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Amazon wants small businesses to help make deliveries in rural areas, big cities

The Associated Press Many small businesses have long relied on Amazon’s platform and delivery pipeline to boost their business. Now, Amazon wants to enlist them to help with deliveries, too. The e-commerce giant on Monday officially launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the “last mile” of delivery to customers’ doorsteps. Axios first reported the launch. Amazon has long been working on finding new ways to deliver packages faster and more efficiently, including working with third-party delivery companies, ...

Wall Street drifts to start what could be a quiet week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Monday in their first trading since a big rally for Wall Street hit its first roadblock in six weeks. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in morning trading. It’s still close to its highest level in a year, reached a couple weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 11 points, or less than 0.1%, at 33,716, as of 10:20 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% higher. Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group jumped 12.4% after announcing a deal where it would provide powertrain and battery systems to Aston Martin. PacWest Bancorp, one ...

Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out in Oakland, but for more than three years her tenants have paid no rent thanks to one of the longest-lasting eviction bans in the country. The eviction moratorium in the San Francisco Bay Area city expires next month and Haile can’t wait. The 69-year-old estimates she is owed more than $60,000 in back rent, money she doubts she will ever see. Moreover, the tenants have trashed her house and it will cost tens of thousands of dollars to make it habitable, she ...

US government is awarding $1.7 billion to buy electric and low-emission buses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding almost $1.7 billion in grants for buying zero- and low-emission buses, with the money going to transit projects in 46 states and territories. The grants will enable transit agencies and state and local governments to buy 1,700 U.S.-built buses, nearly half of which will have zero carbon emissions. Funding for the grants comes from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Democratic president has made it a priority to put more electric vehicles on the road — especially for ...

Daily pill may work as well as Wegovy shots to treat obesity

The Associated Press What if treating obesity could be as easy as popping an effective pill? That’s a notion that has long fueled hope for many of the more than 40% of Americans who are considered obese — and fueled criticism by those who advocate for wider weight acceptance. Soon, it may be a reality. High-dose oral versions of the medication in the weight-loss drug Wegovy may work as well as the popular injections when it comes to paring pounds and improving health, according to final results of two studies released Sunday night. The potent tablets also appear to work for ...

Where’s the beef? Waynesburg Meat Shop in Big Valley

BELLEVILLE — Nestled in the Big Valley, Sheldon and Diane Graybill have owned and operated their family dairy farm on Waynesburg Road in Belleville for more than half a decade. The Graybills live on the farm with their six children, ranging from ages 3 to 11. While the farm is profitable, Sheldon saw an opportunity for additional revenue by opening a meat shop recently. The Waynesburg Meat Shop, located at 213 Waynesburg Road, is a small custom country butcher shop that offers quality meat processing services for beef, pork and deer. “COVID jumpstarted it a little bit,” ...