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EU regulator accuses Apple of restricting rivals’ access to payment tech
CEO of Apple Tim Cook attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Europe’s antitrust regulator accused Apple of restricting rivals’ access to its payment technology, […]
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Biden’s $33 billion Ukraine aid request hits early snag over Covid funding in Congress
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) speaks after a Senate republican luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 10, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters President Joe Biden’s request for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine hit an early snag on Capitol Hill, where a dispute over immigration policy threatens to hamstring an otherwise urgent ask to […]
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Trump loses bid to lift contempt charge despite swearing he can’t find subpoenaed documents
Former President Donald Trump looks on before speaking during a tour to an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021 in Pharr, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A New York judge Friday denied a request by lawyers for former President Donald Trump to lift a contempt of court finding despite the […]
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House Capitol riot probe seeks testimony from key GOP lawmakers, sets 8 days of public hearings in June
A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump sprays smoke during a “Stop the Steal” protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. January 6, 2021. Stephanie Keith | Reuters The select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will hold at least eight public hearings starting June 9 and will send requests this […]
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Biden to ask Congress for $33 billion to support Ukraine through September
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Biden will ask Congress to provide $33 billion for military, economic, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, as well as the power to seize and sell the assets of wealthy Russians. Samuel Corum | […]
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Fellow NC Republican calls for insider trading probe of Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s crypto holdings
U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn speaks during a rally hosted by former U.S. President Donald Trump in Selma, North Carolina, U.S. April 9, 2022. Erin Siegal | Reuters A Republican senator on Wednesday called on Congress to investigate his GOP colleague Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who has come under fire as ethics watchdogs raise suspicions of possible […]
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Boeing lost $1.1 billion on Trump Air Force One contract; CEO regrets deal
Boeing disclosed Wednesday that it has lost a whopping $1.1 billion in costs related to its deal with the Trump administration to modify two 747 jumbo jets to serve as Air Force One — and CEO Dave Calhoun admitted the aviation giant “probably” should not have cut the deal in the first place. Even more […]
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Apple now lets you buy parts so you can fix your iPhone yourself
Apple opened its “Self Service Repair” online store on Wednesday as the right to repair movement has put pressure on U.S. regulators to give consumers more control over their products. The new program, first announced in November, will offer customers more than 200 parts and tools customers can use to repair the iPhone 12, iPhone […]
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Elon Musk will owe Twitter $1 billion if he can’t secure financing
In this photo illustration Elon Musk Twitter seen displayed on a smartphone screen with Twitter logo in the background in Chania, Crete Island, Greece on April 23, 2022. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, could be required to pay Twitter a termination fee of $1 billion, under […]
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‘Trump has willfully disobeyed a lawful order of this court,’ NY judge says as $10,000 per-day contempt fines start
Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, left, awards a $100,000 check to a veterans charity during a campaign event at the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The check is due now, Mr. […]
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