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Washington (CNN) The US Justice Department and more than a dozen states filed a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, accusing the giant company of illegally monopolizing the
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Washington says Morales Urbina exploited her office to facilitate a coordinated campaign to suppress dissent.
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Over a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested inside the Russell Senate Office Building on Thursday, interrupting Sen. Marco Rubio’s TV appearance.
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The race is on for Congress to pass the final spending package for the current budget year and push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Federal Government filed a lawsuit against Apple on March 21, alleging it monopolizes the smartphone market. The attorneys general for 15 states and the District of Columbia joined the Justice Department in the civil suit that accuses Apple of restricting its smartphone system to drive up costs and prevent the release of its
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U.S. Congressional leaders from both parties looked to put a positive light on a US$1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working to approve before funding expires at midnight Friday for a host of key government agencies.
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SPOKANE, Wash. The City of Spokane and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will spend $440,000 cleaning up city gateways, which have been affected by trash and graffiti in past months. Under the new agreement between the municipal and state governments, Spokane Code Enforcement will conduct cleanups just as they have been, but
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple as the government cracks down on Big Tech, alleging the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. Apple joins competitors sued by regulators, including Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com across the administrations of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. “Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies violate the antitrust laws,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
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Biden-backed, bipartisan legislation to avoid government shutdown would ban aid for UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
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The government wants to know how airlines handle personal information about their passengers
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The government wants to know how airlines handle personal information about their passengers
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U.S. Congressional leaders from both parties looked to put a positive light on a US$1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working to approve before funding expires at midnight Friday for a host of key government agencies.