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Business
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…
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Style
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.…
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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…
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Business
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.
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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…
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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.
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Business
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…