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1. A federal judge blocks the Commerce Department from requiring Apple, Alphabet Inc., and Google to remove WeChat downloads.
   2020-09-22 07:04:26 (First version)
2. A federal judge blocks the Commerce Department from requiring U.S. app stores to remove WeChat downloads.
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