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EU Fines Google €890 Million

Julie de Burgh

EU Fines Google €890 Million After Searching “How to Annoy Donald Trump” and Clicking the First Result Brussels Fines Google for Promoting Its Own Services, Immediately Promotes Brussels as Europe’s Only Approved Regulator BRUSSELS — The European Commission has fined Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act after concluding that the technology company unfairly favoured its own search services and restricted app developers from directing customers toward cheaper purchasing options. The…

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Air Force One “Maxed Out”

Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D.

Trump Orders Air Force One “Maxed Out” With Gold Seatbelts, Ballroom and Emergency McDonald’s Drive-Thru Qatari-donated presidential jet returns to the hangar after experts discover it can repel missiles but cannot yet host a championship golf tournament Washington, D.C., for The London Prat Air Force One Heads Back to the Hangar President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One is heading back to the workshop for approximately a month of additional…

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Britain Explains the Future to America

Morag Sinclair

The Island That Accidentally Became a Case Study Britain Shows America What Happens When You Vote With Your Feelings Britain keeps being described as “a warning,” which is awkward because warnings usually involve sirens, not meal deals. Economists say GDP shrank, yet Greggs is still open, which complicates the narrative for anyone who measures prosperity in sausage rolls. Americans are told to look at Britain’s future, even though Britain itself is…

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How Europe Learned That Access Isn’t Free

Isla Campbell

The European Union, that magnificent fortress of bureaucratic self-regard, has been informed by the United States that access to the world’s largest consumer market now comes with a price tag, a set of conditions, and absolutely no sympathy. The EU must pay 15% tariffs on most exports, buy $750 billion in American energy, and invest $600 billion in the US economy — or watch their Volkswagens and Gouda age quietly…