News Brief: Fed Official Responds to Market Meltdown; Federal Court Rules Against Google in Landmark Antitrust Case; Judge Orders Johns Hopkins to Pay Millions

Published on August 6, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, we have some really pressing stories to share with you today, and here’s what’s going on. The central bank is prepared to step in if the economy gets much worse, a federal judge rules against Google in a landmark antitrust case, and Johns Hopkins University is ordered to pay out millions more in a class action lawsuit. Also, former President Donald Trump faces a couple of legal setbacks, and a man who wants to be president says he’s the guy behind the mystery of a dead bear cub....

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