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Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the U.S.

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A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied TikTok’s […]

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Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the U.S.

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A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that […]

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DC lawsuit says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black zip codes

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The District of Columbia is suing Amazon, saying the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents who live in two predominantly Black Washington neighborhoods but is still charging residents millions of dollars for a service that provides speedy deliveries. The complaint, filed Wednesday in District of Columbia Superior Court, revolves around Amazon’s […]

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DC lawsuit says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black zip codes

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The District of Columbia is suing Amazon, saying the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents who live in two predominantly Black Washington neighborhoods but is still charging residents millions of dollars for a service that provides speedy deliveries. The complaint, filed Wednesday in District of Columbia Superior Court, revolves around Amazon’s […]

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Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year’s biggest day for online shopping

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Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon with Cyber Monday. Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routines and the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined in 2005 by the National […]

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Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year’s biggest day for online shopping

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Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon with Cyber Monday. Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routines and the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined in 2005 by the National […]

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Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds.’ Just don’t expect them to talk about it

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It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too. Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned […]

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Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds.’ Just don’t expect them to talk much about it

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It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too. Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned […]

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US labor regulator says Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted delivery drivers in California

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Prosecutors at a federal labor agency have determined that Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted drivers who delivered packages for the company in California, pushing back on claims from the online retailer that they are not its employees. The decision, made by a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles, […]

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Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional

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Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago. The complaint, filed Thursday at a federal court in San Antonio, mirrors legal arguments the tech giant made […]

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