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The Justice Department's top antitrust official recently won approval from the department to oversee investigations involving Google parent Alphabet Inc, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the decision to allow Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust, to oversee matters involving the search engine and advertising company.The Justice Department and Google declined to comment on Friday. In November 2021, Google asked the Justice Department to…

The Justice Department's top antitrust official recently won approval from the department to oversee investigations involving Google parent Alphabet Inc, a person briefed on the matter said. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the decision to allow Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust, to oversee matters involving the search engine and advertising company. In November 2021, Google asked the Justice Department to consider requiring Kanter to recuse himself because of his work for a long…

The Justice Department recently cleared its top antitrust official to oversee cases and investigations involving Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 0.97% Google, people familiar with the matter said, empowering the longtime critic of the search giant to work on a potential lawsuit aimed at the company’s ad-tech business.The move ends more than a year of uncertainty about whether Jonathan Kanter, the assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust,…

PUBLIC HEALTH Ebola vaccine trial on hold A planned clinical trial of vaccines against the Sudan ebolavirus likely will not go forward, after traditional containment methods appear to have stamped out the outbreak of Ebola that surfaced in Uganda on 20 September. An international effort moved at record speed to deliver two experimental vaccines against the virus, which differs from the Zaire ebolavirus that caused the massive West Africa outbreak in 2014–16. The…

Trey Songz will be heading back to court in the new year. The R&B star’s defense attorney on Tuesday requested a delay in legal proceedings stemming from an October altercation at a bowling alley on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where he allegedly struck two people.The “Slow Motion” and “Mr. Steal Your Girl” singer, 38, had been issued a desk appearance ticket in the case, which required him to appear in court on Tuesday to be arraigned. But in light of his defense counsel’s request for adjournment, the appearance…

A decision regarding ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ was awaited by executives at Disney and at movie-theater chains. Photo: 20th Century Studios/Associated Press…

These past few years have resulted in some major growth for actress and TV personality Rebel Wilson. In 2021, she initiated a “year of health,” and ultimately lost a total of 70 lbs. in the process. The actress also came out earlier this year and, during that time, Wilson also went public with her girlfriend, fashion designer Ramona Argruma. The two seem to be very much in love, based on the sweet posts present on their social media accounts. While there have been a few rumors floating around the couple, they did take…

FanDuel is the market-share leader in online sports betting in the U.S. Photo: Richard B. Levine/Zuma Press…

Cardi B emerged victorious in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving her 2016 debut mixtape.According to KABC, Kevin Michael Brophy sued the Bronx rapper over the cover art for Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1. The racy image showed Cardi sitting in the back of limo with a man’s head buried between her legs. Though the male model’s face was not show on the cover, his back featured a tiger and serpent tattoo that was added during the editing process. Lawyers for both parties said the distinct body art was found on the…

German steel giant Thyssenkrupp is investing US$1.9 billion in a hydrogen-powered direct-reduction system that can create high-quality steel without needing the rare, high-grade iron ore required by most green steel processes. This could open the floodgates.Every ton of conventionally produced steel puts nearly two tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and humankind uses so much of the stuff that steel production contributes somewhere between 7 to 8% of global carbon emissions every year. Cleaning up this massive…