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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video before the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee. The hearing also featured the heads of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

The CEOs tell Congress that the giant American tech companies do not stifle competition, saying the concern that too much power is concentrated in too few companies is unfounded.

West Atlanta resident Harriet Feggins has been out of work since March because of the pandemic. So far she has managed to pay her electric bill by scraping together odd jobs and dipping into her 401(k). "I'm trying to do everything I can," she says, but she worries it won't be enough.

'Tidal Wave' Of Power Shut-Offs Looms As Nation Grapples With Heat

Power shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic are beginning to expire. Customers and utilities face a backlog of missed bills that may eventually be passed on to ratepayers.

Protests in Portland, shown here on July 24, have grown increasingly heated with the presence of federal agents. On Monday, groups and individual protesters sued the federal government over its response.

Portland Protesters File Suit Against Trump Administration Over Federal Response

Wall of Moms, Don't Shoot Portland and others sued several federal agencies on Monday, alleging federal officers in Portland are exceeding their legal authority and violating protesters' rights.

Dialogue Drives The Story In 'The Silence Between Us'

Author Alison Gervais suffered permanent hearing loss as a child; her new book follows a deaf girl who's tossed into a hearing high school when her family moves just before her senior year.

Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for Willem van Spronsen on July 28, 2019, at the site where he was killed by law enforcement outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma, Washington.

'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left

President Trump and his supporters portray antifa as the left's equivalent to deadly far-right extremists. Domestic terrorism data show just one fatality is linked to antifa — the attacker himself.

A shirt and pins that belonged to van Spronsen. He stood up to far-right leaders at local rallies, and he was a fixture at demonstrations against U.S. immigration policies, especially family separation. "Kids in cages," he called it.

'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left

President Trump and his supporters portray antifa as the left's equivalent to deadly far-right extremists. Domestic terrorism data show just one fatality is linked to antifa — the attacker himself.

Christopher Canole, a.k.a. Dude Vader, mourns the lack of a physical Comic-Con this year at a makeshift memorial downtown.

Comic-Con@Home: So It Begins

Virtual preview night draws thousands

Individuals from all walks of life join together at Silent Book Clubs around the world to socialize, meet new people and trade book recommendations. When the bell rings, it's reading time, and people can read whatever they like, as long as it's in silence.

A Novel Concept: Silent Book Clubs Offer Introverts A Space To Socialize

When the bell rings, it's reading time. At over 70 chapters around the world, people gather at Silent Book Clubs to read whatever they like, as long as it's in silence.

BEYOND THE CANVAS

Stream now with the PBS Video App

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seen here in March, spoke on the House floor Thursday to address vulgar and sexist comments directed at her by a Republican colleague.

'I Could Not Allow That To Stand': Ocasio-Cortez Rebukes Republican For Vulgar Insult

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., addressed a public confrontation she had with Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., earlier this week. She said her family "did not raise me to accept abuse from men."

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