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Activision Blizzard
organizationThe FTC voted 3-1 in favour of the complaint, which was filed in its in-house court. Regulators said Microsoft’s ownership of Activision could hurt other players in the $US200 billion gaming market. Microsoft has said that it is fully prepared to defend its acquisition in court.
Lok Sabha
organizationMainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll was necessitated after the death of SP Patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on October 10 this year. Counting of votes is underway in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Rashtriya Lok Dal displaced the BJP from the Khatauli assembly seat.
David Warner
personDavid Warner posted a throwback to his primary school days on Instagram. He stunned many of his 9.6 million followers after revealing he was in the chess team in 1998 at Matraville Public School in Sydney's east. Warner was also later named school captain after being voted in by his peers. It comes as Warner withdrew his bid to have his lifetime captaincy ban lifted from Cricket Australia.
Dimple Yadav
personDimple Yadav wins Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, inheriting it from her late father-in-law and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Bypolls held in Rampur, Khatauli and Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan and Bhanupratappur in Bihar.
FTC
organizationMicrosoft said in January 2022 that it would buy Activision for $68.7 billion. FTC says Microsoft has a record of buying valuable gaming content and using it to suppress competition. Meta Platforms Inc. has been unsuccessful in its bid to have the case dismissed.
Microsoft
organizationThe Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard. The FTC claims that the mega-deal would stifle competition in the lucrative video-game industry. If it cannot close the deal, Microsoft would owe Activision a $3 billion termination fee.
Gujarat Assembly
organizationThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 8 registered a historic victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections for a record seventh term. trends at 3.30 pm show the saffron party has won 61 seats and is leading in 96 others. The Congress - the ruling party's traditional rival in the state - has been decimated with just six wins so far.
Celine Dion
personCeline, 54, diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) Condition causes her muscles to tense uncontrollably. Leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it progressively locks body into rigid positions.
Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove the information is wrong. People in Europe have the right to ask Google and other search engines to delete links to embarrassing information.
the Chicago Cubs
organizationCody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $17.5 million, one-year contract. Bellinger, the 2019 NL MVP, was cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Nov. 18. Trea Turner reportedly agreed to an 11-year, $300 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Mitch Haniger
personMitch Haniger joins the San Francisco Giants on a three-year, $43.5 million deal. Haniger grew up rooting for the Giants and fits the culture and ethos of the region. New York Yankees are reuniting with reliever Tommy Kahnle. Philadelphia Phillies agreed to an 11-year $300 million deal with shortstop Trea Turner.
ATP
organizationWimbledon became the first Grand Slam tournament to ban competitors from the two countries. Top-10 stars Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev were blocked from competing in events at Queen’s Club, Eastbourne, Surbiton, Nottingham and Ilkley. England beat Pakistan by 74 runs in the first Test at Rawalpindi.
Mohammed bin Salman
personA lawsuit seeking to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accountable for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi was dismissed. Judge John Bates deferred to the Biden administration’s recommendation that bin Salman, known better as MBS, be given immunity.
Arvind Kejriwal
personArvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) crossed the majority mark of 126 in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) poll. The AAP emerged as the single largest party in the MCD polls by 1.30 pm as the final tally declared it as the winner with 133 seats. The BJP won 104 and the Congress trailed massively with just nine wards.
Yankees
organizationAaron Judge will reportedly stay with the Yankees for the rest of his career. The nine-year, $360-million deal is the most expensive in the history of MLB free agency. Judge turned down an extension from the Yankees last offseason.
Aaron Judge
personThe New York Yankees have re-signed slugger Aaron Judge. Judge has agreed a nine-year, $360 million deal to remain with the Yankees. The 30-year-old American League Most Valuable Player vaulted into the pantheon of baseball greats.
Gonçalo Ramos
personGonçalo Ramos scored the World Cup's first hat-trick in Portugal's 6-1 win over Switzerland. The 21-year-old forward was called on to start against Switzerland in place of Cristiano Ronaldo. Coach Fernando Santos had expressed frustration with Ronaldo the day before.
Raphael Warnock
personHerschel Walker, a former University of Georgia football star with no political experience, failed to unseat Democratic incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock. Warnock's win gave Democrats a 51-49 majority in the 100-member chamber. Republicans still flipped the House, but the majority will be significantly smaller than expected.
Pat Cummins
personSteve Smith returns as captain for the second test in Adelaide. Pat Cummins ruled out due to injury. Scott Boland will replace Cummins in Australia's XI. Australia lead two-test series 1-0 after beating Caribbeans by 164 runs.
AAP
organizationThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 134 of the total 250 wards in the national capital's civic body poll. The BJP won 104 seats and the Congress managed to get just nine wards of the MCD. The focus shifts to the high-stakes Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections, with the counting of votes on Thursday.