Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is leading a sweeping lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly abusing its market dominance to stifle competition. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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A sign is posted in front of a McDonald's restaurant on April 3 in San Pablo, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Nutrition labels like these, seen in a store in 2014, have helped consumers better understand the contents of the food they buy. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Shown is the aftermath of a ransacked liquor store in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan speaks to the Economic Club of New York on July 24, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 3 million vehicles due to the risk of fire in the engine compartments. Twenty-three separate models are included in the recall, including the 2011 Kia Sorento, seen above at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2009. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
President Joe Biden addresses striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at a picket line outside a General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Belleville, Michigan, on Tuesday. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled Epstein's sex trafficking. New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File hide caption
Amazon delivery trucks are parked in Richmond, Calif., on June 21. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. sues Amazon in a monopoly case that could be existential for the retail giant
US-British economist Angus Deaton speaks at a press conference after winning the Nobel Prize for Economics at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, on October 12, 2015. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The waters of the Ha' Kamwe' hot springs are healing and sacred, says Ivan Bender, the caretaker of the Cholla Canyon Ranch, which belongs to the Hualapai Tribe. Less than a hundred yards away, an Australian mining company called Arizona Lithium has been exploring for lithium. Julia Simon/NPR hide caption
The U.S. needs minerals for green tech. Will Western mines have enough water?
Customers at SolDias ice cream shops in Texas are encouraged to pay with cash instead of credit cards. Owner Victor Garcia is backing a legislative effort that aims to lower credit card processing fees through increased competition. Victor Garcia/Courtesy of Victor Garcia hide caption
The Perdue Farms chicken and poultry processing factory in Salisbury, Md., pictured on May 2, 2020. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike
UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The UAW strike against Big Three automakers may not have much of an impact on car shoppers, though that could change. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Dancers Saya Date and Shashank Duggal (center couple) perform in the improvised "Tango de Pista" category at the annual Mundial de Tango competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lucas Babic/NPR hide caption
A black market, a currency crisis, and a tango competition in Argentina
The Amazon Prime Video logo is displayed in a Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV taken on Jan. 7. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Autoworkers at Mercedes plant in Vance, Ala., assemble an all-electric SUV. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom hide caption