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A federal judge in San Francisco has denied the Federal Trade Commission's motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent Microsoft from completing its acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard.However, the deal is not entirely clear. The FTC can now appeal the decision to a federal appeals court, and the two companies must find a way to resolve the opposition from the UK Competition and Markets Authority.“The liability of this Court in this case is limited. It is to decide whether, despite these current circumstances, the merger should be halted, perhaps even rescinded, pending the resolution of the FTC's administrative…

WASHINGTON — Returning from a two-week hiatus, members of the House Freedom Caucus declined Tuesday to say whether they had expelled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the hardline conservative group."I'm not talking about that," said Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania."I'm not talking about Freedom Caucus membership," added a Greene rival, Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colo Republican."I'm just not going to comment on that with all the problems the world was having," chimed in Rep. Ralph Norman, RS.C.After two weeks of confusion over whether Greene, a Georgia Republican and top ally of former President Donald Trump, was still…

Several current and former members of the University of Georgia soccer program have been embroiled in legal trouble, but a recent article focusing on one of them "crossed a new line," the school says.A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution includes "mistakes, unsubstantiated allegations, innuendo and possibly even fabrication," the school said Tuesday.Alan Judd's story, titled "UGA Soccer Program Rally as Players Accused of Abusing Women", contains "a reckless disregard for the truth and his imposition of a damaging narrative that is unsupported by the facts", says the file.Michael M. Raeber, the school's general counsel, says the article's headline says…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he would not be former President Donald Trump's running mate if given the chance to join him on the ticket.“I don't think so, I'm not the number two guy,” DeSantis told “Wisconsin Right Now” radio show, saying he would rather stay as governor because the vice presidency “doesn't really have any authority. ”When asked about his own thoughts on a running mate, DeSantis said that "it's a little presumptuous to do that at this stage.""I'm here to win the early primary and that's what we have to do first," he added.DeSantis has been sharpening…