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Google will not be forced to break up its advertising technology business, but a US judge has ordered the company to change the way it operates to give rivals greater opportunity to compete. Judge Leonie M Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia rejected the US Justice Department’s request for a more drastic remedy in its antitrust case against Google’s ad-tech operation. Her ruling means the company can retain the business, although it will have to alter practices that the court found had helped entrench its position. The judge’s decision dealt with the remedy rather than the underlying finding of…

A 99-year-old woman who was allegedly beaten during a home invasion in Milwaukee was left waiting for nearly three hours after emergency calls for help, her attorney has said, as he raised the possibility of legal action over the handling of the incident. The woman, identified only as Shirley, was attacked at her home on Milwaukee’s south side on July 27. Her lawyers said she suffered facial fractures, severe lacerations, extensive bruising and required more than 100 stitches. Police have charged 23-year-old Joseph Macias with battery to an elderly person, first-degree reckless injury and burglary. He has pleaded not guilty…

Fears of a fresh regional war mounted on Wednesday after the United States and Iran traded their heaviest attacks since July, with US forces striking Iran’s southern coast and Tehran launching missiles and drones at American positions across the Middle East. President Donald Trump warned that Washington was ready to carry out further attacks, describing the latest US operation as “very heavy”. Iran’s military command responded by threatening “heavier, more widespread, and devastating responses” against American forces and countries hosting them. The US Central Command said its forces had struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets, including air-defence sites, radar systems,…

Gleb Savchenko will not return to Dancing With the Stars for its 35th season, after his name was left off the cast announcement amid an ongoing custody dispute with his former wife, Elena Samodanova. The professional dancer, who has appeared on the ABC programme for 12 seasons, was absent when the new line-up was unveiled on Wednesday. The series will return over two nights on 15 and 16 September, with 16 celebrity contestants competing for the Mirrorball Trophy. Savchenko appeared to react to the decision in a since-deleted TikTok post. Beneath a video of himself lip-syncing, he wrote: “14 years…

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC is to permanently close its Tacoma facility in Washington state, putting 120 people out of work in one of the city’s major industrial employers. The company notified the Washington State Employment Security Department on Tuesday, September 1, that all positions at the site on Alexander Avenue would be eliminated. The planned lay-offs are expected to take effect on October 30, although some workers may remain for longer to help wind down operations. The affected roles include production associates, loaders, shipping leads, machine operators and laboratory technicians, alongside other positions across the plant. Some hourly employees are represented…

Ben Shelton’s awkward on-court interview at the US Open became an unexpected talking point after the American overcame a slow start to win his opening-round match in New York. The eighth seed recovered from losing the first set to defeat Tallon Griekspoor 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium, keeping his campaign alive in front of a partisan home crowd. Shelton, who has established himself as one of the leading American men in the draw, appeared far more comfortable during the match than he did when speaking to the interviewer afterwards. The exchange quickly became strained, with the…

Ben Shelton produced an awkward on-court interview at the US Open after recovering from a disastrous start to defeat Tallon Griekspoor in the first round. The eighth-seeded American was beaten 6-1 in the opening set on Arthur Ashe Stadium before turning the match around to win 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. But it was the interview immediately after the match that drew attention, as Shelton appeared visibly uncomfortable during the exchange in front of the New York crowd. “I found things really difficult in the first set tonight,” Shelton said afterwards, acknowledging the slow start before explaining that he had…

A man in his 50s has died after being stabbed inside a home in Epping, north of Melbourne, with homicide detectives investigating. Emergency services were called to a property in Stow Close at about 7.45pm on Wednesday, September 2, after reports that a man had suffered an upper-body injury. He was taken to hospital but later died. A woman at the property is assisting police with their inquiries. Investigators believe the man and woman were known to each other. The circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing have not been established, and detectives from Victoria Police’s Homicide Squad are expected to attend…

A man in his 50s has died after being stabbed inside a home in Epping, in Melbourne’s north, with Victoria Police treating the death as a homicide investigation. Emergency services were called to a property in Stow Close at about 7.45pm on Wednesday 2 September after reports that a man had been injured. He was taken to hospital with an upper-body injury but later died. ([nationaltribune.com.au](https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/detectives-investigate-epping-death/)) A woman from the property is assisting police with their enquiries. Investigators believe the man and woman were known to each other. Detectives from the Homicide Squad are due to attend the scene as…

A new US$1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s portrait has gone on sale in the United States as part of the country’s preparations to mark its 250th anniversary. The United States Mint began accepting orders at noon Eastern time on Wednesday, September 2, for rolls of 25 coins and bags containing 100. Although the coins have a golden appearance, they are not made of gold and are intended to be legal tender. Trump’s image appears on the obverse, alongside the inscriptions “LIBERTY”, “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “1776 ~ 2026”. The reverse carries the Presidential Seal, showing an eagle holding…