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An Ontario woman who returned a $2,500 Apple iPad via courier says she won’t get a refund after the package went missing.
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Ontario woman out ,500 after iPad returned by courier goes missing

Interested in owning Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory empire, Infowars? Its parent company, Free Speech Systems, is now officially up for sale following the approval of a Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
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Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory empire Infowars will be sold for parts to help pay Sandy Hook families

Boeing factory workers felt pressured to prioritize production speed over quality and said they did not receive enough training to properly perform their jobs, according to the results of a special investigation.
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Boeing workers pressured to put speed over quality, FAA says

Climate change is driving and intensifying extreme weather in the world’s major coffee-producing countries, jeopardizing future crops and putting pressure on global prices.
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Drought in Brazil, Vietnam highlight climate change’s impact on coffee: experts

Mortgage rule changes allow easier entry into the housing market with lower monthly payments, but also an increased cost of repaying a mortgage.
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Mortgage changes: Cheaper entry into housing market at steeper costs

A federal judge sentenced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend to two years in prison, citing her extensive cooperation with prosecutors that led to the conviction of the former face of the cryptocurrency industry in one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history.
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Caroline Ellison, whose testimony helped convict Sam Bankman-Fried, sentenced to two years in prison

Visa shares took a hit on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing it of violating antitrust law by suppressing competition by threatening merchants with high fees and paying off potential rivals.
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U.S. accuses Visa of monopolizing debit card swipes

A report from a tribunal appointed by the Saskatchewan Party government says a proposed federal emissions cap and methane regulations would cause severe economic damage.
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Saskatchewan report says proposed federal oil and gas cap would cause economic damage

Some Royal Bank of Canada employees who joined when the bank acquired HSBC Canada worry they could lose their jobs when RBC’s six-month guarantee to keep them expires this month, according to six sources familiar with the situation.
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RBC bankers fear layoffs as pledge to keep HSBC staff nears end, sources say

Months of negotiations have resulted in an agreement between Canada and France allowing fishers from a tiny archipelago near Newfoundland a portion of the annual Atlantic halibut catch, officials announced Monday.
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Canada announces deal with France on contentious Atlantic halibut fishery