albertsons
US FTC’s bid to block Kroger-Albertsons merger heads to trial
The FTCwill argue Kroger’s $25 billion merger with rival grocer Albertsons is bad for shoppers and workers when the agency’s lawsuit goes to trial in federal court.
AI search tools
Google Loses Historic Antitrust Lawsuit Over Its ‘Search Dominance’
A federal judge ruled on Monday that Google violated U.S. antitrust laws with its online search business, handing the tech giant a staggering court defeat with the potential to reshape how millions of Americans get information online, and potentially ending the decades of dominance.
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Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma Wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee
12-year-old Bruhat Soma of Florida won the 96th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night after defeating all seven other finalists and beating his final competitor in the competition’s second-ever spell-off.
Alphabet
US court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September
A U.S. appeals court set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
2010
US sues to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
“It is time to break up Live Nation,” said U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
bonus
Oregon: Powerball Winner Of $1.326B Is Laotian Immigrant Battling Cancer
The winners of the $1.326 billion Powerball prize have officially come forward and were revealed by the Oregon lottery on Monday.
Abril Elfi
Special Counsel Urges Appeals Court To Block Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claim
Special Counsel Jack Smith has submitted a counterargument to President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in connection with his 2020 election meddling case.
Alphabet
Google to pay $700 mln to US consumers, states in Play store settlement
Google will pay $700 million and revamp its Play app store to allow for greater competition as part of an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers.