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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators on Tuesday accused U.S. tech giant Google of violating anti-monopoly laws, echoing similar moves in the U.S. and Europe.

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Google Japan said in a statement that it found the action “regrettable.” It said it has invested in Japan significantly to promote innovation as a technology leader.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s “cease and desist order” says Google must stop the pre-installation of the Google search engine in Android smartphones, which it said in effect shuts out competition. read more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN

Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.

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Starting May 12, employees will be required to wear a solid black shirt and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms. Shirts can be short- or long-sleeved and collared or collarless, the company said in a memo released Monday. Starbucks will give each employee two free T-shirts.

Starbucks said the new dress code will make its green aprons stand out and create a sense of familiarity for customers. It comes as the company is trying to reestablish a warmer, more welcoming experience in its store. read more

The latest telling of “Hercules” will feature high fashion, Hydra puppetry, on-the-move scaffolding and a new song when it’s staged aboard the new Disney Destiny cruise ship later this year.

“We’re going to be able to bring this show into the 21st century in a way we’ve never seen before,” creative director Michael Serna said during a showcase to spotlight elements of the vessel

A panel about “Hercules” also included co-directors Kevin Wilson and Marcel Wilson as well as Jeff Conover, creative director with puppetry and articulation for Walt Disney Imagineering.

“We really wanted to think about set design. We really wanted to be contemporary. We thought about the costuming. We wanted to be extravagant, and then we want to do current choreography,” Kevin Wilson said.

“So we really wanted to make sure that those elements in the show, they felt fresh, new, but it still had the heart and soul of the show that everyone knows,” he said.

New Disney Cruise Line ship gets 1st taste of water read more

By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Business Writer

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rancher Brett Kenzy hopes President Donald Trump’s tariffs will make imported beef expensive enough that Americans will turn to cattle raised at home for all their hamburgers and steaks.

That might raise prices enough to give Kenzy and others the incentive they need to expand their herds for the first time in decades. But doing that would take at least two years, and it’s not clear if Trump’s tariffs on most of the world besides China are high enough to make that worth the investment.

“If we can just fix a few key things, I think that we can reinvigorate rural America,” said the South Dakota rancher. “Just get these imports under control, get them to a level that we can understand and plan on, and then let us fill the void. And I think that the American rancher can do that.”

Trump has enjoyed overwhelming support in rural parts of the country in his three campaigns for president. Still, the uncertainty created by the trade war he instigated has given some ranchers pause as they’ve watched cattle prices drop after the tariffs were announced. read more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer

BANGKOK (AP) — The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.

The Department of Commerce posted notices about the probes late Monday on the Federal Register, seeking public comment within three weeks. It had not formally announced them earlier.

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Although President Donald Trump paused most of his biggest tariff hikes last week for 90 days, apart from those for imports from China, he has said he still plans tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs, lumber, copper and computer chips. read more