Harris VP Pick, Market Instability, Google Antitrust Ruling, Tropical Storm Debby

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Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. Financial markets in Europe and Asia are beginning to rebound after taking a major tumble. The slide was a chain reaction sparked by fears about the health of the US economy. In a landmark antitrust case, a judge ruled that Google is a "monopolist," and Tropical Storm Debby hammered the southeastern US with deadly rain and wind.

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0:00.0	Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walls as a running mate.
0:06.5	What will he bring to the ticket?
0:08.0	And financial markets in Europe and Asia are beginning to rebound after taking a major tumble.
0:12.4	How worried should we be?
0:14.0	How me, Martinez, that's Michelle Martin, and this is a first from NPR News.
0:18.0	Google is so dominant Miriam Webster considers it a verb with a lowercase g but a judge
0:26.8	says they grew that status illegally.
0:28.8	It's a very significant outcome for the Department of Justice, not just for U.S. policy, but for global efforts
0:35.8	to control big tech.
0:36.8	What's it mean for the tech giant going forward?
0:39.7	And Tropical Storm Debbie is hammering the southeastern U.S US with deadly rain and wind.
0:44.2	Coastal communities are on high alert.
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