Congress has long signaled that it was preparing antitrust measures to rein in Big Tech. On Thursday, lawmakers introduced a bill that targets Google's digital advertising business. The Senate's bipartisan proposal, The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act, would have broad revenue implications for a company with a market cap of about $1.5 trillion. Under the bill, companies would be prohibited from processing more than $20 billion in annual digital ad transactions from participating in more than one part of the digital advertising sector.

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As Omicron subvariants become more prevalent, COVID-19 is on the rise again. The number of cases are up 26% from last week -- a threefold increase over the last month , according to the CDC. Driving the new infections are the waning immunity that has now set in among people who were vaccinated earlier and those who were previously infected with the virus, as well as the relaxing of mask requirements.

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An embarrassing slip of the tongue by former US president George W. Bush drew chuckles from his U.S. audience, but Iraqis aren't laughing. In a speech, Bush called the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which he ordered, "unjustified and brutal" -- before correcting himself. "The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq, I mean of Ukraine," he said, blaming the slip on his age. "Anyway -- 75."

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Who was the first veteran of the Iraq War to be elected to Congress?

Thursday's answer: According to the 2022 Farmer's Almanac, the No. 1 name for dogs is Bella. The top name for cats is Luna (Bella is second).