Got returns? Call Uber. The ride-hailing service is now offering to return parcels for a fee
(AP) Uber is adding a new task to its list of services: mailing consumers’ return packages. The ride-hailing and delivery company said Wednesday that its drivers will collect up to five prepaid and sealed packages and drop them off at […]
Read MoreMicrosoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine
WASHINGTON (AP) – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday that unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company’s rival program, Bing. Nadella testified in a packed Washington, […]
Read MoreUS adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax. Updated vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna began rolling out last month, intended for adults and children as young as age 6 months. […]
Read MoreThousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers, who say understaffing is hurting patient care, walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states, kicking off a major health care strike amid an extraordinary year for U.S. labor organizing and […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to lead economic development trip to Tokyo
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will travel this coming week to Tokyo with state officials and economic development leaders to promote global investment in the Tar Heel state, his office announced Friday. Cooper will lead a […]
Read MoreStudy finds more people are moving into high flood zones, increasing risk of water disasters
Far more people are in harm’s way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an increase in watery disasters from climate change, a new study said. Since 1985, the number of the world’s settlements in the […]
Read MoreNew York City moves to suspend ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx continues
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York City is challenging a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it, as the city’s shelter system strains under a large influx of international migrants who […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina retiree group sues to block 30-day voter residency requirement
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina laws requiring citizens to reside in the state and within a precinct at least 30 days before an election date to be eligible to vote are unlawful and must be blocked, a union-affiliated retiree […]
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