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Amazon sued over alleged antitrust violations

California's attorney general is suing Amazon, accusing the company of antitrust law violations. The lawsuit claims the retailer knowingly stifles its competitors while driving up the price of goods across the internet. Bill Baer, a visiting fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and a former assistant attorney general for antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice, joined CBS News to discuss the lawsuit and what it means for the world's largest retailer.

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California heat exacerbates wildfires, power issues

Extreme heat is wreaking havoc on California. Triple-digit temperatures over the course of the past week have made it difficult for crews to fight several wildfires that popped up across the state. The heat is also jeopardizing California's power grid. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from California. Then, Akshaya Jha, assistant professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University, joins CBS News' John Dickerton to discuss how California is handling the heat.

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