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!
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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.
Parler back online after being removed by Amazon last week
The social media platform, Parler, is back online after Amazon Web Services booted it a week ago. Amazon says it removed Parler after its far right members made threats of violence.
Parler sues Amazon after being removed from platform
The social media platform, Parler, is suing Amazon in response to being deplatformed.
Amazon selling at-home coronavirus test kits
Coronavirus testing kits are now available on Amazon. The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for the test last month.
