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    Amidst Claims Against Host Tyson, “StarTalk” Season Put On Hold

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    In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. The current season of Tyson's "Star Talk" series is on hold amid sexual misconduct claims against the prominent astrophysicist. National Geographic channel said Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, that new episodes of the science-based talk show won't air until an investigation involving Tyson is completed. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    The current season of Neil deGrasse Tyson's "StarTalk" series is on hold amid sexual misconduct claims against the prominent astrophysicist.

    The National Geographic channel said Thursday new episodes of the science-based talk show won't air until an investigation involving Tyson is completed, which could be within the next few weeks.

    Last December, National Geographic Networks and Fox said they would examine claims that Tyson behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner toward two women.

    Tyson was host of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" on Fox in 2014, and a new edition of the series was set to air in March on the network and on National Geographic.

    He has denied an accusation that he groped a woman and denied making sexual advances toward a production assistant at his home. Tyson apologized for making the assistant feel uncomfortable.

    He has said he will cooperate fully with an "impartial investigation."

    "StarTalk" began its fifth season in November, airing a handful of episodes before putting the show on hold. Guests for the previously announced 20 episodes include former Vice President Al Gore, writer George R.R. Martin and actors Jack Black and Jeff Goldblum.

    A representative for Tyson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday regarding the "StarTalk" hiatus.

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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