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March 5, 2019

Seeking security: Bezos mansion-hunting for new life before tabloid storm

The meticulous arrangements had all been made for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to tour their potential dream house in the Bel-Air section of southern California.

March 5, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez not ruling out Amazon's return to New York, says communities must be consulted

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not totally ruled out the possibility that Amazon could reopen a negotiating process to enter New York City, despite her previous statements slamming the tech giant's plan for a massive second headquarters.

March 3, 2019

Andy Puzder: AOC’s socialist anti-Amazon vendetta takes aim at Virginia

There is an an increasing commitment among leaders in the Democratic Party to the myth that socialism is a compassionate system necessary to protect the poor and oppressed from capitalist greed. It is simply untrue.

March 1, 2019

Fake Amazon reviews lands business in FTC crosshairs for 1st time

For the first time ever, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a U.S. Amazon seller to court after the owner allegedly purchased fake reviews to promote a product.

March 1, 2019

Cuomo appeals to Bezos to bring Amazon back to NYC: report

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., penned a full-page letter to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as he clings to hope that he can win back the tech giant and lure it to New York City, where it recently scrapped plans to build a second headquarters’ campus, a report said Thursday.    

February 26, 2019

Amazon's Virginia HQ2 faces some New York-style pushback

Amazon could be facing a New York-style backlash in response to its plans for a massive second headquarters in Virginia.

February 23, 2019

Fired Amazon worker with Crohn's disease suing company over lack of bathroom breaks

Nicolas Stover, is suing the company after being fired from a Winchester, Kentucky call center for what his supervisor told him was “time theft.” In the involuntary termination letter he received on Dec. 21, 2017, there was no written reason for his dismissal, although he says his supervisor accused him of taking too much personal time, due to his “excessive bathroom breaks.”

February 23, 2019

Bill Maher urges Jeff Bezos, Amazon to bring jobs to red states, or they'll get 'angrier and crazier'

In his closing remarks Friday night, HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher had a message for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos after his company’s decision to pull out of a deal to bring jobs to New York City.

February 22, 2019

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez had secret NYC rendezvous around Valentine’s Day: report

Jeff Bezos and lover Lauren Sanchez enjoyed a secret reunion in New York last week.

February 22, 2019

Florida Sen. Rick Scott slams Ocasio-Cortez, encourages Amazon to move to Florida

Following Amazon’s decision earlier this month to scrap plans to build a second headquarters in New York City, Florida Sen. Rick Scott seized the moment and encouraged the tech giant to consider moving to the Sunshine State.