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F.T.C. and 22 states claim in lawsuit that Amazon secretly inflated ad prices
The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday, claiming the e-commerce giant secretly made advertising more expensive on its website for more than a million companies. In a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Seattle, Amazon’s hometown, the F.T.C. and the states said Amazon inflated the costs that brands and marketplace sellers had to pay to promote their products to consumers, including the prominent “Sponsored Product” ads that appear in search results on Amazon’s widely used website. “Amazon has millions of advertising customers who were misled into paying significantly higher prices,” Andrew N. Ferguson, the chairman of the F.T.C., said in a statement. “These higher costs were largely passed on to American consumers.” Amazon disputed the
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If You’re struggling to pay day-to-day bills, there’s help
More people are seeking help managing their debt — not from extravagant purchases but rather the higher costs of needs like car repairs or medical
This A.I. just created viruses not found in nature
For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence to create new kinds of viruses, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the disturbing
Trump signed two executive orders trying to limit birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’
President Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday aimed at limiting the number of people who are eligible for birthright citizenship and cracking down on
Iran says it is nearing final agreement with Oman on Strait of Hormuz
Iran and Oman are close to finalizing an agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s foreign ministry
C.I.A. sets up secret Cuba task force as Trump pressures Havana
The C.I.A. has secretly established a Cuba task force, setting in motion plans for a more concerted campaign to pressure the Cuban government to make
One of the world’s smallest countries has a new name
Peruse an up-to-date list of the nations of the world. Between Namibia and Nepal, you will see a potentially unfamiliar one: Naoero. That’s the new
Medicaid urges states to increase autism therapy oversight
The Trump administration advised states on Tuesday to place new restrictions on autism therapy providers to curb a sharp increase in Medicaid spending for a
When neighbors fight over shared space, who wins?
Q: I own a single-family home in New York City. The apartment building next door has an illegal unit in the basement, and we share
SpaceX’s bumpy ride on the stock market may get bumpier
The shackles are soon coming off SpaceX’s stock. On Thursday, the first “lockup” on shares of Elon Musk’s rocket company is set to expire, which
Archaeologists find hundreds of ancient glyphs in The Amazon
Flying over the southwestern Amazon, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient, monumental designs carved in the earth that hint at complex societies in the rainforest
A ton of Space junk tumbles unpredictably to Earth every week
One December afternoon, the sky tore open and a fiery hunk of metal, wider than a school bus, came hurtling down. It was louder than
Scope of hacks on U.S. water supply widens as evidence points to Iran
The scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has grown to include at least seven states and may be far wider, officials and experts warned,
