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U.S. Justice Department makes final arguments on Google being an illegal monopoly

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.

Biden expands ‘Obamacare’ to DACA recipients, says 100,000 expected to enroll

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year.

Southeastern Texas sees torrential rain, causing flooding along San Jacinto River

By Associated Press

Torrential rain is inundating southeastern Texas, forcing schools to cancel classes and closing numerous highways around Houston.

Jurors in hush money trial hear recording of Trump discussing plan with Michael Cohen to pay off woman

By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The second week of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money case will wrap up after jurors heard a recording of the Republican ex-president that's central to the case.

Nearly 2,200 arrested in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as police clear NYU encampment

By Julie Watson, Christopher L. Keller, Carolyn Thompson, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Police have moved in to clear an encampment at New York University at the request of school officials, the latest development in weeks of pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in nearly 2,200 arrests.

U.S. economy adds 175,000 jobs in April but sees a rise in unemployment

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The nation's employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market.

Biden condemns violence and disorder as some college protests escalate into confrontations

By Geoff Bennett, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

While many protests on college campuses have been peaceful and many of the arrested are not students, this week has seen a series of escalating confrontations, occupations and shutdowns. That led President Biden to condemn violence and disorder following the…

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Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google on search engine dominance

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Google reaped an operating profit of nearly $96 billion last year, mostly by selling digital ads — a market that it also dominates largely because it controls about 90 percent of the U.S. internet search market.

How the current police response to anti-war campus protestors compares to those in the last century

By Allen G. Breed, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

So far, there hasn't been violence like bombings and the Kent State National Guard massacre on protestors. Still, some still feel the situation is just one hair-trigger moment away from tragedy.

Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

By Anita Snow, Morgan Lee, Associated Press

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill to undo a long-dormant law that bans all abortions except those done to save a patient's life, but the ban is still in effect until the fall.