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Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs as the candidate to fill Utah's U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, KSL reported. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: A reasonable choice.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia next week to discuss ongoing efforts of a negotiated cease-fire in Gaza that secures the release of the remaining hostages.Israel is currently preparing for a large-scale offensive in the southern Gaza... Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Blinken is a fool.
There are currently no grounds for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine due to Kyiv's formal refusal to negotiate with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: It will be resolved after the elections.
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Former Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer on Friday announced the suspension of his Senate campaign. Newsmax
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the central issue in the Middle East is not the Israel-Palestinian issue but "Iran's ambition to be a regional hegemonic power. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Iran must be crushed.
American-born businessman and author Bill Browder, who was once a major investor in Russia, called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "little man who lacked confidence" and someone who needs more "foreign enemies" and war to survive. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Putin would be wise to back out and retire.
Anti-Israel protesters draped a massive Palestinian flag over the side of the Washington D.C. Hilton where President Biden is expected to speak at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night, video shows. New York Post
VOA VIEW: They should be jailed.
A pro-Palestine group filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Columbia University on behalf of students who allege the school discriminated against pro-Palestinian students and protesters. New York Post
VOA VIEW: They are the real agitators and paid fools.
The police made arrests at Northeastern University, Arizona State and Indiana University on Saturday, as more schools move in on encampments protesting the war in Gaza. New York Times
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Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of protests at American universities even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Many are being paid to start the stupidity.
In Washington, celebrities mixed with journalists and government officials at glittery parties before the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. New York Times
Southwest Airlines is studying changes to its quirky boarding and seating policies as it searches for ways to raise more revenue. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It would be wise to let a workable idea stay.
Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those platforms - along with younger, smaller emerging rivals - would be scrambling for those valuable minutes of people's attention. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: China control must end.
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The union struck a four-year agreement with the German company on Friday evening, just before the expiration of the previous contract. CBS
VOA VIEW: A union wins, again.
There have been several injuries linked to tornadoes on Friday, but no fatalities have been reported. CBS
College students are continuing to protest the Israel-Hamas war. At New York City's Columbia University, where an encampment of students first made headlines, tensions are high and negotiations between students and administrators are stalled. CBS
VOA VIEW: The should all be put in jail.
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Former president Donald Trump's New York "hush money" trial has wrapped its second week. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker spent four days on the stand detailing his tabloid's efforts to hide stories that could have damaged Trump's 2016 campaign. CBS
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank's 32 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and they will be taken over by Fulton Bank. CBS
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel. CBS
VOA VIEW: There should be no dealing with Hamas.
Under the new law signed this week, ByteDance has nine to 12 months to sell the platform to an American owner, or TikTok faces being banned in the U.S. CBS
VOA VIEW: Tough, TIKTOK has to be banned.
The last batch of inflation news that Federal Reserve officials will see before their meeting next week is in, and none of it is very good. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Inflation is a Biden problem.
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American is the latest carrier to tweak its growth plan, citing late-arriving planes from Boeing. CNBC
When it comes to retirement, Americans worry about uncertainties they cannot control, like a higher cost of living or changes to the retirement system. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A major dilemma.
Snap shares soared on Friday after the company provided uplifting results, suggesting its online ad business is getting back on track. CNBC
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Exxon CEO Darren Woods said the technology is currently unaffordable with CO2 removal costing between $600 to $1,000 per ton. CNBC
Buyers are highly considering newly built homes amid a shortage of available homes in the U.S. Here's what this means and where prices are standing. CNBC
VOA VIEW: There is little opportunity.
This season, the IRS Direct File pilot helped more than 140,000 million taxpayers file taxes for free and saved $5.6 million in tax prep fees. CNBC
Trump's political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him unprecedented influence over the Fed, the report states. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The FED is a mess.
Princeton University freshman Maximillian Meyer described the virulent antisemitism he witnessed on campus since an anti-Israel encampment was established amid nationwide protests. FOX News
VOA VIEW: A Dem, socialist and progressive mess.
Residents in New Jersey were hit by a 2.9 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning, weeks after a more powerful quake hit the region and surrounding areas FOX News
Pro-Palestine student group, Palestine Solidarity Committee, was suspended by the University of Texas at Austin Friday after the school saw several arrests during an anti-Israel protest, the organization posted on Instagram. FOX News
New York will begin levying a $15 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan's bustling central business district on June 30, according to transit officials. FOX News
VOA VIEW: NYC will lose even more.
Vietnam-based Boviet Solar is set to use Greenville, North Carolina, as the site of its first solar panel manufacturing plant in North America FOX News
Hamas on Saturday released a video of two Israeli hostages pleading for the Israeli government to reach a deal with Hamas. UPI
VOA VIEW: Hamas must be defeated.
Police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at Boston's Northeastern University on Saturday after school officials claimed the student demonstration was infiltrated by outsiders. UPI
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The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed a widely anticipated antitrust case against Amazon, alleging the retailing giant illegally wields monopoly power to maintain higher prices, harming customers and weakening competition. They have had a monopoly from the beginning.
"Our complaint lays out how Amazon has used a set of punitive and coercive tactics to unlawfully maintain its monopolies," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement. "The complaint sets forth detailed allegations noting how Amazon is now exploiting its monopoly power to enrich itself while raising prices and degrading service for the tens of millions of American families who shop on its platform and the hundreds of thousands of businesses that rely on Amazon to reach them."
She added, "Today's lawsuit seeks to hold Amazon to account for these monopolistic practices and restore the lost promise of free and fair competition."The lawsuit, filed in Western Washington district court, takes aim at a company that started as a scrappy online bookseller in 1994 but has since transformed into an internet and retailing behemoth. The complaint alleges that Amazon regularly exploits its size and reach to block lower prices and compel merchants to use the e-commerce company's logistics and advertising services.
"Amazon is a monopolist that uses its power to hike prices on American shoppers and charge sky-high fees on hundreds of thousands of online sellers," said John Newman, Deputy Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, in a statement.Millions of people visit Amazon.com each day, but that's no guarantee for third-party sellers that their products are seen, according to Molson Hart, the seller of educational building-toy brand, Brain Flakes. "We spent nearly $100,000 to advertise our products in Amazon searches last year," Hart noted in an April blog post in which he argues the company's pricing policies are helping to fuel inflation.
The states joining the FTC in the lawsuit are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
