## Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $55 billion in largest-ever private equity buyout

Authored by apnews.com

Electronic Arts, the maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $55 billion in what could become the largest private equity-funded buyout in history.

Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, and Affinity Partners will pay EA’s stockholders $210 per share.

PIF, which was currently the largest insider stakeholder in Electronic Arts, will be rolling over its existing 9.9% investment in the company.

The commitment to the massive deal is inline with recent activity in the gaming sector by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, wrote Andrew Marok of Raymond James.

Electronic Arts would be taken private and its headquarters would remain in Redwood City, California.

“Electronic Arts is an extraordinary company with a world-class management team and a bold vision for the future,” said Kushner, CEO of Affinity Partners.

EA shares, which rose nearly 5% on Monday, had jumped 15% on Friday after rumors of a takeover began to circulate. »

### For once, good news: More colon cancers are getting caught early as 40-somethings line up for colonoscopies

Authored by businessinsider.com

Persistent abdominal pain can be an early sign of colon cancer, especially if it's accompanied by rectal bleeding.

New data released today suggests that more early-stage colon cancer cases are being detected in younger people across the US, before it's too late.

In 2018, to respond to the trend of colon cancer hitting more folks under the age of 50, the ACS changed its colon cancer screening recommendations, telling people to start looking for colon cancer earlier, at age 45. »

### QAnon Shaman says he’s rightful president, sues Trump for $40 trillion

Authored by phoenixnewtimes.com

In the process, the Phoenix resident is claiming that he is the rightful leader of the United States.

The shaman demanded $40 trillion in the lawsuit – $38 trillion to pay off the American government’s debt, $1 trillion to rebuild America’s infrastructure and another $1 trillion for Chansley’s “personal, emotional, mental and spiritual torture and years worth of anguish.”.

If you haven’t been following the saga of the QAnon Shaman, it might seem surprising that Chansley would rail against the Trump administration. »

### All hopes of reasoning with Putin are gone - war is coming

Authored by inews.co.uk

Britain’s decision to throw its weight behind a proposed European “drone wall” underscores a recognition that war is no longer confined to Ukraine’s borders.

The symbolism is clear: this is not just Ukraine’s war any longer.

The “drone wall” is no panacea, but it is at least a recognition that war is coming — and that Europe must move even faster. »

### Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups

Authored by apnews.com

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans gave the country’s pro-Western governing party a clear parliamentary majority in a weekend election, defeating pro-Russian groups in a vote widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West.

In recent years it has taken a clear Westward path, turning the country into a geopolitical battleground between Russia and Europe.

Electoral data indicate the PAS will hold a clear majority of about 55 of the 101 seats in the legislature. »

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