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Amazon Labor Union partners with International Brotherhood of Teamsters in New York
18 Jun

Amazon Labor Union partners with International Brotherhood of Teamsters in New York

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Amazon workers have taken another step towards fighting for worker protections. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is teaming up with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), a century-plus-old labor union active in the United States and Canada. The duo announced the partnership in a joint statement on X (formerly Twitter) following a vote that saw 98.3 percent of ALU members…
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Amazon’s Affordable Pharmacy program rxPass opens up to Medicare users with Prime
18 Jun

Amazon’s Affordable Pharmacy program rxPass opens up to Medicare users with Prime

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Amazon launched its RxPass in 2023, giving Prime customers access to generic medications that treat more than 80 common health conditions for $5 a month on top of a Prime subscription. Now, Amazon is expanding the program to Prime members on Medicare insurance, opening eligibility up to an additional 50 million customers, the company wrote in a press release.As before,…
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Watch the next Nintendo Direct here at 10AM ET
18 Jun

Watch the next Nintendo Direct here at 10AM ET

John RoutledgeLatest News
It’s time for another Nintendo Direct, where the company teases, hypes and previews its upcoming slate of games. You can watch the June Nintendo Direct right here today at 10AM ET.Nintendo says today’s stream will focus on games coming in the second half of 2024. We’ll likely hear about the remastered Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, which arrives on June 27,…
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Fisker is the latest EV startup to declare bankruptcy
18 Jun

Fisker is the latest EV startup to declare bankruptcy

John RoutledgeLatest News
Another EV manufacturer bites the dust with Fisker officially declaring bankruptcy. The US-based startup filed for Chapter 11 protections late Monday, June 17, with plans to restructure its debt and sell its assets. Unfortunately, this means the Alaska EV with a designated cowboy hat space will likely never come to fruition."We are proud of our achievements, and we have put…
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The Morning After: US Surgeon General says social media needs warning labels like cigarettes
18 Jun

The Morning After: US Surgeon General says social media needs warning labels like cigarettes

John RoutledgeLatest News
The US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, says social media should come with warning labels, writing in The New York Times that social media is an “important contributor” to the teen mental health crisis. Last year, he issued an advisory making similar arguments, saying social media posed a “profound risk” to teen mental health. In his latest op-ed, Murthy cited a…
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