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AOC Calls to Break Up Tech Giants After Apple Raises Device Prices

She says AI-driven shortages of memory storage from rapid data-center build-outs are forcing Apple to pass higher chip costs to consumers.

Paramount Asks Court to Toss Suit That Has Blocked $111 Billion Warner Deal

Polis Vetoes Colorado Surveillance‑Pricing Ban

Arizona Regulators Open Hearings on APS 14% Rate Hike and Annual Adjustment Plan

NY and NJ Cut World Cup Train and Shuttle Fares to $98 and $20

DTE Seeks $474 Million Rate Hike as Nessel Moves to Intervene

Parker Urges Council to Approve $1 Rideshare Fee for Schools as Pushback Mounts

Former Backer Urges UK to Pause Bettor ‘Affordability’ Checks Until Pilot Is Published

Massachusetts Senate Advances $3.64 Billion Bill With Plastic-Bag Ban, 10¢ Paper-Bag Charge

New York Regulators Approve Three-Year Con Edison Rate Increases Effective Jan. 1

New York Regulators Extend Nuclear Subsidies Through 2049 After 6-0 Vote

German Pump Prices Jump Nine Cents as CO2 Costs and Fuel Rules Tighten

California DMV Adopts 30-Day Tesla Sales Suspension, Delays Enforcement 90 Days

Florida Regulators Approve Four-Year FPL Rate Plan Totaling About $6.9 Billion

Dutch Rail Operator NS Sets 6.5% Fare and Subscription Hike for Jan. 1, Retires Two Plans

Supreme Court Rebukes Multiplexes Over Exorbitant F&B Prices in Ticket-Cap Hearing

France Moves to Scale Back Biofuel Tax Breaks in 2026 Budget

SNCF to Re-Examine €110 Fine Over Reported Meowing Cat on Paris–Vannes Train

England Rail Fares Could Climb About 5.5% Next Year on RPI Link

Italian Beach Attendance Falls 25% as Sunbed and Umbrella Fees Soar