In a contentious congressional hearing Wednesday, lawmakers questioned the CEOs of four of the country’s biggest tech companies, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet. Lawmakers accused them of holding too much power and stifling the competition. Chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the hearing. Source
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Schools weigh reopening as U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 150,000
As the nation’s death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 150,000, educators and government officials continue to debate how to reopen schools safely, if at all, as cases rise across the country. David Begnaud reports. Source
Titans Season Ticket Member Spotlight: Michael “Woody” Woodard
Meet Michael “Woody” Woodard, a Titans season ticket member since 2011. Source
Malik B, founding member of The Roots, dead at 47
The Philadelphia-born emcee, whose real name is Malik Abdul Basit, was a major contributor to the group. Source
Watch live: NASA to launch mission to Mars
NASA is launching an extraordinarily complex and ambitious mission to Mars. Source
Mystery origin of Stonehenge’s iconic boulders apparently solved
The new study contradicts a previous suggestion that one large sarsen came from the immediate vicinity of the site and was erected before the others. Source
Tropical Storm Isaias drenches Puerto Rico, might eye U.S. mainland
Forecasters say it’s too soon to say whether and where storm would hit mainland but people shouldn’t let their guard down. Source
Police search for mom of toddler found wandering alone
21-year-old Leila Cavett was last seen in Hollywood, in southeast Florida. Her two-year-old son, Kamdyn, is now in foster care. Police think Cavett’s in danger. Source
German police end garden search in Madeleine McCann investigation
Authorities haven’t said what they were looking for but man they’ve identified as suspect lived in Braunschweig, where garden is, for several years. McCann vanished in Portugal in 2007. Source
No. 1 female tennis player skipping U.S. Open over virus concerns
Australian Ash Barty says decision was tough but cites “significant risks involved” with traveling “due to COVID-19.” Source