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Google Is Fined $3.5 Billion for Breaking Europe’s Antitrust Laws

European Union officials accused the American tech giant of using its size and dominance to undercut rivals in online advertising, a move that could raise the ire of the Trump administration.

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Google’s multibillion-dollar business is underpinned by its dominance of the online advertising market.
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Weak Jobs Report Strengthens Case for Fed to Cut Interest Rates

A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data.

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The latest jobs report will weigh heavily when the Federal Reserve, led by Jerome H. Powell, makes a decision on interest rates this month.
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The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is More Than Nostalgia. It’s a Message.

President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

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“Everybody likes that we had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War,” President Trump said.
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The N.Y. Assembly’s Most Powerful Democrat Has Been Slow to Back Mamdani

Carl Heastie, the speaker of the Assembly, has not yet endorsed his fellow lawmaker. He’s not the only prominent Democrat to hold back support.

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The Assembly speaker, Carl Heastie, has asked Zohran Mamdani to do more to placate their colleagues who take issue with his stance on Israel.
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Talks Between Adams and Trump Adviser Center on Saudi Ambassadorship

The discussions are said to be part of an effort to get Mayor Eric Adams to end his mayoral campaign in New York City, clearing a path for Andrew Cuomo.

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Mayor Eric Adams has told allies he is considering a range of options at a time when polls show his path to re-election has all but closed.
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Kim Jong-un Leaves Beijing With Big Diplomatic Wins

Mr. Kim’s presence at a Chinese military parade was a sign of his growing geopolitical ​leverage and that North Korea was being accepted as a de facto nuclear power.

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Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, leaving after meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, in Beijing on Thursday. It was their sixth summit.
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Angela Rayner, UK Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns After Underpaying Tax

In a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ms. Rayner said she would step down after an ethics adviser found she had breached a code of conduct for government ministers.

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Angela Rayner in July. As deputy prime minister, she had come to be seen as a powerful ally of Keir Starmer and a bridge to the left of the Labour Party.
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Israel Steps Up Attacks on Gaza City Ahead of a Planned Wider Offensive

The Israeli military destroyed a landmark building after saying it had taken control of almost half of the city, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

An Israeli strike hit the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City on Friday. The Israeli military said Hamas used the building for intelligence-gathering, but Hamas denied the accusation.
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A Nighttime Raid

An investigation details a previously undisclosed U.S. operation to intercept the North Korean leader’s communications.
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Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Package

Tesla’s board unveiled a compensation package for the chief executive that could be worth $900 billion if he meets ambitious targets.

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Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, would have to meet certain targets, including a 25-fold increase in Tesla’s profit, in order to earn a pay package that could make him a trillionaire.
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Questions Focus on Cable in Lisbon Funicular Crash

Images of recovery efforts in the accident, which killed 16 people on Wednesday, appeared to show damage to a cable connecting the funicular’s two cars.

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One of the funicular cars involved in the accident on Wednesday in Lisbon. The two cars act as counterweights to ascend and descend the hill.
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Senators Unleash on R.F.K. Jr.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions after a tumultuous few weeks.

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A hearing with senators revealed that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on uncertain ground even with some Republicans who voted to confirm him.
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Is Jobs Data Still Reliable? Why Economists Say Yes.

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference.

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After the previous monthly jobs report showed weakness in the labor market, President Trump fired the head of the agency that produces the data.
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Why Hamas Refuses to Give Up Fighting

Analysts say that despite its vast losses in Gaza, Hamas believes it can hold out for a deal that ensures its survival.

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Hamas fighters in southern Gaza stood guard as the group handed over the bodies of Israeli prisoners as part of an exchange deal in February.
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Donors Push Mamdani to Maximum Fund-Raising Cap in Mayor’s Race

Zohran Mamdani’s campaign says it has hit the $8 million spending cap, a sign of the Democrat’s support especially among small-dollar donors in New York City.

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Despite Zohran Mamdani’s fund-raising lead, super PACs opposing his candidacy may yet raise millions of dollars more to help an unspecified rival.
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French Winemaker Gets Prison for Selling Fake Champagne

Didier Chopin, 56, was accused of passing off wine made with carbonated grapes from Spain and other regions in France as Champagne.

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A grape picker in a vineyard during the Champagne harvest in Pierry, France, in 2024. The first rule of Champagne is that only producers using local grapes can claim that name.
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