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Economy

Amazon may have met its match in the grocery aisles

2:43pm August 02, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

Amazon laid off workers at its brick-and-mortar grocery stores last week — the latest sign of the e-commerce giant's struggles to stand out in the competitive grocery landscape.

A United Parcel Service driver makes a delivery in the back of his truck in Pittsburgh, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Delivery drivers want protection against heat. But it's an uphill battle

4:25pm July 21, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

As heat waves hit the U.S., delivery drivers are especially vulnerable to rising temperatures. Workers at some of the biggest delivery companies are pushing for more protection against extreme heat.

Amazon's Prime Day sale will run from July 11 to 12, and the retailer has promised to offer its lowest prices so far this year.

Economy

Are Amazon Prime Day deals worth it? 5 things to know

10:49am July 11, 2023

by Erin Kenney

Amazon's annual two-day sale for Prime members is here. Not all deals are as good as they seem, however. It pays to do some research to ensure you're getting the best price.

Soldiers of the Colombian Air Force give medical attention inside a plane to the children who survived a Cessna 206 plane crash in the thick jungle, while they are transferred to Bogotá by air in San José del Guaviare, Colombia, June 9.

World News

How Indigenous kids survived 40 days in Colombia's jungle after a plane crash

5:01am June 17, 2023

by John Otis

Led by their eldest sibling, who is 13, they managed to find food and shelter. All four, including a year-old baby, stayed safe until Colombian special forces and Indigenous guides rescued them.

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Alessandra Korap Munduruku demanded that mining company Anglo American withdraw its permits to develop projects on her ancestral land.

This Brazilian activist stared down mining giants to protect the rainforest she loves

6:22am June 11, 2023

by Jill Langlois

Champion of her ancestral forest, Brazilian Indigenous activist Alessandra Korap Munduruku was one of this year's recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots activists.

An aerial picture shows an illegal mining camp during an operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources against Amazon deforestation at the Yanomami territory in Roraima state, Brazil, on Feb. 24.

World News

Opinion: The global gold rush imperils the Brazilian Amazon

5:01am May 09, 2023

With the dollar weakening, people are turning to gold. Cue the acceleration of an Amazon gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.

This artist rendering provided by Amazon shows the next phase of the company's headquarters redevelopment to be built in Arlington, Va. Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters there following the biggest round of layoffs in the company's history and the shifting landscape of remote work.

National

Amazon pauses construction in Virginia on its second headquarters

1:32pm March 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Following a big round of layoffs, the Seattle-based company said it is delaying the beginning of construction of the second phase of its headquarters development in Northern Virginia.

Amazon packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon warehouse in Arizona.

National

Amazon reports its first unprofitable year since 2014

6:15pm February 02, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

The biggest culprit was Amazon hefty investment in the electric automaker Rivian, whose value plummeted last year. Amazon also contends with the need to recalibrate after a pandemic-era upsurge.

An Amazon fulfillment center is seen before sunrise on March 29, 2021, in Bessemer, Ala. Amazon announced it is ending its charity donation program, AmazonSmile.

National

Amazon ends its charity donation program AmazonSmile after other cost-cutting efforts

3:02pm January 19, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

The company says the AmazonSmile program didn't have enough financial impact. But some charities say the support "made a huge difference," and shoppers have expressed disapproval on social media.

Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls speaks at a New York rally on Sept. 5. The company had fired Smalls from its Staten Island warehouse after he helped lead a pandemic-era walkout.

Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win on Staten Island warehouse

10:55pm January 11, 2023

Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official ruled.