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A delivery person rides a bicycle past a storefront in New York City.

You might still have time to buy holiday gifts online and get same-day delivery

Dec 18, 2021
More retailers are striking deals with delivery companies like Uber, DoorDash and Instacart to get online orders to shoppers within hours.
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FedEx trucks are parked at a FedEx Ship Center on September 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. FedEx says the driver who dumped packages into an Alabama ravine at least six times is no longer with the company.

Authorities say a FedEx driver dumped hundreds of packages into an Alabama ravine

Dec 01, 2021
The Blount County Sheriff's Office said the unnamed driver dumped packages into a wooded area at least six times, leaving some 450 people without their deliveries.
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August 12, 2021

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Ezhil Arasi (left) and Ranjith Kumar. The pandemic kept her from her pregnancy checkups. Their baby was born with an intestinal blockage that required surgery and died during the procedure. Doctors told Ranjith that if his wife had been examined regularl

India's Crusade To Save Babies And Moms In The Pandemic

Apr 13, 2021
A UNICEF report estimates that hundreds of thousands of babies in South Asia alone have died because of the inability of pregnant women to get appropriate care. India is seeking solutions.
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Technology
Uber acquired Drizly, an alcohol e-commerce platform, for $1.1 billion in cash and stock last week. It's just the latest brand Uber has added to its portfolio as the company seeks to satisfy consumer appetites.

Forget Ride Hailing. Uber Wants To Be Your One-Stop Shop For Everything

Feb 10, 2021
During the pandemic, Uber has doubled-down on delivery services, most recently acquiring the alcohol e-commerce platform Drizly. But can one company safely give you everything you want?
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World
A private delivery company's courier drives his delivery vehicle in a residential area in Beijing in June.

For China's Overburdened Delivery Workers, The Customer — And App — Is Always Right

Dec 01, 2020
Delivery workers in Beijing tell NPR they work 12-hour days, six days a week, monitored by apps tracking how and when they deliver hundreds of packages every day. One misstep and their pay is slashed.
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DoorDash's delivery restaurant in Redwood City, near San Francisco, is among an increasing number of "ghost kitchens" and menus that exist solely in smartphone apps.

Delivery Only: The Rise Of Restaurants With No Diners As Apps Take Orders

Dec 05, 2019
Restaurants without diners are popping up all over the place. "Ghost kitchens" and menus that exist solely in smartphone apps such as DoorDash and Uber Eats seek to feed diners' appetite for delivery.
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Goats and Soda
Midwife trainees deliver a baby at the Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan.

New Guidelines Establish The Rights Of Women When Giving Birth

Mar 01, 2018
To reduce unnecessary medical interventions in childbirth and respect the woman's wishes, the World Health Organization sets standards in a report.
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All Tech Considered
A prototype Moby Mart is being tested in Shanghai. Per Cromwell, the project's lead designer, says four to six additional mobile supermarkets are planned in the coming year.

Too Convenient? A Mobile Supermarket That Comes To You

Jul 05, 2017
The Moby Mart concept is being tested in China. A 7-Eleven meets driverless tractor-trailer, the store could be summoned by an app and staffed by a holographic clerk. Are we entering WALL-E world?
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Tesla's 3Q Deliveries More Than Double

Oct 03, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc. says global deliveries of its cars more than doubled in the third quarter to 24,500 compared to a year ago.

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