022, 2:04 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to … Read More
