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By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ticketmaster’s botched sale of tickets to Taylor Swift’s 2023 tour, the megastar’s first in five years, has led to calls for the company to be broken up – a proposal that antitrust experts say could find a far more receptive audience than in the past. The U.S. Justice Department, …

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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon, who faces a series of criminal charges, was released from house arrest on Friday and vowed to take part in protests against the ex-Soviet state’s current pro-Western leader. “I intend to go into the different regions and villages to talk to people, just as …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The divided U.S. Congress after the November midterm elections undermines pharmaceutical companies who want to weaken a new law that allows the government to negotiate drug prices, Republican strategists, policy experts and pharmaceutical executives say. Democratic President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, which Democrats passed in August against …

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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, facing mounting legal challenges over the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, may have harmed his defense by speaking publicly in recent days, legal experts said. Bankman-Fried has sought to explain the implosion of FTX and disparaged government regulators in posts on Twitter and conversations with reporters. …

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By Valerie Volcovici SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry has tested positive for COVID-19 at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, but continues to work by phone, the State Department said on Friday. “He is fully vaccinated and boosted and experiencing mild symptoms. He is working with his negotiations team …

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Video clips showing a fire at the ancestral home in Iran of the Islamic Republic’s late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, have appeared on social media, with activists saying it was torched by protesters. Reuters verified the location of two video clips using the distinctive arches and buildings that match file images. However, …

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