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The deadlines for less expensive ground shipments to arrive by December 24 passed for all the delivery services earlier this week. And even those packages that beat the deadline aren't guaranteed to get there by Christmas Eve.https://cnn.it/3gTJpea 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that he will soon file a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google and its advertising business, alleging that the company has stifled competition and enjoys "monopolistic power"https://cnn.it/2KeWDpY 

Facebook is now waging a PR effort to attack Apple ahead of new iOS data privacy changes that would make it harder for advertisers to track users, in a possible sign of just how much the social network views the move as a threat to its core businesshttps://cnn.it/3ajVqZs 

The mayor of Paris has branded as "absurd" a €90,000 ($109,369) fine imposed for appointing "too many women" to management positionshttps://cnn.it/3oTm5A0 

The Federal Reserve has left interest rates near zero following its latest policy meeting. The Fed cut rates to that level in March and has maintained that they are likely to remain there for several years as the economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemichttps://cnn.it/2LzGY4W 

The newly-approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is slowly making its way across the US. But those eagerly waiting their turn need to beware of dangerous scams and misinformation about the vaccine's distribution.https://cnn.it/3mmZTwO 

"'The Last Blockbuster' is about more than just nostalgia ... the film proves timely in its warning about how a brave new digital world can claim casualties in terms of existing businesses and social interaction," writes Brian Lowryhttps://cnn.it/387bWJh 

Google suffered its second outage in as many days, with its email service Gmail going down on Tuesday. Some Gmail users reported messages bouncing back and other error messages.https://cnn.it/3moWuxe 

Among gamers' favorite group pastimes this year has been playing "Among Us," a 2018 murder mystery game set in space. The game has grown so popular it made a splash on social media Tuesday with news that it's now available on the Nintendo Switch.https://cnn.it/2KnYOaB 

MacKenzie Scott announced her second major charitable contribution of the year, giving away nearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizations as part of a plan to donate a majority of her fortune.https://cnn.it/2WkpjjS 

More than five years after being acquired by Twitter before it officially launched, Periscope is shutting down.https://cnn.it/386SRHk 

MacKenzie Scott is giving away nearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizations, her second major charitable contribution of the year as part of a plan to donate a majority of her fortunehttps://cnn.it/34cTP3y 

Facebook has accused people linked to the French military of running a covert online influence operation targeting parts of Africa. It is the first time the company has publicly linked a campaign like this to individuals connected to a Western military.https://cnn.it/2Wlu38S 

Geraldo Rivera, a Fox News correspondent and longtime friend of Donald Trump, has a message for the president: "It's over"https://cnn.it/34fIMqd 

Ford's engineers and designers did a fantastic job of capturing the Mustang's muscular-feeling acceleration and good handling and packaging it into a vehicle that is not a gasoline-powered, rear-wheel-drive, two-door pony carhttps://cnn.it/3aejLQj 

Joe Biden may very well want to keep Jerome Powell, a Trump nominee, as Fed chair to ensure continuity at the helm of the central bank at a time when the economy is still fragile.https://cnn.it/3aaNN7v 

For the first time in modern history, Exxon faces a credible challenge from frustrated investors seeking to overthrow its board of directors.https://cnn.it/384y5YM