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FTC Opens Review of Major Insurance and Private Equity Deals

The Federal Trade Commission has begun examining several multibillion-dollar acquisitions in insurance and private equity as regulators assess whether consolidation could reduce competition or increase costs.
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Major League Baseball Enters Final Month With Tight Postseason Races
US Leaders Pay Tribute to Dolly Parton After Singer’s Death
US Retail Spending Holds Up During Back-to-School Season
Wall Street Opens September With Modest Gains as Investors Await Economic Signals
AGCO Opens 115,000-Square-Foot Parts Distribution Centre in California
NOAA Tracks Two Atlantic Tropical Disturbances as Peak Storm Season Begins
US Postal Service Begins Rollout of New Mail Ballot Procedures
US Health Department Expands Association Health Plan Rules
EPA Finalizes Tighter Industrial Emissions Standards
US Universities Expand Semiconductor Research Facilities With CHIPS Act Funding
US Automakers Expand Hybrid Production as Consumer Demand Shifts
US Venture Capital Funding Surges Into Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity Startups
US Airlines Adjust Autumn Schedules Amid Air Traffic Controller Shortages
Justice Department Defends Cancellation of Billions in Environmental Grants
US Supreme Court Prepares for Major Executive Power Cases in Autumn Term
US Issues September Visa Bulletin With Tight Employment-Based Limits
Texas Enacts Right-to-Repair Law for Smartphones, Tablets and Laptops
US Congress Opens Funding Talks Ahead of End-of-September Shutdown Deadline
White House Pushes States to Speed Up AI Data Centre Permits
Trump Administration Expands Third-Country Deportations to Africa and Latin America
US Treasury Urges G20 to Coordinate Response to China’s $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus
Federal Reserve Signals Cautious Rate Path Ahead of September Meeting
Grand Canyon Flash Floods Damage Infrastructure and Leave Hikers Missing
John Ternus Takes Over as Apple CEO as Tim Cook Becomes Executive Chairman
US Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers on Larak Island After Strait of Hormuz Mine Threat
US Envoy Discusses Long-Term Defence Procurement With Ukraine and NATO Allies
House Republicans Emphasize Deregulation, Energy and Tax Policy Ahead of Autumn Debates
US Appeals Court Upholds Industrial Air Quality Standards
House Judiciary Committee Investigates Removal of Public Comments From Federal Websites
Trump Administration Presses Apple and Google on Federal Map Naming Rules
White House Prepares New Federal Spending Rescission Package
US Weighs Five States for Centralized Nuclear Waste Storage
US Postal Service Begins New Mail Ballot Procedures Amid Legal Challenges
US Health Department Expands Rules for Association Health Plans
FTC Opens Review of Major Insurance and Private Equity Deals
Trump Criticizes Oil Companies Over Profits During Gulf Tensions
Justice Department Defends Cancellation of Climate and Clean Energy Grants
US Energy Regulators Consider Faster Permits for High-Voltage Transmission Lines
US Launches Cybersecurity Program to Protect Municipal Water Systems
Trump Creates Commission to Plan United States Space Academy
US Launches Quantum Computing Task Force for Financial Sector Security
US Prepares for Government Funding Fight Ahead of October Shutdown Deadline
Trump Administration Signs Drug Pricing Agreements With Nine More Pharmaceutical Companies
US Supreme Court Allows $400 Million White House Ballroom Project to Proceed
Federal Reserve Signals Caution on Rates as Energy Prices and Employment Stay Firm
US Prepares Tighter Export Controls on Advanced Semiconductor Equipment
Pentagon Plans Expanded Deployment of Autonomous Systems in Indo-Pacific
Trump Pushes Faster AI Data Centre Expansion Despite Local Opposition
Federal Appeals Courts Limit Mandatory Detention of Noncitizens
Trump Administration Expands Third-Country Migrant Removals to Africa
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