Sony Purchases Bungie for $3.6 Billion
On Monday, January 31, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it would be purchasing Bungie, a video game maker, for $3.6 billion. This comes after a $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft just weeks ago.
Microsoft to Purchase Activision Blizzard in Blockbuster Deal
On January 18th, 2022, Microsoft announced that it would be acquiring video game company Activision Blizzard for 68.7 billion dollars. It is the most expensive video game company acquisition in history.
An Overview of the Ukrainian Conflict
Russia has amassed an estimated 100 thousand troops along its border with Ukraine in recent months, sparking fears of an invasion in the coming days. According to US intelligence, Russia already has the military capacity to do so.
Government of Burkina Faso Overthrown by Military Coup
The tiny west African nation of Burkina Faso suffered a huge shock on Monday when democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was ousted from power after the military stormed his house on Monday.
Partygate
In late November of 2021, the Daily Mirror reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff at 10 Downing Street were holding several parties in 2020 and 2021, which violated the government’s very own COVID-19 restrictions.
A Cry Against Inequality Turned Into a Coup
On January 2nd, protests in western Kazakhstan began spreading across the country as a result of the government cutting down on fossil fuel subsidies. What were once peaceful protests turned bloody after the police cracked down on the protesters.
Trump Business Fraud
In an unusual statement amid an ongoing investigation, New York Attorney General Letitia James claimed that her office had uncovered “significant evidence” of fraud in her investigation of the Trump Organization and the former president.
Kensington Expressway Getting Covered Up
Frederick Law Olmsted long ago designed the Humboldt Parkway, a boulevard that connected Humboldt Park, now Martin Luther King Jr. Park, and Delaware Park on the east side of Buffalo. Today, the area is unrecognizable.
Justice Stephen Breyer Retiring
At a White House ceremony next to President Biden, Breyer announced his retirement which will take place by the summer. Even before he announced his retirement, there was already extensive speculation about his potential replacement.
Fake Elector Plot
The Trump campaign reportedly led the attempt to put pro-Trump electors forward in December 2020. This is the latest revelation of actions taken by the Trump campaign to overturn President Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.