Strong statement from FTC, following the security and privacy departures at Twitter: "We are tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern. No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees."

NEW: We sued in federal court to stop Albertsons from paying out nearly $4 billion to private equity investors until we can complete our review of the proposed Albertsons/Kroger merger.

The companies own Safeway and Harris Teeter, major supermarket chains serving DC residents.

The proposed Albertsons/Kroger merger is far from a done deal — that's why we're asking a King County judge to stop Albertsons from paying out $4 billion before we can do our job and review the merger. atg.wa.gov/news/news-rele…

Sino Biopharm/F-Star Therapeutics: U.S., UK Coordinate National Security Reviews of Controversial Deal $HK:1177 $FSTX

SCOOP: ⁦@TractorSupply⁩ says the ⁦⁦@FTC⁩ has cleared its $320 million purchase of smaller rival OrscheIn Farm & Home after a more than year-long deal review. wsj.com/articles/ftc-c…

Microsoft/Activision Blizzard: FTC Staff Presses Third Parties to Sign Declarations by End of Month $MSFT $ATVI

So, @TheOnion filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in defense of parody under the First Amendment… and it’s exactly what you’d expect. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/2…

DOJ’s antitrust hiring binge makes sense, say top lawyers in the field, given the major lawsuits both in the works and likely soon to drop. “(I)t takes a lot of work and a lot of bodies,” says one. With Dan @papscun news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/loom… @BLaw

TODAY: nytimes.com/2022/05/23/nyr…

NYC tested specimens from two patients under investigation for possible monkeypox. One case has been ruled out and another has been identified as positive for Orthopoxvirus, the family of viruses to which monkeypox belongs. Confirmation for monkeypox is pending @CDCgov testing.

“This is a life-changing disability,” says one long Covid patient, a former marathoner who now tries to walk 2 miles when he has the energy. Via @rddysum
wsj.com/articles/long-…

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NEW: NYC strongly recommending everyone wears masks indoors as the city approaches the CDC high alert level, triggered by rising hospitalizations. Alert later today will urge high-quality masks — such as KN95 and KF94 masks and N95 respirators — when indoors in public.

The cost of diesel is reaching new highs across the U.S., straining the operations of trucking companies and wrecking the transportation budgets of businesses that need to ship goods. on.wsj.com/3yyNMpS via @WSJ

New @WSJ visual investigation reveals how Russian forces positioned themselves around a four-mile stretch of road outside Kyiv during the month of March to fire on and kidnap fleeing civilians
on.wsj.com/3l4icsi

For private-equity firms, the supply chain crisis has become a profit opportunity, via @WSJPE
wsj.com/articles/priva…

Parts shortages are holding down the production of new trucks, causing mileage and repairs to pile up on older fleets wsj.com/articles/truck… via @WSJ

Cannabis confusion: Thousands of truckers taken off the job amid supply chain woes politi.co/3LPw3OS via @politico

Shopify buying fulfillment specialist Deliverr for $2.1 Billion, ramping up its own competition with Amazon. wsj.com/articles/shopi… via @WSJ by @adrianowriter

[anxiously researches human-to-feline transmission]

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