Microsoft, regulators tangle in court over fate of $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming
Federal regulators on Thursday launched a legal attack on Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard by depicting it as an anticompetitive weapon while Microsoft hailed the deal as a way to make popular games such as Call of Duty more widely available at cheaper prices
2023-06-23 02:18
Consumers are spending, but Wall Street and businesses expect a tighter squeeze ahead
Macy’s, Target and Dollar General are warning investors their sales will suffer this year as consumers shift spending to essentials
2023-06-23 02:17
New ad mocks Trump’s excuse that he was too ‘busy’ to hand back boxes of secret government intel
The group Republican Accountability has released a new advertisement slamming former president Donald Trump’s excuse that he was too “busy” to return boxes of classified documents to the US government. Mr Trump has claimed, first in a rally at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey last week and then again during a Fox News interview earlier this week, that he failed to return the documents because they were mixed up with his personal belongings and he hadn’t had a chance to go through them yet when the federal government called. The advertisement opens with a narrator asking “Why did Donald Trump refuse to return highly sensitive classified documents?” It then cuts to Mr Trump speaking on Fox News. “I want to go through the boxes and get all my personal things out and I was very busy, as you’ve sort of seen,” Mr Trump says in the Fox News clip. “That’s right,” the narrator says. “He was too busy to comply with a subpoena because he was too busy DJing at Mar-a-Lago.” The advertisement then spends the next 30 or so seconds detailing some of what Mr Trump has been up to since leaving the White House in 2021. “Too busy crashing random people’s weddings,” the narrator says, as images of Mr Trump engaged in various leisure activities appear on the screen. “Too busy going to multiple UFC fights. Too busy selling NFTs. Too busy dancing to the Village People by the pool. Too busy golfing.” Whatever his reasons, Mr Trump is now facing 37 felony counts over his mishandling of the documents and refusal to return them. He is the first president to ever face federal indictment, pleading not guilty to the charges at a courthouse in Miami last Tuesday. Mr Trump is also under indictment in New York over his alleged role in a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels and could face further indictments over his attemps to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. Nevertheless, the former president continues to lead polls of the 2024 Republican nominating contest by a wide margin. Whether his legal issues affect his standing either in the Republican primary or the general election remains to be seen, but they do appear to be raising the personal stakes of the upcoming presidential election for Mr Trump. “Trump has no respect for the law,” the narrator’s concluding statement begins. “He doesn’t think rules apply to him — especially when he’s so busy.” Read More Ivanka and Jared split over attending Trump 2024 launch – follow live Why was Donald Trump impeached twice during his first term? Four big lies Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement Trump news – live: Trump pleads for help from Congress as DoJ shares first classified documents evidence Prosecutors have recordings of multiple Trump interviews, documents show
2023-06-23 01:55
Bolsonaro faces political ban as Brazil trial opens
Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro faced an eight-year ban on running for office as Brazil's top electoral court began trying the far-right leader Thursday over his unproven allegations against the...
2023-06-23 01:55
Dozens feared drowned after migrant boat sinks off Spain's Canary Islands
Dozens of people are feared drowned after a migrant boat sank near Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday, according to Spanish officials and aid group Walking Borders.
2023-06-23 01:46
FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the US
U.S. regulators have sent warning letters to dozens of retailers selling fruity disposable e-cigarettes, including the current best-selling brand, Elf Bar
2023-06-23 01:24
Florida Gov. DeSantis picks up backing from 15 South Carolina lawmakers as he makes a campaign swing
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is rolling out endorsements from 15 South Carolina lawmakers
2023-06-23 01:18
Bolsonaro fights for political future in Brazil electoral court
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's future in office hung in the balance on Thursday, as the
2023-06-23 01:16
Daughter of missing Titanic explorer hopeful, says he was doing what he loved
By Joan Faus and Horaci Garcia LA MASSANA, Andorra (Reuters) -The daughter of French oceanographer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, one of five
2023-06-23 01:00
Swiss court acquits police officers over Black man's death, sparking anger
By Emma Farge LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -A Swiss court on Thursday acquitted six white police officers of charges of negligent
2023-06-23 00:59
Coast Guard finds debris field in hunt for Titanic sub
The debris field is being examined to determine whether it is linked to the missing Titan submersible.
2023-06-23 00:52
Father, aunt helped indicted US Representative George Santos post bail
NEW YORK George Santos's father and aunt were identified on Thursday as the guarantors of the indicted U.S.
2023-06-23 00:51