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Finance

Microsoft Closes $69 Billion Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators’ Objections

The megadeal could strengthen Microsoft’s standing in the video game industry, after a year and a half of negotiations with…

Magazine

It’s Not Enough to Love Disney. They Want to Live Disney.

The Mickey Mouse-shaped topiaries in front of Kelsey Hermanson’s house are the first hint at what visitors will find inside.…

World

Thousands Flee Gaza After Israel Orders Mass Evacuation

Panic and confusion gripped the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, where thousands of people were fleeing south after the Israeli…

Finance

Microsoft Finally Closes In on Activision Deal After Key Approval

The $69 billion video game acquisition is expected to be finalized soon after the sign-off from British regulators.

World

New York Has Issued 14 New Food Cart Permits. 10,000 Vendors Want Them.

More than a year after the city implemented reforms to the food vendor licensing process, few have received permits, even…

World

Raising Our Glasses to a Pianist Who Loves Vodka

Gary Graffman, who is turning 95, is a man of many enthusiasms, including citrus infusions.

Finance

Microsoft Beats the Antitrust Odds on Its Activision Deal

Approval from British regulators for the $69 billion takeover was the last hurdle left for the tech giant, which saw…

News

The Secret Art of Turning a Concert Into a Film (Taylor’s Version)

Movies like “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” rely on savvy tricks and sophisticated techniques to capture a semblance of the…

World

A Painting Stolen in Glasgow Returns More Than 30 Years Later

Thieves in Scotland made off with the painting “Children Wading” in 1989. The work was recently returned after showing up…

World

A U.K. University Will Confer a New Title: A Master’s Degree in the Occult

The postgraduate degree, to be offered at the University of Exeter starting next year, will focus on the history of…

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