Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft is paying the enormous sum of nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy…
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Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft is paying the enormous sum of nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan’s ex-leader rejects reports that he fled abroad
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s influential former leader has released a short video in which he talked about the…
Continue Reading Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t run for governor
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not run for governor. On Tuesday, he ended…
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Home Grown: USDA approves Arizona hemp production licenses
In today’s Home Grown, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a state hemp plan for…
Continue Reading AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer AT&T and Verizon say they will delay some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry raised alarms…
Continue Reading Poland: some 600 migrant crossings foiled this year
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Border Guard authorities say that almost 600 attempts by migrants at illegally crossing from Belarus have been…
Continue Reading Sen. Tim Scott memoir ‘America’ coming out in August
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott has a memoir out this summer that he says will explain the two words that have shaped his life: hope and redemption.…
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World’s richest only got richer through the pandemic
If it seems like the rich just keep getting richer, they…
Continue ReadingEuropean study finds action video games can help a child’s reading ability
By Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A team of researchers in Italy and…
Continue Reading‘Highly improbable’: Experts dispute claim Beijing Omicron case from Canadian mail
By Tom Yun and Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — After the city of Beijing…
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Pet Talk: Meet Raven
It’s time to meet our pet of the week. For all you dog lovers this lovable pup could be the one for…
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Investigators name surprise suspect in Anne Frank’s betrayal
Investigators say they’ve uncovered a prime suspect in the revealing of Anne Frank’s hiding place to the…
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Senate to begin debate over voting rights legislation
Senators are returning to Capitol Hill in Washington under intense pressure to pass voting…
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Oil prices will surge to $100 this year, Goldman Sachs warns
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Goldman Sachs is now calling for oil prices to hit $100 a barrel later this year and continue rising in 2023, signaling…
Continue Reading Free e-book previews new Bissinger, Hamid and other works
NEW YORK (AP) — A free e-book compilation includes excerpts from upcoming novels by Geraldine Brooks, Karen Jay Fowler and Mohsin Hamid among…
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‘I’m 60 and sexy’: Jim Carrey celebrates milestone birthday
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Jim Carrey celebrated his 60th birthday on Monday and took to social media to remind us of the goofball humor that’s made…
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Scientists attempting to develop joint COVID and flu vaccine
Moderna is working on a single shot that covers both flu and COVID, but it’s quite some time…
Continue Reading Spanish police break up Chinese prostitution ring after tip
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have broken up a human trafficking ring that forced Chinese women into prostitution in Spain. Police said…
Continue Reading Russia shortens COVID-19 isolation to 7 days as cases surge
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is shortening the required isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 from 14 to…
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