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Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

June 21, 2023 | 3:17 PM

FTC sues Amazon for ‘tricking and trapping’ people in Prime subscriptions

By Alina Selyukh/NPR

October 9, 2022 | 8:24 AM

A parents’ lawsuit accuses Amazon of selling suicide kits to teenagers

Amazon is selling a product that is as deadly as cyanide,” Carrie Goldberg and Naomi Leeds, two attorneys for the families, said in a statement.

By Joe Hernandez/NPR

April 10, 2021 | 8:44 AM

After Amazon: Labor tries to regroup in wake of Alabama loss

Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in much-anticipated election results announced Friday.

By Paul Wiseman and Anne D'Innocenzio/AP

March 30, 2021 | 2:55 PM

Primed: New Amazon warehouse derails land deal for SEPTA trolley facility

Plans for a new SEPTA trolley barn in Southwest Philadelphia are on hold due to a competing proposal from online mega-retailer Amazon to build a new warehouse at the same location.

By Ryan Briggs/WHYY and Darryl C. Murphy/WHYY

February 10, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Smart Talk: Climate Change expert Michael Mann

Mann shares insights from his new book

By Scott LaMar/WITF and Merideth Bucher/WITF

February 2, 2021 | 5:24 PM

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon’s CEO

The new CEO will be Andy Jassy, the head of Amazon’s cloud computing division. “As much as I still tap dance into the office, I’m excited about this transition,” Bezos said.

By Alina Selyukh/NPR

January 10, 2021 | 8:22 AM

Amazon and Apple drop Parler

Access to Parler is being limited

By Emma Bowman/NPR

September 14, 2020 | 5:45 AM

Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge

By Joseph Pisani/The Associated Press

July 30, 2020 | 6:11 AM

Four key takeaways from Washington’s big tech hearing on ‘monopoly power’

By Bobby Allyn and Shannon Bond, National Public Radio

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