'Manufactured Story': Hegseth Goes Off In CBS Interview On Crisis Of US Arms Stockpiles

Amazon Shares Tumble Amid News Of FTC 'Advertiser Deception' Lawsuit The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is about to drop a lawsuit on Amazon today alleging that the e-commerce platform manipulated prices paid by businesses to advertise on its retail platform, which made the company tens of billions of dollars over a seven-year period, WSJ reports, citing agency officials.  According to the report: The lawsuit, joined by a bipartisan group of more than 20 state attorneys general, will allege that Amazon deceived advertisers by secretly raising the minimum price advertisers had to pay to place ads promoting their...

Trump Announces 10-Day Lebanon-Israel Truce, As Iran Reasserts Tolls Via Iranian Banks; US Vows Hormuz Blockade "As Long As It Takes" Summary Trump unveils 10-day Lebanon ceasefire, but which Hezbollah has not signed on for, amid heavy IDF attacks on south. Iran seeks to boost rial through toll payment scheme; vessels pay Hormuz passage through Iranian banks. US Navy: vessels seeking entry into Hormuz Strait now fair game for boarding, search, and outright seizure - including for suspicion of 'contraband'. Hegseth: US forces are ready to restart combat if Iran doesn’t agree to a...

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said a strike was conducted on a vessel suspected of smuggling narcotics. Pushing the total number of people killed by Operation Southern Spear to over 200. “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.” SOUTHCOM posted on X on Saturday. “Intelligence […]