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

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  • Business

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

More retailers are striking deals with delivery companies like Uber, DoorDash and Instacart to get online orders to shoppers within hours.

December 18, 2021
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  • Alina Selyukh
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.

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  • National

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

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.

December 01, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
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 regularly during her pregnancy, there could have been a different outcome.

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  • Global Health

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

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.

April 13, 2021
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  • Kamala Thiagarajan
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.

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  • Technology

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

During the pandemic, Uber has doubled-down on delivery services while its ride-hailing business plummeted. The strategy appears to be working so well it could outlast the health crisis.

February 10, 2021
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  • Claire Miller
A private delivery company's courier drives his delivery vehicle in a residential area in Beijing in June.

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  • World

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

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.

December 01, 2020
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  • Emily Feng

Audio Postcard: Preparing A 'Peach Dish' Meal-Kit

Peach Dish is a subscription service that delivers fresh ingredients for Southern-inspired meals. We tried out one of the company's flavorful recipes:...

May 04, 2016
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  • Taylor Gantt

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