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China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continue

China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continue

BEIJING (AP) — China announced sanctions on six U.S. companies on Thursday as frictions continue to escalate in the countries’ trade relations despite a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. Pre...

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Apple says EU’s sweeping digital rules delay new features for Europeans and seeks their repeal

Apple says EU’s sweeping digital rules delay new features for Europeans and seeks their repeal

LONDON (AP) — Apple wants the European Union to repeal its digital competition rule book, saying the regulations are cumbersome and are delaying new features for Europeans such as live translation...

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Off-duty officer shoots man inside NYC’s Penn Station, police say

Off-duty officer shoots man inside NYC’s Penn Station, police say

NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty police officer shot and wounded a man inside Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest station in the U.S., authorities...

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US home sales remained sluggish in August despite late-summer mortgage rate slide

US home sales remained sluggish in August despite late-summer mortgage rate slide

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes remained sluggish in August, even as a late-summer slide in mortgage rates brought home loan borrowing costs to a 10-month low. Existing home sales slipped ...

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Saudi crown prince freezes rents in Riyadh for 5 years

Saudi crown prince freezes rents in Riyadh for 5 years

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince on Thursday ordered rental prices on commercial and residential properties in the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, to be frozen for five ...

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Ticketmaster to give fans more information after uproar in way Oasis tickets were sold in the UK

Ticketmaster to give fans more information after uproar in way Oasis tickets were sold in the UK

LONDON (AP) — A company that came under fire during the sale of tickets for British rock band Oasis’ reunion concerts this summer committed Thursday to a series of changes that aim to prevent fans...

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