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Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination. After years of speculation, the stage is

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Apple is expected to unveil sleek headset aimed at thrusting the masses into alternate realities

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination. After years of speculation, the stage is set for the widely

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Oil tanker breaks down in Egypt’s Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the global waterway

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A spokesperson for Egypt’s Suez Canal says a tanker transporting crude oil broke down in the canal on Sunday, briefly disrupting traffic in the global waterway. The Malta-flagged Seavigour suffered a mechanical malfunction while transiting the canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. The canal authority

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China tightens access to Tiananmen Square on anniversary of 1989 pro-democracy protests

BEIJING (AP) — China tightened already strict access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of 1989 pro-democracy protests. In Hong Kong, which had been the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, eight people, including activists and artists, were detained on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the crackdown, a move

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