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Apple likely to escape EU fine after browser changes
Apple set to stave off EU fine over browser options, sources say

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Apple appears to have dodged a major regulatory setback in Europe, following recent changes to how users select...

FBI probing increased violence against Tesla
FBI says it is probing 'increase in violent activity toward Tesla'

WASHINGTON, D.C: FBI Director Kash Patel said this week the bureau was probing what he called the increase in violent activity toward...

Alarm over nine Red Cross personnel going missing in Gaza
Concern after disappearance of 9 Red Cross medics in Gaza

GAZA - Israel is refusing to allow search parties to access an area where 9 Red Cross ambulance crew members have gone missing in Gaza....

Georgia jury hits Bayer with $2.1 billion verdict over roundup claims
Bayer ordered to pay $2.1 billion in Roundup cancer lawsuit

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A jury in Georgia has ordered Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, to pay nearly US$2.1 billion to a man...

World mobilizes assistance for quake-hit Myanmar
Myanmar earthquake death toll expected to rise

The death toll in Friday's massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 1,644, and is expected to rise significantly. At least another...

US boosts egg imports from Brazil amid bird flu spread
US turns to Brazil, other sources for eggs during bird flu outbreak

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In response to soaring egg prices and supply shortages driven by a devastating bird flu outbreak, the United States...

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Ford F-150 under investigation for transmission defects
US opens probe into 1.3 million Ford F-150 trucks over gear shift

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Federal safety regulators have launched a new investigation into Ford's best-selling F-150 pickup trucks after receiving...

Florida City to train local police for immigration enforcement
Fort Myers officials approve plan to aid ICE in deportations

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: City officials in Fort Myers, Florida, voted last week to approve a new agreement allowing local police to...

Carnival cruises past earnings forecast, raises profit outlook
Carnival raises annual profit forecast on strong cruise demand

MIAMI, Florida: Strong demand for cruise vacations is helping Carnival Corp sail past earnings expectations and lift its annual profit...

Derek Hill's ninth-inning heroics lift Marlins over Pirates
Derek Hill's ninth-inning heroics lift Marlins over Pirates

(Photo credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images) Derek Hill single-handedly manufactured Miami's third walk-off win in the first four games...

Rays rally in sixth to beat Rockies, win first series in new digs
Rays rally in sixth to beat Rockies, win first series in new digs

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images) Tampa Bay pinch hitter Junior Caminero's go-ahead RBI single sparked a four-run...

Tyler Heineman's second career HR lifts Blue Jays over Orioles
Tyler Heineman's second career HR lifts Blue Jays over Orioles

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images) Tyler Heineman hit his second career home run, Chris Bassitt pitched a resourceful...

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