Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $67.8 Billion
On January 18, Microsoft announced their plan to purchase gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The move would make Microsoft third-highest in revenue for video game companies globally — behind Tencent and Sony — with the addition of massive titles like “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.” Also included under Activision Blizzard is […]
Freedom Convoy protests at Canadian capital
OTTAWA, Can., February 1, 2022 – Canadian truck drivers formed an 11,000 truck, 43-mile-long “Freedom Convoy,” January 23, to protest the Canadian government’s mandates requiring cross-border truckers be fully vaccinated. The convoy began in the country’s Western-most province, British Columbia, and made its way to Ottawa, the country’s capital, where a demonstration began on January […]
The FDA approves Moderna’s “Spikevax” vaccine
Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older. Upon approval, the Moderna vaccine will be marketed as “Spikevax.” The Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in place for individuals 18 years of age and older. “The FDA’s approval of Spikevax is […]
Snohomish County recognizes February Black History Month
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., February 1, 2022 – Yesterday at its REGULAR ADMNISTRATIVE SESSION, the Snohomish County Council unanimously passed a resolution recognizing February as Black History Month in Snohomish County. The resolution was introduced by Councilman Jared Mead and seconded by Councilman Nate Nehring. Resolution WHEREAS, in 1926, Black historian, author, journalist and founder […]
Your February 2022 horoscope
Understandably, many people do not take astrology seriously. They will read their “Stars” in the media and if something said there doesn’t happen, then they will not have any confidence in it. “Prediction” is one of the worst tags associated with astrology, and prediction is one of the hardest things to do – especially in […]
Pandemic Billionaire Wealth
For the majority of Americans — honestly, for most people globally — the pandemic has been difficult financially: loss of employment, wage and hiring freezes, reduced hours, soaring inflation, etc. Yet somehow, the ten richest billionaires more than doubled their wealth during the pandemic. In a recent annual report from Oxfam, billionaires’ wealth grew at […]
Rep. Larsen tours future Lynnwood infrastructure project sites
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Mayor Christine Frizzell, Public Works Director William A. Franz, and Director of Development and Business Services Department David Kleitsch, on Wednesday, January 26, to tour four current and future infrastructure projects the City of Lynnwood identified could benefit from the investments in the Investments and Jobs Act. […]
New law aims to prevent forced-labor goods from China entering US market
Washington D.C. – President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (H.R.6256) into public law on December 23, 2021, to prevent goods made with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China, particularly the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, from entering the U.S. market. On Monday, January 24, as required by this law, […]
Compass Health enters Phase II of new behavioral clinic in Everett
EVERETT, Wash. – Compass Health has entered Phase II of its Broadway Campus Redevelopment project – demolishing an outdated building in downtown Everett to make way for a modern, more efficient, clinic that will address the region’s difficult mental health landscape that has only increased due to the strain of the pandemic. Located at 3300 […]
OSHA withdraws vaccine mandate
Today, the Biden Administration withdrew its vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. This comes just 13 days after the Supreme Court ruled against the requirement in a 6 to 3 vote, with the majority concluding that The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have “power to regulate […]
