A federal judge on Monday ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly over online search. It’s the biggest antitrust ruling in decades. Could it be the cherry on top for President Joe Biden’s economic legacy? We’ll get into it. Plus, climate change and the future of the home insurance industry. And, gymnastics girl power and meteor showers make us smile.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “Google Loses Antitrust Case Over Search-Engine Dominance” from The Wall Street Journal
• “All the spiciest parts of the Google antitrust ruling” from The Verge
• “How Does Harris View Big Business? Her Time as California’s Top Lawyer Offers Clues” from The New York Times
• “Your Next Home Insurance Nightmare: AI, Drones, and Surveillance” from Business Insider
• “Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Antitrust?” from Washington Monthly
• “For the VP also-rans’ political futures, Walz’s elevation ‘complicates it a lot’” from Politico
• “Michelle Obama Weighs In On Simone Biles’ Bowing Gesture After NFL Star Trashes It” from HuffPost Sports
• “Perseid meteor shower 2024 peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see summer’s best ‘shooting stars'” from Space
• “Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It” from Wired

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