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
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Of a trump turn around . A new cbs poll today showing trump leading senator ted cruz by 13 points nationally while a monmouth poll shows him with a 24point lead over the texas senator in pennsylvania. This as cruz turns his attention away from new york and the primary here where he is trailing to take his case national. Appearing on the tonight show with jimmy fallon this evening. Well discuss the change in cruzs tactics with Cruz National spokesman whos here live. Meanwhile, the democrats are prepping for tonights big debate. Hillary clinton spent the day away from the cameras preparing for the big night in brooklyn, but senator Bernie Sanders did just the op to to sit. He took his turn addressing the National Action Network Convention blasting hillary for taking money from the big banks. How sanders can turn his momentum into actual votes in new york. And dow 18,000 this our sights. Dow jones industrial average just about 80 points away from hitting that level. Were at 17,930. Yes, i
The National Security advisor Michael Flynn is out after general flynn spoke to the russians about sanctions and lied about it. Now the questions dont stop with general flynn. Overnight, we learn that the Justice Department warned the white house last month about flynns contacts with moscow and possible vulnerable about blackmail. One twist in the stunning fall of the closest confidants. Lets get the latest from ryan browne. Ryan, flynn is out. Now questions about what the president knew and when. Reporter that is right, john. This developed in the waning days of the obama administration. Then acting attorney general sally yates. Discovered the conversations that they had not adhered to what flynn and Vice President elect mike pence had been saying about the Russian Ambassador kislyak. They had transcripts and sanctions were discussed among other issues. There was a discussion within the obama administration. Then director with john brennan and james clapper. We believe they were infor