The judge ruled that Google monopolized the market for two of three sets of products. It was the second time in a year that a U.S. court found it had acted illegally to remain dominant.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html
In her second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial over Meta’s power, Ms. Sandberg, the former chief operating officer, also said the company faced plenty of competition from TikTok.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-sheryl-sandberg.html
Jerome Powell has said that the Federal Reserve can be patient as the effects of tariffs become more clear. President Trump, pushing for interest rate cuts, said, “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/business/economy/trump-jerome-powell-fed.html
Giorgia Meloni has come to the White House representing Italy, but in many ways on behalf of the rest of Europe.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/meloni-trump-tariffs.html
The trade war has hurt the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy luxury empire. Bernard Arnault, head of the company, said a failure to strike a deal with President Trump would be “the fault of Brussels.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/business/trump-tariffs-lvmh-bernard-arnault.html
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/business/economy/imf-trump-tariffs-global-economy.html
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/trump-harvard-international-students.html
Some worried liberal donors and the nonprofit groups they support are getting “legal teams on speed dial, crisis plans dusted off, reserves lined up.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/harvard-trump-irs-liberals.html
The university, like many colleges and charities, is exempt from property and federal income taxes, saving it billions of dollars. President Trump has questioned whether it should enjoy that status.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/tax-exempt-status-irs-harvard.html
For years, Timmy Reen tried to hide his compulsions and rituals from everyone at his New York City firehouse — until his secret was forced out in the open.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/nyregion/firefighter-mental-health-ocd.html
The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/us-withdrawing-troops-syria.html
President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a lunch with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy, as European delegations converged on Paris.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/world/europe/europe-france-ukraine-talks.html
It’s dangerous to go to court without legal representation — but more Americans are going it alone.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/magazine/lawyers-civil-court.html
Surges in Mennonite communities near the U.S. border may complicate containment efforts, experts say.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/health/measles-texas-mexico-canada.html
The disco queen was in the doldrums before she decided to take control of her life and career. Now, at 81, she’s reaping the rewards.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/style/gloria-gaynor-i-will-survive.html
Eli Lilly said clinical results of its GLP-1 in pill form showed safety and efficacy data similar to blockbuster injectable drugs.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/health/pill-glp-1-eli-lilly.html
Mark Zuckerberg’s political ideology and tastes have evolved. His real estate portfolio reflects the shift.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/realestate/mark-zuckerberg-washington-dc-mansion.html
Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-asha-rangappa.html
The messaging platform misled parents about its safety settings and turned a blind eye to explicit content, New Jersey prosecutors said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/nyregion/discord-lawsuit-new-jersey.html
The former Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland was once the state’s most crowded psychiatric institution. Pulling off a plan to redevelop it won’t be easy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/business/crownsville-maryland-development.html