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The U.S. is set to start charging large Chinese vessels millions of dollars when they call at American ports from Oct. 14.

Called Amazon Grocery, the new offering includes dairy, fresh produce and meat, the company said Oct. 1. The new brand will be available online and at Amazon Fresh stores.

The company counts TPG, Amazon.com and General Electric among investors with 5% or greater stakes.

The company expects non-restaurant deliveries to hit an annual run rate of $12.5 billion in gross bookings by the end of 2025,  25% more than the $10 billion run rate it shared in May.

Amazon will pay $1 billion in civil penalties and will refund $1.5 billion to customers to resolve allegations that it misled millions into signing up for Prime and then made it hard to cancel.

The exemption Zoox is seeking would allow the company to operate as many as 2,500 self-driving cars on U.S. roads.

Amazon.com squared off in court against the FTC over allegations that the company duped customers into signing up for the Prime subscription service and then made it too hard to cancel.

Amazon.com exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, U.S. labor board attorneys told a judge Sept. 22.

A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service.

Shoppers can receive refrigerated prescriptions along with groceries and other products in a single online order, which can be delivered in as fast as 30 minutes.