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Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers' lists.

After a news report earlier Tuesday, Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said a team only considered listing import charges on items in its ultra-low-cost store. "This was never approved and is not going to happen."

The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim.

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is expanding his fight against “woke” investing to the state’s Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, pushing for corporate “political neutrality.” He’s targeting major companies like Amazon and Google through shareholder resolutions. The state’s anti-ESG banking law remains on hold, while lawmakers consider shifting oversight to the attorney general.

The Teamsters union demands that Amazon recognize its unionized workers. The company refuses and says the strikes won't affect operations.

A Senate committee investigation, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, accused Amazon of risking worker safety for speed while manipulating injury data to make its warehouses seem safer than they are.

The multi-million dollar investment will waive the tuition for the Cherokee Film Institute's 25 inaugural students to reduce economic barriers across the reservation.

The world's longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway and tributaries parched, stranding communities and affecting livelihoods.

Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they're pressured not to stop for water or to use the toilet, especially while processing same-day orders.

The two sides have been in disagreement about whether Amazon bears legal responsibility to its delivery drivers, who are technically employed by third-party companies but deliver Amazon packages.