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A deal on the debt ceiling?
Jul 16, 2019

A deal on the debt ceiling?

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Talks continue on a debt ceiling deal. Big Tech faces antitrust questions on Capitol Hill. And Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán awaits sentencing, as U.S. puts a price tag on years of violent crime.  

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Big Tech faces antitrust questions on Capitol Hill

Jul 16, 2019
The panel in the House Antitrust Committee comes amid bipartisan scrutiny of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple.
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The U.S. wants El Chapo to pay nearly $12.7B as part of his sentence

Jul 16, 2019
Coming up with the number is one thing. Seizing that cash, experts agree, is another matter entirely.
View of the covers of Mexican newspapers in Mexico City, on February 23, 2014, after Mexican drug trafficker  Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was arrested.
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Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
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