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Amazon Delivery Drivers at Seven Hubs Walk Out
The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike of some drivers at contracting firms Amazon uses to deliver packages.The New York Times - 4h -
Is Amazon’s Drone Delivery Finally Ready for Prime Time?
We flew to Arizona to test the recently debuted service ourselves.The New York Times - 1d -
Air travel, mail delivery, national parks: What are possible shutdown impacts?
Based on past government estimates, some 3.5 million federal workers could go without paychecks this holiday season until an agreement is passed.ABC News - 1d -
Amazon workers strike at 7 facilities, targeting holiday delivery rush
Amazon is insisting that holiday deliveries will not be impacted by the unexpected strike launched by the Teamster Union at seven facilities across the county. Meanwhile, Starbucks workers ...NBC News - 1d -
How a government shutdown could impact travel, deliveries, more
After the House rejected a Trump-backed funding plan, a government shutdown is looming and it could impact holiday travel, deliveries and more. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY to break down what you ...NBC News - 1d -
Amazon Has Overhauled Its Drone Delivery. Will the Public Welcome It?
A recent visit to Amazon’s overhauled drone delivery program in Arizona left me impressed by the drones, but skeptical that the public will welcome them.The New York Times - 1d -
The challenge of holiday package delivery in Alaska
During the holiday season, there are 33 delivery planes a day which fly in and out of Anchorage, Alaska, carrying about 80,000 packages. Kris Van Cleave traveled as far north as the Alaskan city of ...CBS News - 2d -
Teamsters announce strike against Amazon at the height of holiday delivery rush
The Teamsters union announced a strike against Amazon on Thursday morning, with workers joining picket lines in four states in what they claim is the largest strike against the delivery giant in ...NBC News - 2d -
Drivers for Amazon stage demonstrations, but company says deliveries have not been affected
Drivers who deliver packages for Amazon demonstrated outside some of the company's facilities calling for better wages and work conditions. The protests were called for by the Teamsters union. ...NBC News - 2d -
Why are Amazon workers on strike – and what does it mean for Christmas deliveries?
Amazon Labor Union – comprising 10,000 workers across the US – is striking over the company’s refusal to negotiate. With Christmas less than a week away, thousands of Amazon warehouse workers ...The Guardian - 2d -
Amazon to settle dispute with delivery drivers over claims worth potential £140m
Exclusive: UK lawyers said in tribunal self-employed drivers owed because retailer dictated their working conditions. Amazon is to settle a group claim from delivery drivers that it deprived them ...The Guardian - 3d -
The fall of academic freedom with a DEI twist
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), once the “most prominent guardian of academic freedom” in the U.S., has lost its way.The Hill - 5d -
Canada’s Postal Strike Hits Christmas Deliveries in Remote Communities
For many remote communities in the sparsely populated nation, Canada Post is the only parcel delivery option. Even Amazon relies on it.The New York Times - Dec. 14 -
Federal judgeships bill will improve justice delivery and the rule of law
Congress has passed a comprehensive federal judgeships bill, the first since 1990, to address the massive caseloads across the lower federal courts nationwide, but President Biden has threatened to ...The Hill - Dec. 14 -
Sold-out farm shops, smuggled deliveries and safety warnings: US battle over raw milk grows
Unpasteurised milk, seen as both anti-government and anti-corporate, soars in popularity among conspiracy theorists and new agers. It’s 8am, and Redmond, an 11-year-old Brown Swiss dairy cow and ...The Guardian - Dec. 14 -
Royal Mail fined £10.5m for missing delivery targets
It is the second year in a row the company has been fined by the regulator for poor delivery performance.BBC News - Dec. 13 -
Macy's employee who hid $151 million in delivery expenses was trying to mask initial mistake, sources say
The department store operator slightly raised its full-year forecast, while still projecting a sales decline.CNBC - Dec. 11 -
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Syrians react to the fall of the Assad regime
In Syria, the rebels who seized power have appointed a transitional government with a temporary prime minister. On Monday, crowds gathered as some Syrians continued to celebrate the takeover. ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Delivery Hero's Talabat Set to be Largest Tech IPO in the Middle East
Shares in Delivery Hero subsidiary Talabat reversed direction and recently were trading lower as the company debuted on the Dubai stock exchange, but still was set to be the largest global ...The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10 -
Biden responds to fall of Assad regime
President Biden expressed cautious optimism over the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, but also noted the situation presents a "moment of considerable risk." Charlie D'Agata has more on the U.S. ...CBS News - Dec. 8 -
The most dangerous delivery truck? How a lorry-load of antimatter will help solve secrets of universe
Fantastically expensive and hard to handle, the substance holds the key to a holy grail of science. And experts at Cern now know how to transport it. Researchers are preparing to make one of ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Ukraine confirms second Danish delivery of F-16s as Zelenskyy seeks support in Paris
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Denmark has delivered a second batch of F-16 fighter jets to UkraineABC News - Dec. 7 -
'Look, look, look!' - fan with beer snake halts play mid-delivery
Watch the moment a fan with a beer snake distracts batter Marnus Labuschagne forcing bowler Mohammed Siraj to pull out of the delivery during the first day of Australia's second Test with India in ...BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Dollar General tests same-day delivery as discounter chases Walmart
Dollar General is testing same-day delivery to customers’ homes as the deep discounter tries to fend off fiercer competition with Walmart.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Dollar General tests same-day delivery as discounter chases Walmart
Dollar General has felt pressure as Walmart, Amazon and others offer more digital ways to shop along with low prices.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
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Balfour Beatty Forecasts Earnings Beat
Balfour Beatty said it was on track to deliver earnings growth ahead of market forecasts this year, and that it planned further share buybacks in 2025.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
PVH Stock Falls After Holiday Outlook Falls Short
The company guided for sales to fall between 6% and 7% in the current quarter, wider than the 4.5% decline forecast by analysts.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
District of Columbia says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black ZIP codes
The District of Columbia is alleging in a lawsuit that Amazon secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods in the cityABC News - Dec. 4 -
Amazon sued over slower deliveries to low-income neighborhoods
Amazon allegedly stopped its fastest delivery service to almost 50,000 Prime subscribers in two District of Columbia ZIP codes.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Lawsuit alleges Amazon deliveries are slower in two majority-Black DC zip codes
A lawsuit from Washington, D.C.'s attorney general is alleging that Amazon deliveries are slower in two majority-Black zip codes in the nation’s capital. The lawsuit, from D.C. Attorney General ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Amazon sued by DC attorney general for allegedly excluding neighborhoods from Prime delivery
Amazon's actions caused more than 48,000 Prime members to get slower delivery than the rest of the capital city, Attorney General Brian Schwalb claimed.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Amazon sued by D.C. AG for allegedly excluding neighborhoods from Prime delivery
Washington, D.C.’s attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the company of covertly depriving residents in certain ZIP codes in the nation’s capital from access to Prime’s high-speed ...NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Amazon Sued Over Slow Deliveries to Low-Income Areas
The District of Columbia’s attorney general said the company deliberately outsourced Prime member deliveries in certain ZIP codes.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline is interrupted
Officials say oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline has been interruptedABC News - Dec. 4 -
California cuts back on water deliveries, anticipating dry year ahead
California's cities may only receive about 5 percent of the water deliveries they have requested this year, with dry and warm conditions expected to persist through the winter, state officials ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Drivers for Spanish food delivery app Glovo will become full-time employees
Thousands of delivery drivers in Spain working for the food delivery app Glovo will soon be full employees after the company announced that it was moving to an employment-based modelABC News - Dec. 2
