Amazon Prime refunds are going out after $2.5 billion settlement. Here's when your refund could arrive.

Amazon Prime refunds are going out after $2.5 billion settlement. Here’s when your refund could arrive.

Amazon has started issuing payments to eligible Prime members as part of a $2.5 billion settlement over federal allegations that it misled customers. The online retailer agreed to the payouts in September to resolve a 2023 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that accused Amazon of misleading customers into enrolling in Prime and making it hard for them to cancel…

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Lindsey Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal shutdown deal provision allowing $500,000 lawsuits from senators

Lindsey Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal shutdown deal provision allowing $500,000 lawsuits from senators

Washington — Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.  Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat, sought unanimous consent to approve the measure after…

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Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building which was heavily damaged by a Russian strike on Ternopil, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlad Kravchuk)

U.S., Russia draw up peace plan for Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country would work with the United States “on the provisions of the plan” to end the nearly four-year war with Russia.  “We are ready for constructive, honest, and efficient work,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. What You Need To Know Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that…

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Fugees rapper Pras Michel receives 14-year sentence for illicit contributions tied to Obama campaign

Fugees rapper Pras Michel receives 14-year sentence for illicit contributions tied to Obama campaign

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly…

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