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LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – Britain will introduce a default overnight curfew on  social media  apps for 16- and 17-year-olds, the government said, adding new restrictions for older teenagers to its ​plan to introduce a sweeping ban on social media ‌for under-16s. Affected users would be blocked from using apps between midnight and 6 a.m. unless they change the default setting.

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, citing frustration with the Iran war and President Donald Trump’s failure to consult with Congress about his decision to send ​U.S. forces into the conflict.

July 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives ​overwhelmingly ‌voted Tuesday on a bill to make daylight saving ‌time ​year-round ⁠and end the ⁠twice yearly practice of changing clocks. The 308-117 ​vote sends the bill ⁠to ⁠the U.S. Senate ​for consideration. President ​Donald Trump strongly ‌backs the measure. If approved the ⁠clocks would not to return to standard ⁠time ‌in November, ⁠while states ​would ‌have the ​option of ⁠opting out of year-round daylight saving time.

By Nick Mulvenney ATLANTA, July 14 (Reuters) – The Atlanta Police Department (APD) will have enhanced security in place for Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final in the city between England and Argentina, two nations with a fierce soccer rivalry. The World Cup has been free of the violent disorder that blighted ​some tournaments in the 1980s and 1990s but authorities are taking no chances for the ‌last of the seven matches at Atlanta Stadium.

By Amy-Jo Crowley and Milana Vinn July 14 (Reuters) –  Lionsgate Studios, the entertainment company behind the “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” franchises, is exploring a sale and has attracted takeover interest from France’s Bollore Group, as consolidation accelerates across ​the media industry, three people familiar with the matter said.

By Ann Saphir July 14 (Reuters) – Top Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday welcomed fresh data showing consumer price inflation cooled last month, but said they would need more such readings to feel confident that price pressures are truly easing. The remarks, from Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, suggest the case ​for a near-term interest rate hike may have weakened but is by no means dead.

By Colin Barr NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) – Foreign investors bought a net $132 billion of U.S. securities ​in May, the Treasury Department ‌said on Tuesday in its monthly Treasury International Capital report. The net inflow brings net long-term purchases by foreigners to $1.33 trillion for ‌the ​last 12 months, ⁠Treasury said.

By Kevin Yao BEIJING, July 15 (Reuters) – China’s economy likely cooled in the second quarter, with growth drifting toward the lower end of Beijing’s annual target as an entrenched demand slump overshadowed resilient exports, though any fresh stimulus measures are expected to be limited.

July 14 (Reuters) – OpenAI is planning to ​release a ‌screenless speaker as its first hardware product, Bloomberg ‌News ​reported ⁠on Tuesday, ⁠citing people familiar with the matter. The news comes ​just days after Apple ⁠sued ⁠OpenAI and ​two former employees, ​alleging misappropriation of its ‌trade secrets to benefit the ChatGPT ⁠owner’s foray into consumer hardware, a ⁠dramatic ‌escalation of ⁠already simmering ​tension ‌between the ​two companies.

July 14 (Reuters) – Biopharmaceutical company Attovia Therapeutics on ​Tuesday filed for ‌an initial public offering in the United States. Biotech IPO ‌activity ​has ⁠picked up as ⁠improving investor risk appetite encourages companies to return ​to public markets. Attovia Therapeutics develops ⁠biotherapeutics ⁠for immune-mediated diseases, ​using its proprietary ​ATTOBODY platform.