Today’s Headlines: ‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case

Stocks Rebound After a Day of Wild Selling Worldwide

View in browser August 6, 2024, 4:35 a.m. Eastern time Top News 'Google Is a Monopolist,' Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case The ruling on Google's search dominance was the first antitrust decision of the modern internet era in a case against a technology giant. Stocks Rebound After a Day of Wild Selling Worldwide The Nikkei 225, the benchmark index in Japan, jumped 10.2 percent on Tuesday after a record decline. European markets rose in early trading, and U.S. stock futures point to a higher open. Justice Thomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow's lawyer after records showed undisclosed flights between Hawaii and New Zealand with the Supreme Court justice in 2010. Editors' Picks A Republican State A.G. Fights to Keep Exonerated Prisoners Behind Bars In Missouri, Attorney General Andrew Bailey is in a tough primary fight against a Trump lawyer who says Bailey is soft on crime. Opinion | The Economy Is Looking Pre-Recessionary Will a sluggish Fed snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Today's Videos Video | Crowds Loot Bangladesh Prime Minister's Residence Protesters broke into the home of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after she resigned and fled the country. Video | San Bernardino Fire Engulfs Homes The Edgehill fire burned several homes and threatened others along a hillside in San Bernardino, Calif. Video | Debby Drenches Florida in Slow Crawl Northeast The storm made landfall near Steinhatchee, Fla., as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening back into a tropical storm. World She Thought Her Grip Was Unbreakable. Bangladeshis Would Prove Otherwise. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who once brought democratic hope to Bangladesh, turned increasingly autocratic and met her downfall in a crackdown on protesters. Myanmar Rebels Claim Regional Military Base in Major Victory The seizure of the military's northeastern command post gives the resistance control of a city and airport on a crucial trade corridor to China. Britain's Weekend of Violence: What We Know The country begins a new week on edge after anti-immigrant riots, fanned by disinformation from the far right, broke out in cities across Britain. See more world news U.S. A Year After a Devastating Fire, Lahaina Is Ready to Rebuild. But How? Much of the fire-ravaged community on the island of Maui has been cleared of debris. But for a town steeped in history, there are thorny questions about what the future should look like. Virginia Man Threatened to Kill Kamala Harris, Authorities Say Frank Carillo, 66, also made threats against President Biden and Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, according to federal prosecutors. Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Lawyer, Will Cooperate in Arizona Election Fraud Case Ms. Ellis is the first of 18 defendants to reach a deal with prosecutors in a case that charges them with trying to overturn Arizona's election results in 2020. See more U.S. news Politics In Missouri, Cori Bush Fights for Survival Against an AIPAC-Backed Democrat The ultraliberal congresswoman and member of the "squad" is facing a primary on Tuesday against Wesley Bell, a progressive prosecutor whose campaign has been financed by pro-Israel groups. A Race at Warp Speed: For Harris, There Are Advantages in a Late Start This presidential campaign is playing out in fast forward. Strategists in both parties say speed is likely to benefit Vice President Kamala Harris. On Biden's Exit, Pelosi Says She Was Driven by Need to Defeat Trump A new book by the former speaker details her clashes with the former president, but it was written before her most recent exercise of political might: helping persuade President Biden to end his re-election bid. See more political news Business The Next Month in the Economy Could Be Crucial for the Presidential Election Former President Trump is trying to stoke economic angst, while Vice President Harris projects optimism. Traders Bet on Fed Emergency Rate Cuts, but Officials Need More to React The Federal Reserve cuts rates outside of scheduled meetings only in extreme cases. But job market weakening could make for bigger rate cuts down the road. Advice: When the Stock Market Drops, Stay Calm and Do Nothing There is no reason to think that you can predict what will happen in the markets in the next few hours or in the near future. It's better not to try. See more business news Technology CrowdStrike Hits Back in Heated Spat With Delta Over Global Tech Outage The cybersecurity company said the airline should take the blame after it struggled to rebound from a software outage that caused disruptions worldwide. Elon Musk Revives Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman The Tesla chief executive has renewed claims that the A.I. start-up put profits and commercial interests ahead of the public good. Nvidia Tumbles After Reports of Chip Delay The A.I. chip maker's shares fell in early trading, but the stock pared some of its losses. See more technology news Sports To Become the GOAT, Simone Biles First Had to Be a Turtle She sealed her legacy with four medals at the Paris Games. She created it by being herself and going at her own pace. Female Gymnasts Have to Dance. What if the Sport Actually Valued It? Olympic gymnastics would be more enjoyable on TV and in the arena if choreography were less of an afterthought, our critic writes. LeBron James Faces the Basketball World He Helped to Create James is the sport's global ambassador, and at the Olympics, he is playing in front of — and against — people who grew up dreaming of seeing him in person. See more sports news Arts The Church Preached Love and Tolerance. Then Racial Politics Tore It Apart. In her new book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eliza Griswold chronicles the fate of an idealistic congregation fractured by internal divisions. An 18th-Century Phenom Arrives at Lincoln Center The Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center will play Marianna Martines's Symphony in C, a milestone for a composer whose music mostly fell silent after her death. They Translated the Books of Others. Now They're Writing Their Own. Recognized literary translators — Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, Bruna Dantas Lobato among them — are making the jump to publishing rosters as authors themselves. See more arts news New York MS-13 Killed Her Sister. That Was Just the Beginning of Her Pain. After Kelsey Cuevas lost her sister Kayla, a driver ran over their mother at the site of Kayla's memorial. The driver is set to be sentenced to probation. He Took His 68-Year-Old Secret to Court and Finally Confronted His Ghost Robin Davis spent a long career in finance and philanthropy haunted by what had happened to him as a boy. Could an unusual trial on Long Island help him find peace? This N.Y.C. Tourist Hub Has Become Trash-Strewn Chaos for Everyone Eighth Avenue in Manhattan connects Broadway's theaters to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. But it is also crowded, dirty and sometimes dangerous. See more New York news Media & Advertising 'House of the Dragon': 5 Questions as We Look Ahead to Season 3 Where is that wagon going? And who were those unfamiliar dragons? The Season 2 finale left viewers with many cliffhangers and much to ponder. The Author of 'Red, White and Royal Blue' Is Back, With More Spice and No Shame Casey McQuiston's debut proved that queer romance can be a hit. In their latest novel, "The Pairing," sex doesn't only sell; it's also "beautiful and really soul affirming." The Director of 'Deadpool & Wolverine' on Those Spoilery Surprises Shawn Levy explains the thinking behind specific cameos, what was saved from discarded scripts and how they made that end-credits tribute to Fox. See more media & advertising news Science Can the Higgs Boson Shine on Broadway? A musical about particle physics is under development, with David Henry Hwang, the playwright behind "M. Butterfly." Study Puts a $43 Billion Yearly Price Tag on Cancer Screening The estimate focused on five cancers for which there is medically recommended screening — breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate — and found that colonoscopies accounted for most of the costs. Can Fees on Polluting Cars Clean the Air? London Has New Evidence. The city's expanded low-emissions zone, which was politically fraught, has cut emissions that contribute to health problems like asthma, new numbers show. See more science news Well How Much Alcohol Is Too Much for a Driver? Experts argue the U.S. drunk-driving limit is too high. Can Stress Really Give You a Round 'Cortisol Face'? Online influencers claim the hormone can change the shape of your face. But experts say that misconstrues how cortisol works. How Healthy Are Tomatoes? They're juicy, versatile and in season. Here are their nutritional benefits, and recipes to make the most of them. See more on Well Obituaries Tsung-Dao Lee, 97, Physicist Who Challenged a Law of Nature, Dies At 31, he and a colleague won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that subatomic particles, contrary to what scientists thought, are not always symmetrical. Barbara Howar, Irreverent Memoirist of Washington Society, Dies at 89 She was already a prominent hostess in the nation's capital when her uninhibited, best-selling 1973 memoir, "Laughing All the Way," made her a star. See more Obituaries Opinion Michelle Goldberg JD Vance Just Blurbed a Book Arguing That Progressives Are Subhuman A MAGA-world celebration of Francisco Franco and Joseph McCarthy. Brett Malone, Kirk Semple, Emily Holzknecht and Adam Westbrook I Want to Free My Mother's Killer From Death Row We're good at convicting and punishing people, but we need to learn how to forgive. Guest Essay Population Growth Isn't a Progressive Issue. It Should Be. There's more to the issue than what JD Vance says. Guest Essay Will We Have to Pump the Great Lakes to California to Feed the Nation? The United States has no plan for the disruptions that will befall our food systems as critical water supplies dwindle. 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