Monthly Archives: August 2020

Amazon makes it harder for sellers to avoid freight services

(Bloomberg) – Amazon.com Inc. intends to make it more difficult for buyers to ship products themselves, which means they are more likely to pay the company to handle the task. New shipping performance requirements, announced in an email to Tuesday to buyers, will require third-party sellers to deliver on Saturday …

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What to watch on DNC Night 2: AOC, Bill Clinton and Jill Biden

[Speakers, start time, schedule and more: Here’s how to watch the Democratic National Convention.] Democrats will try to straddle issues of national security, American unity and generational change on Tuesday night, with an array of Democrats’ past speakers – such as Bill Clinton and John F. Kerry – and a …

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California sees first human plague case in 5 years

A human case of plague was confirmed in California this week, marking the first time such a specimen has occurred in the Golden State in five years. El Dorado County health officials on Monday announced the case, reporting in a South Lake Tahoe resident who “is currently under the care …

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