Tag: deal
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Deal Lays Groundwork for Aid to Reach Desperate Gazans, Officials Say
[ad_1] On one side of the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza sit more than 100 trucks packed with desperately needed food, water and medical supplies. On the other wait more than two million Gazans now scraping by on dwindling stocks of basic human necessities. Between them stand a series of locked gates and fences…
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Dolphin Drilling firms up India rig deal
[ad_1] Dolphin Drilling Norwegian semisub owner Dolphin Drilling has been confirmed as the winner of the Oil India rig tender after submitting the lowest bid for a 14-month firm contract. The Øystein Stray Spetalen-backed company has secured a letter of award, subject to a signed final contract. Dayrates have not been disclosed. Dolphin said earlier…
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Sidney Powell starts singing with Georgia plea deal, and Matt Gaetz draws GOP fury
[ad_1] Donald Trump’s terrible week in court keeps getting worse. Conspiracy-lovin’ lawyer Sidney Powell accepted a plea deal that has been described as a “significant win” for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Powell faced racketeering charges regarding Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. In exchange for her cooperation and…
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Trump lawyer Sidney Powell flips with plea deal in Georgia election case
[ad_1] In a potential blow to Donald Trump, one of his former lawyers pleaded guilty on Thursday in the case alleging the former US president led a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia. Sidney Powell, 68, a vocal Trump supporter who pushed outlandish conspiracy theories about foreign manipulation…
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Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With Health Care Workers
[ad_1] Analysts say the situation has most likely provided union workers with leverage to get more at the table, and many are seizing the opportunity. More than a dozen health worker strikes have taken place this year in New York City, California, Illinois, Michigan and elsewhere. The settlement, particularly the agreement on a higher minimum…
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The Upshot of Microsoft’s Activision Deal: Big Tech Can Get Even Bigger
[ad_1] President Biden’s top antitrust officials have used novel arguments over the past few years to stop tech giants and other large companies from making deals, a strategy that has had mixed success. But on Friday, when Microsoft closed its blockbuster $69 billion acquisition of the video game publisher Activision Blizzard after beating back a…
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Microsoft finally closes Activision Blizzard deal, welcomes PS5 players
[ad_1] Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft crossed the final regulatory hurdle in its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. Activision, Blizzard, and King now join the company’s ever-expanding stable of studios. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will stay on until the end of the year. In January 2022, Microsoft made a $68.7 billion deal…
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Did Hamas time attack to torpedo Israel-Saudi deal?
[ad_1] What was the actual reason for Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel? It is a question that lingers, almost a week later. It was not the same sort of sudden burst of violence like we are used to from Hamas. Usually Hamas fires rockets at Israel in response to what happens in Jerusalem or in…
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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal approved by UK regulators
[ad_1] Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been approved by UK regulators. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that the deal can proceed after Microsoft recently restructured the deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. The decision clears the way for the deal to close…
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‘When we identify a mental health issue with a student we don’t have the resources to deal with it’
[ad_1] Schools are “struggling” financially and it’s having a “direct impact on students,” a deputy principal has said. The national association of principals and deputies conference in taking place this week. Schools across the country are having to make “tough decisions” as the “stressor” of financing the cost of education is having a “direct impact…