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2023-07-13 15:59
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Influencer arrested over TikTok video satirizing wealthy Emiratis in Dubai shows limits on freedoms
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Sarah Silverman and novelists sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for ingesting their books
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There have been 175 sports-betting violations since 2018, 17 active investigations, NCAA head says
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Historic Anchor Brewing Co. is closing after 127 years, with beer sales in decline
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Chinese hackers breached State Dept., other government email on eve of Blinken visit, officials say
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Inflation drops to 3% and Biden hopes to turn a weakness with voters into a strength
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