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Meta losing big money as legal bills stack up
3 minutes Posted Aug 5, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has lost billions of dollars in profits as bills from multiple lawsuits stack up. Plus, the government winds back its so-called “widow’s tax”, a new desl to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Jetstar passengers facing a new fee for using overhead lockers, 

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