Press Digest: New York Times business news - July 14

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14/07/2023 06:08

July 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on
the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    - The Hollywood actors union approved a strike on Thursday,
for the first time in 43 years, after talks with studios broke
down. They will join film and television writers who have been
on picket lines since May. 
    
    - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an
investigation into Microsoft  MSFT.O  backed OpenAI on claims it
has run afoul of consumer protection laws by putting personal
reputations and data at risk.
    
    - A World Health Organization agency declared on Thursday
that aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet
drinks and low-sugar foods, could possibly cause cancer.
    
    - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a
birth control pill to be sold without a prescription for the
first time in the United States.

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