Tuesday's Top 8 includes the greenlight for Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard, EU population figures and a human rights victory for Olympic runner Caster Semenya of South Africa.
Judge opens door on $69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal
The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
A federal judge ruled the Federal Trade Commission did not prove Microsoft has any intention of withholding games from other platforms or keeping Activision's titles exclusive to Xbox.
Grand juror selection begins in Georgia 2020 election interference probe
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
The final phase of the more than two-year-long investigation is underway and could result in more criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies.
Ethics audits the new normal for Supreme Court
Book sales and summer teaching gigs are the latest flashpoints in the Supreme Court’s trail of ethics gaffes.
International news
Migration drives EU population up to 448.4 million
Head of NATO says Putin proved wrong by Swedish membership ratification
“This sends a strong and clear message demonstrating that President Putin’s war and aggression against Ukraine was a big strategic mistake," said Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the alliance.
Courts & the law
Olympic runner Caster Semenya barred over testosterone rules prevails in rights case
Caster Semenya, of South Africa, competes during a heat in the women's 5,000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
The South African has been unable to compete in track since 2018 after refusing to take medication to lower her natural testosterone levels.
Ninth Circuit ponders how Nebraska congressman ended up on trial in LA
An attorney for Jeffrey Fortenberry argued his client should never have been put on trial in California for crimes committed in Nebraska and D.C.
Bank of America ordered to pay over $100 million for illegal banking practices
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2019 file photo a Bank of America logo is attached to the exterior of the Bank of America Financial Center building, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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