Consumer News: Regulators looking into reports of Amazon Basics products catching fire, more teens finding jobs and more!
Consumer News: Regulators looking into reports of Amazon Basics products catching fire, more teens finding jobs and more!
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Amazon no longer including marijuana in pre-employment drug tests
Amazon said it will no longer include marijuana in its pre-employment drug tests, the drug will now be treated the same as alcohol. Screenings for drivers, however, will still include the marijuana test.
Consumer News: Amazon officially buying MGM, United Airlines wants to reward vaccinated customers and more!
Consumer News: Amazon officially buying MGM, United Airlines wants to reward vaccinated customers and more!
Consumer News: Ikea recalling some plates and related items, the streaming market is getting more crowded and more!
Consumer News: Ikea recalling some plates and related items, the streaming market is getting more crowded and more!
Harvest Hope asking you to donate “Oodles of Noodles” this month
Harvest Hope Food Bank is asking the community for donations of instant noodles during the month of May.
Consumer News: Cruises could return in July, you can now rent a car with the Uber app and more!
Consumer News: Cruises could return in July, you can now rent a car with the Uber app and more!
Amazon offering to drop off grocery orders in Prime members’ garages
Amazon is expanding its home grocery deliveries right into your garage. Amazon says Prime members can now choose to allow delivery people to leave their grocery orders inside of their garages.
Red Cross offering Amazon gift card for blood donors this month
The American Red Cross needs your help to give the gift of life. Organizers have blood donation locations set up across the Midlands through the end of February.
AP: Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO
Amazon said Tuesday that Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO later this year, a role he’s had since he founded the company nearly 30 years ago.
Amazon sends letter to President Biden asking for their employees to be prioritized in vaccination efforts
Amazon wasted no time reaching out to the new Biden administration to get the coronavirus vaccine for its essential workers. In a letter to the president, Amazon says it stands ready to help getting 100 million Americans vaccinated in the first 100 days of his presidency, but Amazon wants its 800,000 employees bumped up on the priority list to get their vaccines.
