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Microsoft makes case for Activision Blizzard merger amid EU scrutiny

By Associated Press

Microsoft has announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia. The moves come as Microsoft is trying to persuade European regulators to approve its planned $68.7 billion takeover of game publishing giant Activision Blizzard.

Are sanctions against Russia making a difference?

By Noah Berman, Anshu Siripurapu, Council on Foreign Relations

The United States and its allies have imposed harsh economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. One year after the invasion began, here’s what they have achieved and where critics say they’ve fallen short.

News Wrap: Biden administration formally proposes restrictions to asylum seekers

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration formally proposed restrictions to asylum seekers at the southern border, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it is now up to Iran to end a deadlock over restoring the 2015 nuclear deal,…

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Supreme Court case could roll back legal immunity for social media companies

By John Yang, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori, Karina Cuevas

The Supreme Court heard a case that could radically alter the internet and social media. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects websites from lawsuits over material posted by users. But the family of a victim killed in an…

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Mississippi Senate passes limit on gender-affirming health care

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America

The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for anyone younger than 18.

How countries have continued to support the war in Ukraine after a year of fighting

By Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations

Governments most directly affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine all worry about sustaining domestic support for their policies. One year in, however, they have managed this problem with surprising success.

Mexico's former public security chief convicted in U.S. drug case

By Jennifer Peltz, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

A U.S. jury has convicted a former Mexican presidential cabinet member of taking massive bribes to protect the drug cartels he was tasked with combating.

Mormon church fined $5 million for obscuring size of investment portfolio

By Sam Metz, Associated Press

The SEC alleges the church used shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under the church's control.

Kremlin official urges deeper ties with China to resist pressure from the West

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russia's security head has held talks with the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief, saying Moscow and Beijing must deepen their cooperation in the face of Western pressure.

EPA takes charge of toxic cleanup in Ohio train derailment

By John Seewer, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press

Federal environmental regulators have taken charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill.