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Lina Khan, then a nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks at a hearing, April 21, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Trade Commission's long-awaited antitrust case is the agency's most aggressive move yet to tame the market power of Amazon, a company that's become synonymous with online shopping and fast deliveries. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP, File)

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The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
By HALELUYA HADERO - AP Business Writer
Tue,10/10/23-10:16AM , 148 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a lawsuit hanging over its head that accuses it of preventing sellers from hawking their merchandise at lower prices on other sites.
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Palestinians inspect the rubble Abu Helal family in Rafah refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. The strike killed dozens of people.(AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

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Aid groups scramble to help as Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Gaza blockade complicates efforts
By HALELUYA HADERO - AP Business Writer
Mon,10/09/23-11:03PM , 115 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Humanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas and determine what aid operations are still safe to continue — efforts that are being complicated by an inte
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An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, March 18, 2022. The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

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Amazon sued by FTC and 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices and overcharges sellers
By HALELUYA HADERO - AP Business Writer
Tue,09/26/23-11:03AM , 145 Reads
U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.
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Packages pass through a scanner at an Amazon fulfillment center, Aug. 3, 2017, in Baltimore. Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers need to spend on its site to get free shipping. To qualify for no-cost deliveries, some Amazon customers who don’t have Prime memberships now need to spend $35, up from $25 previously. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Amazon is raising free-shipping minimums for some customers who don't have Prime memberships
By HALELUYA HADERO - Associated Press
Mon,08/28/23-3:43PM , 183 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers must spend on its site to get free shipping.

To qualify for no-cost deliveries, some Amazon customers who don’t have Prime memberships now need to spend $35, up from $25 previously.
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