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Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, told a federal judge on Wednesday that a government proposal to break up the company would hobble the business, as he aimed to stave off drastic changes to fix an illegal monopoly in online search.Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled last year that Google had broken the law to maintain a search monopoly. This month, he convened a hearing to decide on the measures, known as remedies, that would be put in place to address the illegal behavior.As the company’s second witness, Mr. Pichai was called…

Less than an hour from Cork Airport, but tucked away off the main tourist trails, Ireland’s Blackwater Valley is steeped in natural splendor and Old World romance. The area gets its name from the Munster Blackwater — a deep, fast-flowing river that wends through the verdant landscape before joining the Atlantic Ocean at the medieval town of Youghal.Flanked by the Knockmealdown Mountains to the north and blown by the fresh winds that come off the sea, the valley has its own microclimate, where the vegetation grows rich and lush, from ancient woodland to rolling pastures where the grass is so…

Maxakali territory once spanned at least three large valleys in the Atlantic Forest. Elders in the village remember how the forest supplied food, medicine and construction materials — in addition to serving as habitat for the yãmĩyxop, spiritual beings central to Maxakali beliefs. “There were medicines in the forest for us,” explained Damásio. “When we had stomachaches, we would use the bark from the trees to feel better. But now, it’s just grass. The farmers burned everything.” But the four remaining Maxakali reservations — reduced to 6,434 hectares (15,900 acres) of pasture — contain less than 17 percent of their…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Etsy — The e-commerce company saw shares tumbling 9%. Etsy Chief Financial Officer Lanny Baker said the company is “staying nimble in the face of uncertainty” around the tariff announcements and “the fluid state of consumer confidence in our core markets. Separately, Etsy posted better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter. Seagate Technology — The data storage stock surged almost 9% after the company posted strong earnings for the fiscal third quarter and offered upbeat current-quarter guidance. Seagate earned $1.90 per share, excluding items, on $2.16 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by…

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a measure aimed at blocking President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs amid anxiety over how the wide-ranging tariffs could disrupt the U.S. economy.The resolution, led by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, would terminate the April 2 national emergency that the president is using to impose the tariffs, effectively blocking the sweeping levies on foreign imports.But the measure almost certainly won’t be taken up in the GOP-controlled House, making the vote largely a symbolic one. On April 2, the president announced a 10% baseline tariff…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Add Abdul Carter to the list of NFL Draft prospects who were prank-called during the festivities late last week. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Carter, the New York Giants’ third overall selection on Thursday night, got a prank call during the second pick of the draft, which the Jacksonville Jaguars traded into from the Cleveland Browns. The prank said that Carter was going to be taken with the second pick.  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, points out New York Giants fans to edge rusher Abdul Carter after the Giants selected Carter with the third…

A scratchy prerecorded message crackled over American Armed Forces radio in Saigon 50 years ago, repeating that the temperature was “105 degrees and rising,” and then playing a 30-second excerpt from the song “White Christmas.”It was a secret signal to begin emergency evacuation. After about 15 years of fighting, $140 billion in military spending and 58,220 American lives lost, the last American foothold in Saigon was falling. The Vietnam War was ending. Or was it?Today, as the United States marks a half-century since that chaotic day in April 1975, veterans say the war continues to reverberate through American culture and…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario government says it is looking at those who are court-ordered to wear a GPS ankle monitor to cover the cost themselves, instead of taxpayers. Premier Doug Ford made the comments regarding the bail system at an announcement on Wednesday morning about more tough-on-crime policies.“We’re working to establish a new user fee system for people who are ordered by a court to wear ankle monitors so that they are paying for their own devices instead of the taxpayers,” Ford said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the…

Wildfires are raging on the outskirts of Jerusalem, forcing the relocation of communities and the closure of a main highway as Israel appeals for international assistance to help fight the blaze.TV footage showed fires burning along the main Route 1 Jerusalem to Tel Aviv highway and people abandoning cars and running away from the flames as thick smoke billowed over the surrounding hilltops.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Italy and Croatia were expected to send three firefighting planes to help extinguish the flames.Israel has also appealed to Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria, the foreign ministry said.Israeli media reported that 120 fire and…

Israel launched airstrikes on Syria on Wednesday and threatened to strike government forces there if clashes persisted between pro-government fighters and militiamen from the Druse minority.Wading into the latest eruption of sectarian violence in the country, the Israeli military said its aircraft had struck a group of “operatives” accused of having “attacked Druse civilians” in spreading violence around the outskirts of the capital, Damascus.It did not identify the operatives, but pro-government Islamist fighters have been locked in fierce clashes in the area with Druse militiamen for two days. Earlier, the Israeli government said its forces had targeted members of an…