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
Correspondent orla guerin is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv tonight, and joins us now. Is the counteroffensive intensifying . Is the counteroffensive intensifying . Is the Counteroffensive Intensi Inc . ~ ,. , intensifying . Well, it has been a bus da , intensifying . Well, it has been a busy day, sophie. Intensifying . Well, it has been a busy day, sophie. From intensifying . Well, it has been a | busy day, sophie. From ukraines point of view, a successful one. It has managed to hit the headquarters of russias Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean Peninsula with a missile. We know there is damage to the building. We are not sure how much. One ukrainian spokesman has said on social media, we wanted a bigger hole. But undoubtedly, ukraine could hardly have picked a more symbolic target. Its a headline grabbing attack, it is a showy attack. It is not the first time that ukraine has struck at Russian Military and the structure in premier. As ukraine faces into the second winter of war, we know i
The home of the Black Sea Fleet as well. So we are seeing an aerial picture of sevastopol. But in recent weeks, ukraine focusing its efforts there and now we just have this news from a local governor and also from russia, admitting that at least one Ukrainian Missile has hit the headquarters of russias plexi navy in crimea. More on that story very shortly. Black sea navy. It comes as president zelensky arrived in canada, for the First Time Since russias invasion, on an unannounced visit to thank canadians for their support. Canada has been a firm ally of ukraine. Here is president zelensky and his wife, olena, being welcomed by Prime Ministerjustin trudeau. There is full day of events, including talks with Business Leaders and members of the large Ukrainian Community in ukraine. Ukrainian community. He will also give a speech to the Canadian Parliament in ottawa. Mr zelensky flew from washington where he held talks at the white house. President biden has approved Security Assistance fo
Focus of his visit. There have been thousands of people arriving on the shores of the mediterranean. He wants it spread a message of tolerance among the better debate of how europe handles Asylum Seekers. Pretty pictures of marseille. We will keep an eye on them when we can see the pope, well bring you that. Youre watching bbc news. British detectives looking into sara sharif s death have released new images, hoping it will prompt more people to bring more information about her and herfamily. People to bring more information about herand herfamily. Her father, stepmother and uncle have been charged after returning from pakistan last week. A smiling sara sharif, seen here in a picture much more recent than those we had seen before. Surrey police have released the image and a School Photograph in the hope more people will come forward with information about her and her family. Both pictures show her wearing a headscarf, as she usually did in the last few months before her death. The ten