<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2nd5Yy_0uoekKdj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2nd5Yy_0uoekKdj00" width="1200" height="630" ><p>A federal judge ruled against tech giant Google in a major antitrust case on Monday. The ruling says the company acted illegally to maintain a monopoly of its search engine. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to unpack the decision.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

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A federal judge ruled Google violated U.S. antitrust laws, establishing it as an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets. Judge Mehta highlighted Google's practice of paying companies like Apple and Samsung to set Google as the default search option. Google is likely to appeal the ruling, with enforcement matters...

Google is a monopoly, U.S. judge rules

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Google's ubiquitous search engine illegally exploits its preeminence to crush rivals and put a lid on innovation, a federal judge found on Monday in a ruling that deals a serious blow to the Alphabet-owned platform and delivers a major win for the Justice Department as it looks to strengthen high-tech industry competition. "This victory against Google is a historic win for the American people," said Attorney General Merrick Garland. "No company — no matter how large or influential — is above the law. The Justice Department will continue to vigorously enforce our antitrust laws."White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre similarly called...

"Google is a monopolist," judge says in ruling against tech titan

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A federal judge ruled Monday that Google violated U.S. antitrust laws by building and maintaining a monopoly in online search and text advertising. Judge Amit Mehta’s highly anticipated decision, which marks a major blow to Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., comes three months after closing arguments in a landmark 10-week trial. It represents the first anti-monopoly decision against a tech behemoth in more than two decades. The government, which filed suit in 2020, argued that Google had boxed competitors out by paying top dollar to Apple and mobile carriers like Verizon to lock up search results and ads displayed at the top of those pages. Mehta agreed, writing in his 277-page decision: “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.” Shares of Alphabet fell by more than 4 percent on Monday, according to CNBC, which cautioned that there had been “a broad decline in stocks worldwide.”Read it at Associated PressRead more at The Daily Beast.

Federal Judge Officially Declares Google Search to be a Monopoly

Business Insider

Federal judge Amit Mehta ruled Monday that Google violated antitrust law to keep a monopoly in the online search industry.

Google violated antitrust law to keep a monopoly on search, federal judge rules

Florida State

CBS News

Hurricane Debby brought more than powerful winds and storm surge to Florida — packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million also made landfall, officials said, marking the latest in a string of recent discoveries of drugs along Florida shores.Debby, which slammed into the state as a Category 1 hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, washed the drugs ashore in the Florida Keys, U.S. Border Patrol acting chief patrol Agent Samuel Briggs II wrote on social media."Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys," Briggs wrote, posting two...

Hurricane Debby blows cocaine worth $1 million onto Florida beach

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Lake County, FL

Eustis, FL

A Florida sheriff's deputy was killed and two other deputies wounded in what authorities called an ambush shooting inside a home.The three deputies with the Lake County Sheriff's Office were responding to calls of a physical disturbance at a home in Eustis, Florida – a rural part of the county – on Friday night.John Herrell, a spokesperson for the sheriff's department, told CBS News that the deputies separated the involved parties and then were asked to check on a home a few houses down.Two deputies went a few houses down the street from the caller and found a door that...

Florida deputy killed, 2 deputies wounded in shooting, authorities say

If you’re a subscriber to Amazon Prime and watch its streamer offshoot Prime Video, you’ll know what an absolutely ghastly nightmare it can be to use. Shows and movies that you can watch for “free” as a Prime member are muddled with those that you need to buy or rent, and with those that come with add-on subscription packages; it’s a confusing and frustrating experience. It seems, fingers crossed, Amazon is about to fix this.

Amazon Prime Video Is Fixing Its Absolute Worst Feature

New York City, NY

The decade-old question about how a dead six-month-old female black bear cub ended up in New York City's iconic Central Park beneath an old bicycle has been answered. Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. on Sunday confessed that he was behind the incident after a fact-checker from The New Yorker called him to verify the story.In a video he posted on X, Kennedy said he had come across the bear in the morning when he was going falconing; a woman in a van in front of him hit and killed the bear. "So, I pulled over and I picked up the...

RFK Jr. admits putting dead bear cub in Central Park 10 years ago

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Authorities killed on Monday a large crocodile thought responsible for Australia's second fatal attack in a month.The latest victim was a 40-year-old man from New South Wales state who had been fishing on Saturday while on vacation with his wife and children, traveling through Queensland state with a trailer, according to police. Government conservation officer Daniel Guymer said the man fell into the Annan River south of Cooktown. His body has not been recovered.Cooktown resident Bart Harrison said the steep bank had collapsed underneath the victim's feet, sending him more than 20 feet into the river which is renowned as...

Crocodile believed responsible for killing man on vacation with family

Georgia State

Savannah, GA

Savannah Mayor Van R. Johnson II tells CBS News that Hurricane Debby could unleash as much as 30 inches of rain in some areas in the coming days – an amount in many areas that "means obliteration," Johnson said, adding, "It is forecast to be a historic event for Savannah."

Hurricane Debby rainfall "means obliteration" for some parts of Savannah, Georgia, mayor says

New York Post

Your friend ’til the end?

An on-the-go entrepreneur who claims to have a “very different life from most people” has invented an AI companion known as “Friend” designed to stick by him no matter what — a pal he calls his “most consistent relationship” in life.

Curious? Soon, anyone with $99 to burn will be able to experience this same level of virtual closeness for themselves — the groundbreaking gee-gaw, which hangs around your neck and chats with you all day long, has been referred to as a “Tamagotchi with a soul,” The Guardian reported.

Elon Musk revives lawsuit against OpenAI, accuses co-founders of ‘Shakespearean’...

Meet ‘Friend’ — the new, viral AI ride-or-die that hangs around your neck and costs $99: ‘Tamagotchi with a soul’

Houston, TX

A Frontier pilot was handcuffed on board an aircraft in Houston and removed by Houston Police ahead of the flight's scheduled departure, officials confirmed on Saturday. The pilot was removed from Flight 3195 ahead of its planned departure from Houston to Dallas. Houston police identified the pilot as Seymour Walker, 45, who was wanted on an assault-family violence warrant.Law enforcement said they waited until the plane arrived at a specific gate at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport about 4 p.m. local time. When all passengers deplaned, officers boarded the aircraft and took the pilot into "custody without incident," police said. Frontier Airlines confirmed the incident in a statement to CBS News, saying "The activity occurred prior to the start of boarding for Flight 3195 scheduled from IAH to Dallas Forth Worth (DFW). A replacement crew member was not immediately available and therefore the flight was canceled."Passengers were offered a full refund, credit, or a spot on the next available Frontier flight.  "Airlines report incidents such as this to the FAA office that oversees them, and we investigate all pilot-related issues," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. 


Frontier pilot arrested onboard aircraft in Houston

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Aurora, CO

The Aurora Police Department released a statement on Tuesday on social media to clear up misinformation about an incident involving thousands of migrants. “Misinformation has spread on social media regarding the large gathering on Sunday at Gardens on Havana shopping center,” Aurora PD posted on X. “We recognize that Sunday’s incident was disconcerting and alarming for a large number of our residents and citizens. The purpose of this message is to provide the community with accurate information based on what we know right now.”

Law-abiding Venezuelans watch election results in Aurora, leave behind mess

Tom's Guide

Apple’s latest scary attack ad takes a rather blatant shot at Google’s browser for the ton of tracking cookies it uses — claiming that Safari is “a browser that’s actually private.”

Apple tells over a billion iPhone users to stop using Chrome — here’s Google’s response

North Carolina State

As oceans and the atmosphere warm, the risk of inland flooding from hurricanes and tropical storms grows. Mark Strassmann takes a look at a North Carolina community that's already learned that lesson twice.

Inland communities increasingly susceptible to flooding from hurricanes

A federal judge ruled against tech giant Google in a major antitrust case on Monday. The ruling says the company acted illegally to maintain a monopoly of its search engine. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to unpack the decision.

Google maintained illegal search engine monopoly, judge rules

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