Britain’s competition watchdog gave its approval, reversing its earlier decision to block the deal. The acquisition is one of the most expensive tech transactions in history and will boost Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console
The jackpot is the world’s second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings. Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger when no one wins
The agency says Microsoft allocated its profits among countries and jurisdictions in the years 2004 to 2013 to minimize its tax burden, a common practice known as transfer pricing
Climate challenges are at the root of problems faced by conflict-ridden countries in Africa’s Sahel region. The lending institutions are not taking the vulnerabilities of poor countries enough into account in their funding decisions, experts say
The move follows the deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel and continued Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s deal with Iran, in which $6 billion was unfrozen in exchange for the release of five detained Americans
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit alleges Trump, his company and top executives deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing loans
The new charge comes just weeks after Menendez and his wife were accused of accepting bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen who wanted the senator’s help and influence over foreign affairs
Ford said the move puts about a dozen other facilities at risk, as well as parts supply plants that together employ over 100,000 people
The former president pointed to intelligence failures ahead of last weekend’s onslaught, saying Israel had to ‘strengthen themselves up.’ He further criticized the country’s defense minister, calling him ‘this jerk’
Consumer prices rose 0.4% from August to September, below the previous month’s 0.6% pace
The Louisiana lawmaker must peel off more than 100 votes mostly from his chief rival, Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman favored by hardliners and Trump
The remarks complicate the public’s understanding of an event that still resonates, as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and its aiding of militia groups across the Mideast
The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in March said the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2033
At least 22 states have enacted laws restricting or banning common treatments for transgender minors, and legal challenges have delivered mixed results
The companies say the strikes have forced them to impose those layoffs, but the UAW contends the job cuts were unjustified and imposed as part of the companies’ pressure campaign to persuade union members to accept less favorable terms in negotiations with automakers
Baltimore won 101 games and an AL East title. Then the Orioles were swept by Texas in the AL Division Series.
Trump’s statements of financial condition were key to his approval for a $125 million loan in 2011 for his Doral, Florida, golf resort and a $107 million loan in 2012 for his Chicago hotel and condo skyscraper, former Deutsche Bank risk management officer Nicholas Haigh testified
The 49ers and Dolphins rank 1-2 in several key offensive categories, from scoring to yards per play to success rate to passer rating to first downs
It is uncertain whether Jim Jordan, the hard-liner backed by Donald Trump, will throw his support to Scalise in what is certain to be a close vote of the full House
Dominican President Luis Abinader maintained a ban on issuing visas to Haitian citizens that he implemented last month as a response to the dispute over a shared river
The newspaper went through rounds of layoffs late last year and in early 2023, and saw cutbacks including the ending of its Sunday magazine
The average scores in reading, science and math all were below benchmarks the organization says students must reach to have a high probability of success in first-year college courses
The deal vastly expands Exxon’s presence in the Permian basin, a massive oilfield that straddles the border between Texas and New Mexico that accounted for 18% of all U.S. natural gas production last year
A lower court ordered the district redrawn after finding that Republicans who control the state legislature improperly moved Democratic-leaning Black voters into another district to make the seat safer for Republican Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022
‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’ will be published April 16 in the U.S. by Random House. Rushdie said the book was ‘a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence with art’
His presence underscored growing concerns about cracks in international backing for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion, and worries that Ukrainian forces haven’t made measurable progress as winter closes in
The global response has been slow after Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude quake. Much of the world is wary of dealing directly with the Taliban-led government and focused on the deadly escalation between Israel and the Palestinians
