Nov 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Meta META.O did not break the law when it bought its nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp, a federal judge said, handing a major win to the $1.51 trillion company and dealing a blow to the government's efforts to rein in the power of tech giants.

- Cloudflare NET.N, a company that helps websites secure and manage their internet traffic, experienced issues with its global network.

- Six Democratic lawmakers who served in either the military or the intelligence community are reminding their still-serving counterparts in a short online video that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders.

- Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over a plan to sell oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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