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Game makers seek unions as digital entertainment booms

Game makers seek unions as digital entertainment booms

Unsung workers who make movie superheroes fly and lightsabers crackle are turning to labor unions as relentless demand for content turns dream jobs into grueling routines.

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US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

Google faces its biggest ever legal challenge in a Washington court on Tuesday, as it fends off accusations from the US government that it acted unlawfully to build its overwhelming dominance of online search.

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Niger military accuses France of deploying forces with eye to 'intervention'

Niger military accuses France of deploying forces with eye to 'intervention'

Niger's coup leaders have accused France of gathering forces, war materials and equipment in several neighbouring West African countries with a view to "military intervention".

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Biden to pay tribute to McCain in Hanoi to boost unifier image

Biden to pay tribute to McCain in Hanoi to boost unifier image

US President Joe Biden will use a visit to Hanoi to boost his image as a unifier by saluting the memory of John McCain -- Vietnam War hero, Republican stalwart, and serial antagonist of Donald Trump.

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Palestinian water woes highlight dashed hopes of Oslo Accords

Palestinian water woes highlight dashed hopes of Oslo Accords

Thirty years after the landmark Oslo Accords, Palestinian hopes for statehood seem as remote as ever and popular frustration is rife -- nowhere more than over access to water.

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No Messi, no problem as Miami win again

No Messi, no problem as Miami win again

Despite missing Lionel Messi, Inter Miami moved within six points of the playoff positions in Major League Soccer with a 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.

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France's Ladj Ly back with new film on life in Paris suburbs

France's Ladj Ly back with new film on life in Paris suburbs

Four years after he lit up the Croisette in Cannes with his debut feature film "Les Miserables," Ladj Ly is back with a new searing and very personal take on life in the gritty Paris suburbs.

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Williams sisters paved way says Gauff after US Open win

Williams sisters paved way says Gauff after US Open win

Coco Gauff said tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams paved the way for her breakthrough US Open triumph on Saturday after the American teenager captured her first Grand Slam title.

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'Me against me': Sabalenka rues US Open final unravelling

'Me against me': Sabalenka rues US Open final unravelling

Aryna Sabalenka said she only had herself to blame for losing to Coco Gauff in Saturday's US Open final after an error-riddled performance proved her undoing.

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USA beat Uzbekistan on Berhalter's return

USA beat Uzbekistan on Berhalter's return

A fourth minute strike from Timothy Weah and two stoppage time goals gave the United States a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in a friendly in St.Louis on Saturday.

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