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Author: Brian Fung

A group of 50 attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico unveiled a major antitrust investigation of Google Monday, sharply escalating the regulatory scrutiny facing the tech giant.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/business/us-states-launch-antitrust-investigation-into-google/
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The Prime Minister is too focused on Twitter and Facebook and not on the issues that matter to everyday New Zealanders, National leader Simon Bridges says.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/simon-bridges-slams-christchurch-call-says-pm-too-focused-on-twitter/
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Author: Skara Bohny

A man has been barred from the South Island after allegedly stealing $51,000 worth of biking equipment.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/115666588/man-barred-from-south-island-after-bike-theft-charge
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Author: Bonnie Flaws

It's easier and quicker to build a house than it is to get building consent, some builders say.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/115553946/councils-costing-people-thousands-in-building-consent-delays
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Author: Katie Doyle

Provisional figures from the coroner show that more than 70 people have died from synthetic cannabis toxicity in the past two years.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/398453/synthetic-cannabis-more-than-70-deaths-in-two-years-blamed-on-the-drug
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Author: Andrea Vance and Alison Mau

Labour took six months to act on a complaint that a party staffer sexually assaulted a teenage volunteer in his family home.

It was the staffer's second alleged assault on the 19-year-old woman.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115652892/labour-took-six-months-to-investigate-serious-sexual-assault-complaint
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Author: Garth Bray

Westpac NZ has apologised unreservedly for telling a customer he had three weeks to pay off his home loan and close all his accounts – and for refusing to tell him why.

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/customer-turns-fair-go-after-his-bank-dumps-him-without-explanation
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