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and that much profit, as well as so many customers, tends to attract the attention of government officials. and now the us department ofjustice, along with 16 different states, has filed a lawsuit against apple. apple charges as much as nearly $1600 for an iphone. but as our complaint alleges, apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal anti trust law. it accuses the company of blocking rival tech firms from accessing hardware and software features on the iphone, thus gaining an unfair dominance of the smartphone market. apple denies the accusations, saying in a statement. leaving apple and the us government heading for a lengthy argument in court over whether the tech giant is protecting its customers or making it difficult for them to leave. even very popular companies that make stuff that we care about have to compete for that loyalty that we have, and apple isn t ....

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scotland have already qualified for the euros and face the netherlands on friday night in a friendly in amsterdam before taking on northern ireland, who haven t qualified for germany, at hampden park next tuesday. in terms of preparation, it s important because we have four friendlies before we get to the tournament itself. the better we can play the better we can be prepared then. more likely we will do well in the summer. leicester city say they re surprised and disappointed by the timing of premier league charges which allege they broke spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight. the club noted the charges had been brought while they re outside the top flight. leicester were relegated to the championship at the end of last season and have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainabilty rules, and failing to submit audited accounts. if found guilty, they could face a points deduction. to tennis and jannik ....

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for an immediate ceasefire. mr blinken says talks in saudi arabia and egypt have been making progress and the gaps are narrowing in the pursuit for peace. our reporter, will vernon, has the story. this is antony blinken s sixth trip to the middle east since the war in gaza began. the secretary of state met egyptian officials on thursday, holding crucial negotiations to bring an end to the fighting. mr blinken said very good progress had been made in the talks. the gaps are narrowing. we still have some work to do, but i believe that again the progress is good, is real. i can t put a timeframe on it. but we are, i think, getting close to a point where we will have agreements. on the table a deal that would lead to a six week truce and the release of dozens of hostages still held by hamas militants inside of the war zone. later today, negotiators will be hoping for a breakthrough as they gather in the qatari capital doha. the qataris continue to urge both sides hamas to relea ....

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texas governor greg abbott remains adamant that the state will continue arresting migrants who cross illegally. texas has the legal authority to arrest people coming across the razor wire barriers on our border and we will continue to use our arrest authority and arrest people coming across the border illegally. for more analysis on the legal back and forth between the state and the us supreme court, i spoke to the legal director for american civil liberties union of texas, adriana pinon. she broke down the law known as sba. you strongly disagree with sb four, the aclu has called it a threat to basic civil and human rights. while it is frozen at the moment, what is happening to migrants who have crossed the border illegally? seq the border illegally? $34 currently the border illegally? $34 currently cannot - the border illegally? $34 currently cannot be - the border illegally? se4 currently cannot be enforced because of that, there should because of that, there should ....

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idea that it has an ecosystem that is tightly controlled. we are seeing here lawyers from the department of justice arguing that that tight control is hindering innovation and hurting rivals by keeping them out, and also limiting the choice of consumers. this will play out over the next couple of years. meantime, tim cook is busy in shanghai, where he has been opening up the company s second largest or in the world. that is a crucial market for the company and in the first six weeks of this year, they have seen a 24% drop in iphone sales. it is a challenging time for this company and i have a lot of fires to put out right now. i want to switch tax lightly because donald trump could be in line for a $3 billion payout if his company, truth social, actually merges. what is going on without? , , ., ., without? this is the social media com an without? this is the social media company that without? this is the social media company that he without? this is the social media ....

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