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
Seven republicans will take the stage at the president ial primary stage tonight. Will any of them leave a winner . Who will take on the frontrunner most effectively and how do they do that when the frontrunner is skipping the whole thing . Released by north korea. A u. S. Army soldier is back in america after two months in north korean custody. New information about private Travis Harris and why he was expelled and turned over. Happening now, senator bob menendez making his appearance in court on Bribery Charges and the legal reason why he may be reluctant to step down despite growing calls for his resignation. Im john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. This is cnn news central. Developing for you this morning, released by north korea, travis king, the u. S. Army private who crossed into north korea two manages ago is now back in american custody. He had been held by north korea since july, but this morning they abruptly announced they were expelling him. Orrin lieberman is at
Tonight seven candidates take the stage for the republican debate. One republican consultant says if ron desantis doesnt do well here, he might have to drop out. An attempt to destroy our city. That is how the Philadelphia Police commissioner described what happened there last night. Brazen and rapid fire breakins across the city, all caught on camera. Armed and dangerous, a manhunt is under way for a Murder Suspect in the killing of a tech ceo. Police say he will, quote, do anything he can to cause harm, including kill and rape. Im sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Lets start with the new information coming out of north korea. State media there is now reporting the country has decided to expel the u. S. Soldier who has been in north korean custody since july. Now, the circumstances around what happened to Army Private Travis King have really always been somewhat strange since this happened. King seemed to willingly cross into north korea during a
Toward a Government Shutdown the new poll, who gets the blame if it happens . Sweeping antitrust lawsuit against amazon the online giant accused of an illegal monopoly how it is responding. The fleecing of america. Why are Taxpayer Dollars being sunk into navy ships that may never sail again and just in, news on a beloved Baseball Hall of famer. Remembering Brooks Robinson announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening and welcome. President biden today inserted himself in a Labor Dispute in a way no other modern president has. Joining striking auto workers on the picket line outside a gm plant near detroit through a bull horn, telling workers they deserve the significant raise they need, and Standing Shoulder to shoulder with picketers, as uaw leader shawn fain railed against corporate greed. The president making the trip 12 days into the strike against the big three automakers his visit marking a major shift from keeping a distance from negotiations to proudly sidin
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