{
  "id": 16924635,
  "title": "US lawmakers demand action on overcharging at 7-Eleven, Dollar General and other chains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/us-lawmakers-demand-action-on-overcharging-at-7-eleven-dollar-general-16924635",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:20:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/lawmakers-7-eleven-dollar-general-overcharging"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Democrats urge FTC to tackle ‘systemic failure’ of biggest convenience and dollar stores over pricing practices after Guardian investigations Thirty-four members of Congress are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports of widespread overcharging by some of America’s most-recognized brand-name retailers. The 28 October letter to the FTC comes in direct response to Guardian…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}