Alleging it operates as an illegal monopoly. A federal lawsuit filed today as you coos the ecommerce giant of strong arming Small Businesses and harming consumers. Cbss jo ling kent has the det details. Reporter the federal trade commission is taking major legal action against amazon, calling it a monopoly power. The agency, along with 17 state attorneys general, filed a landmark lawsui in Seattle Federal Court today, alleging the Online Shopping giant exploits its monopolies in ways that enrich amazon but harm its customers. The ftc claims that amazon stifles competition by charging sellers like Small Businesses higher fees, which causes Online Shoppers to face artificially higher prices even when shopping somewhere other than amazon. The government also accuses the platform of replacing search results on amazon with paid ads, putting its own brands over higherquality competitors. Amazons top lawyer responded, saying the practices the ftc is challenging have helped to spur competition
Country. The middle class built the country. Unions built the middle class. Norah President Biden joins the picket line. What impact his support could have on negotiations. A sitting president has never walked a picket line, so its historic, just like this strike is historic. Lives were saved. New information about the threats that a man was accused of making against a church in north virginia. Police said the man was armed with a loaded gun and had extra ammunition when he was arrested in Prince William county. Norah with just days before the deadline, what a Government Shutdown could mean for millions of americans. Extremely dry conditions along the Mississippi River have dropped freshwater levels and currents to historic lows, threatening Water Treatment facilities along the river. Norah after a string of thefts, target announces it will close a number of stores. Well tell you where. The u. S. Federal trade commission in 17 states are filing an Antitrust Lawsuit against amazon. The
Operation this morning. And wait until you hear who hes blaming. And airborne. Two porsches collide on the track in virginia. A huge crash. Coming within inches of people watching the action, including the cameraman. Are these the luckiest people in america this morning . Good morning, everybody. We want to get straight to the breaking news overnight, as we learn more about the twin terror raids carried out by American Special forces in africa. One of the operations was in libya. Resulted and the capture of a head terror chief wanted for 15 years. The other was in somalia, with navy s. E. A. L. S, in a firefight with the group believed to be responsible for the mall attack in kenya. This morning, we have team coverage. We start with abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz in washington. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, bianna and dan. These raids were swift and dramatic and netted a man who the u. S. Has been hunting down for more than a decade. The raids car
Who is trying to decide who to vote for here, what can you do for me tomorrow or in the first year to help me without my loan stress . I find that young people want freedom. They dont want their future mortgage by deficits which is paying for it. Their motivation for freedom. I dont mind somebody refinancing their Student Loans. I just dont think the taxpayer should have to pay for it. Taxpayers are struggling as these students are. Are we going to ask them to struggle even more for a tax payers fi . If they can get a better deal they should. I just dont the taxpayer should pay for it. Well go to the colonel. Common quarries become a controversial issue in louisiana and around the country. Our governor contends that the initiative represents federal overreach. Regardless of where you stand on that point should the federal government play a role in education . And what should that role be . Colonel . Thank you, stephanie. The constitution has no role for education in k through 12 for th