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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has thrown a monkey wrench into Microsoft’s plan to acquire Activision. According to a scheduling order filed last week, the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit hearing against the deal will not begin until August 2. This date is well past the contracted deadline of July 18,…