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- U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search MonopolyIn a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.
- Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’sA conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.
- New York City Will Get Some Rain, but Not Enough to Ease Its DroughtAbout two inches were forecast to fall through Saturday. Officials say it won’t be enough to fully replenish the city’s reservoirs.
- Israel and Iran Seemed on the Brink of a Bigger War. What’s Holding Them Back?So far, direct attacks between the two adversaries have been precise and calculated. Whether that lasts is another question.
- Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to IsraelThe legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.
- Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against HegsethPresident-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.
- US Charges Gautam Adani With Fraud Over Bribery SchemeGautam Adani and his associates were accused of paying more than $250 million in bribes to obtain lucrative solar energy contracts.
- Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to WomenA document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
- Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for FictionJason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.”
- Rudy Giuliani’s New Lawyer Takes His Case to the StreetsMr. Giuliani has not turned over his apartment and other items to two women he defamed. His new counsel, a Staten Island divorce lawyer, held a sidewalk news conference.