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Illustration: The Verge Google and the Justice Department are set for a rematch of sorts on Monday when they return to court to argue about Google’s alleged monopolistic behavior over how ads are bought and sold on the internet. The DOJ is fresh off a win in its search antitrust case against Google, where a federal judge in Washington, DC, agreed that Google had illegally monopolized the online search market. This time, the two parties will argue before a different judge in Virginia about whether Google has also illegally monopolized markets for advertising technology. “This is kind of a one-two punch,” says Vanderbilt Law School antitrust professor Rebecca Haw Allensworth. “Google is probably licking its wounds from having lost the last one. And it would be... Continue reading…

Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The cheaper option among our top picks for robovacs that can also mop your floors just got even cheaper. The Dreame L20 Ultra hybrid robot vacuum / mop is selling for a new low price of $699 ($700 off) at Wellbots until September 15th when you use checkout code VERGE100. Dreame may not be the household name that iRobot’s Roomba line is, but it makes some of the best hybrid cleaning bots around for both vacuuming and mopping your floors. The pricier X40 Ultra is our top choice for best hybrid robovac, but the L20 Ultra makes for a much better value at this big discount. It features strong suction for picking up a sizable amount of dirt and getting down deep into carpets, obstacle avoidance, and the ability to automatically remove mop... Continue reading…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, asked if President Vladimir Putin's stated support for U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris was serious or a joke, said people would have to figure it out for themselves.

Research funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation, based on multiple years of surveys, suggests that a sizable cohort of students oppose the Jewish state and seek to socially ostracize their peers who disagree with them.

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While the National Education Association and other unions decry the ever-expanding use of tax dollars for private schools, numerous studies show doing so is a financial boon to their members.

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A photo shared on X allegedly shows a Newsweek article reporting on former first lady Melania Trump filing for divorce from her husband, former President Donald Trump.   pic.twitter.com/QhPtzJ1xB7…

On August 28, the community of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, gathered at a funeral home and chapel to pay tribute to Gabriel James Doe, an infant discovered deceased at Millennium Recycling center earlier…