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Amazon settlement expanded: How much you can get if you're eligible

KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened More people are eligible for an Amazon settlement – and some could now receive hundreds of dollars in payments. Here's what to know.
The headline split KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "Amazon settlement expanded: How much you can get if you're eligible". Newsweek frames it as "Amazon Prime Refunds Expanded: Millions More Eligible for Up to $200".
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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Sep 18, 8:06 PM

Amazon settlement expanded: How much you can get if you're eligible

More people are eligible for an Amazon settlement – and some could now receive hundreds of dollars in payments. Here's what to know.

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Sep 18, 9:38 PM

More Amazon Prime customers may qualify for FTC settlement

After doling out more than $845 million to former Amazon Prime customers, Amazon is expanding the qualifications needed for refunds stemming from its settlement with the Federal Trade Commi...

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NewsweekNews report · Sep 18, 9:22 PM

Amazon Prime Refunds Expanded: Millions More Eligible for Up to $200

The FTC announced Thursday that Amazon will expand the refunds from its $2.5 billion Prime settlement.

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