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Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration is considering a wide-sweeping rule to clamp down on companies exporting their critical chipmaking equipment to China.
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Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 23 July 2024
In a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, attorneys for Rosa Ramirez say the 44-year-old was standing just outside her front door talking to a deputy last year when an off-leash patrol dog swooped in and clamped down on her hand, permanently injuring her.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
In the latest, Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration is considering a wide-sweeping rule to clamp down on companies exporting their critical chipmaking equipment to China.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 18 July 2024
And there are early signs Labour will indeed clamp down on the people smugglers who are organizing, and making money from, the migrant arrivals.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 23 July 2024
In a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, attorneys for Rosa Ramirez say the 44-year-old was standing just outside her front door talking to a deputy last year when an off-leash patrol dog swooped in and clamped down on her hand, permanently injuring her.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
In the latest, Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration is considering a wide-sweeping rule to clamp down on companies exporting their critical chipmaking equipment to China.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 18 July 2024
And there are early signs Labour will indeed clamp down on the people smugglers who are organizing, and making money from, the migrant arrivals.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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