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Walmart is America's grocery king — and no one is close to stealing its crown

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A customer shops at a Walmart in Florida.

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Fed-up 23andMe users lash out at the company, accusing it of scamming them into auto-renewal

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23andMe's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

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The FTC is going to war with tax services that bill themselves as free

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Protestors gather in Washington, DC in 2023 to advocate for simpler tax services.

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Roomba maker hit with layoffs as Amazon calls off $1.7 billion cash deal

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Amazon called off its $1.7 billion bid to buy iRobot, maker of the Roomba.

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TurboTax can't keep advertising itself as 'free' when many people have to pay, FTC rules

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The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that TurboTax maker Intuit engaged in deceptive practices by advertising services as "free."

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Rite Aid is banned from using facial recognition in its stores after the FTC said it falsely flagged thousands of shoppers as potential criminals

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A person walks out of a Rite Aid store on December 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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Americans could save $3.4 billion through a new rule preventing 'exploitative' fees when buying a new car, the FTC says

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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. The
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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It sure looks like corporate America isn't afraid of Joe Biden anymore

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President Joe Biden

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The head of the FTC says she used ChatGPT to successfully contest a medical bill

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ftc chair Lina Khan

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A simple way to fix search: Bright pink ads

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