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JB Pritzker · Chicago

New gun law: Over 2 dozen sheriffs refuse to enforce Illinois assault weapons ban

38% Right coverage: 34 sources

More than two dozen sheriffs around Illinois, including in Kane and McHenry counties, said they won't enforce the state's new bans on assault weapons by checking for compliance or arresting offenders.

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B.C.’s avalanche conditions highly risky, haven’t been seen in 2 decades

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Early winter cold and dry spells created deeply buried weak layers of snow, say forecasters. These kinds of conditions haven't been seen since 2003, a year with so many avalanche fatalities (29 across Canada) Ari Hannah said the problem many mountainous parts of B.C. are facing right now is the outcome of unusually dry weather seen at the beginning of winter.

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Business · Cupertino

Apple to replace key Broadcom chip with in-house design

60% Center coverage: 15 sources

Apple Inc plans to replace a Broadcom Inc chip from its devices with an in-house design in 2025, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Business · Cupertino

Apple's stock market value falls below $2 trillion

45% Center coverage: 29 sources

Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) stock market value shrank sharply on Tuesday following its steep drop last year, leaving it below $2 trillion for the first time since March 2021.

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US & Canada · Washington

U.S. House administration arm bans TikTok on official devices

39% Center coverage: 63 sources

The popular Chinese video app TikTok has been banned from all U.S. House of Representatives-managed devices, according to the House's administration arm, mimicking a law soon to go into effect banning the app from U.S. government devices.

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