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The battle against bigness is spreading. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting an array of major industries they say have become so concentrated that they’re hurting consumers and the economy. The economic dislocation of the pandemic has laid bare the struggles of small businesses unable to compete with corporate giants. Congress, federal regulators and states had already had Big Tech companies under intense scrutiny for nearly two years. Now with Democrats controlling Congress and President Joe Biden seemingly prepared to act on an anti-monopoly agenda, the focus is widening to the rest of corporate America. 

The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the enrichment of human life," especially in the context of public housing. The selection of the French…

Long-term success is built through the draft, though teams can gain an edge toward winning a championship by supplementing their roster in free agency.  Look no further than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who signed Tom Brady last year. Brady led the Bucs to their second Super Bowl title and his seventh. Tampa coach Bruce Arians called Brady the “missing piece” for a team that had won seven games in 2019 and hadn’t reached the playoffs since 2007. Brady immediately instilled a winning mentality in his teammates upon his arrival in Tampa following 20 seasons with the New England Patriots.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities said Tuesday they would block Twitter in a month if it doesn't take steps to remove banned content, a move that escalates the Russian government’s drawn-out standoff with social media platforms that have played a…

More than 100 Hollywood publicity firms that collectively represent the majority of stars in film and television, said they will advise their clients to skip the Golden Globes if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association does not commit to “transformational change.” In a letter sent late Monday to the association, the PR companies said it must reform or many of the industry’s most prominent actors will boycott its events. The message was the latest salvo in an ongoing scandal for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In the days before last month’s Globes, The Los Angeles Times reported that the group’s 87 voting members do not include one Black person. 

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An Ethiopian official said on Tuesday that his government opposes calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the United States in the ongoing dispute over Ethiopia's construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile River.…

Arguments at the Supreme Court have looked and sounded a lot different over the past year. The justices have now heard nearly 50 arguments by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic. And more than 100 attorneys have called in to the virtual sessions, some thousands of miles from Washington. The court has said it will hear arguments by phone at least through March. But it’s unclear when in-person arguments might resume or what, if anything, might change when they do. The past year has forced the court to alter its traditions in ways it would likely not otherwise have considered.

Besides working on her newsmaking interview with Meghan and Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey has been busy with the novels of Marilynne Robinson. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has selected Robinson’s acclaimed quartet of “Gilead” narratives for her next book club selection. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for “Gilead,” the first of her books set in the fictional Iowa town of Gilead. She has followed with “Home,” “Lila” and “Jack.” Monday’s announcement continues Winfrey’s partnership with Apple, which she began in 2019 by choosing Ta-Nehisi Coates’ novel “The Water Dancer.”

University of Hartford point guard Traci Carter has led his 16th-seeded Hawks to the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance. It's not the biggest thing going on in his life. The 24-year-old graduate transfer is trying to save lives off the court through a camp program he started after losing his little brother, 21-year-old Semaj, to gun violence in Philadelphia. The Anchors Camp brings at-risk city kids to a farm in New York where they're introduced to trades such as plumbing and electrical work. Carter graduates later this year and plans to work on the idea full time.

Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien,” has died. He was 81. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, announced his death in a Facebook post. She said he died Monday in the Philippines. Kotto was best known for his infuriated FBI agent in “Midnight Run,” the James Bond villain Mr. Big in “Live and Let Die” and the technician Dennis Parker in 1979’s “Alien.” On TV, he played Al Giardello from 1993 to 1999 on the NBC series “Homicide: Life on the Street.” He's survived by his wife and six children. 

BERLIN (AP) — A U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran remains possible, but both sides need to be prepared to negotiate, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog suggested to European lawmakers on Tuesday. Washington pulled out…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Industrial output fell sharply in February as severe winter storms battered much of the country, disrupting a wide range of manufacturing activities from autos to chemical plants. The expectation is that the drop will be temporary although…