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The legal battle between Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend’s brother has taken an ugly turn. TMZ reports that Bezos is now suing Michael Sanchez for hiding assets to avoid paying $254,404 he was previously ordered to pay. Lauren Sanchez’s brother previously filed a lawsuit against Bezos for …

A woman received over 150 Amazon packages that didn’t belong to her, and now she’s going to donate the materials inside to local hospitals.  Inside more than 150 Amazon packages were mask brackets, and none of them were ordered by their receiver Jillian Cannan. Cannan said the packages started arriving …

The Alameda County district attorney’s office charged a white lady with a hate crime last Wednesday after she accosted a Black Amazon driver in April and called 911 on him, claiming that he was “trying to escape” as she attempted to stop him from driving away. On April 18, Julie …

A new report shows that executives at Amazon are concerned they’ll run out of people to hire because their workers are constantly quitting. According to an investigation done by the New York Times, the mega-company Amazon has hired hundreds of thousands of workers for roles specifically for the company’s “fulfillment …

Amazon Pharmacy is offering half-yearly prescriptions starting at $6.  On Tuesday, Amazon announced it would be offering users the ability to pay $1 a month for select medications, including diabetes and blood pressure medication. On top of that, prime members would receive additional savings when they pay without insurance. They will …

In Castro Valley, California, an Amazon delivery driver was arrested for allegedly punching a 67-year-old woman over a parcel disagreement. According to KTVU, deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office arrested Itzel Ramirez, 21, on Thursday after receiving a 911 call from the victim. Ramirez allegedly punched the victim at …

Amazon announced that the company would no longer screen most job candidates for marijuana use, opting to treat cannabis the same as alcohol. Marijuana will no longer be included in their comprehensive drug screening program for positions that the Department of Transportation does not regulate. Amazon will continue to do …

Amazon is looking to get into the pharmacy industry. Reports show it may open physical pharmacies in the United States soon. According to The New York Post, CVS and Walgreens shares started going down this past week, as growing the conglomerate Amazon is reportedly moving to open brick and mortar …

Jeff Bezos is going to formally step down as the CEO of Amazon in July. During a company annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, Bezos announced that he would be leaving his role as chief executive on July 5. The role will be passed to Andy Jassy, who currently manages Amazon …

Amazon is buying MGM, the film and television studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde,” and “Shark Tank” to expand its video streaming service. MGM will cost Amazon $8.45 billion, making it the company’s second-largest acquisition after Whole Foods, which it paid nearly $14 billion for in 2017. The agreement is …

Amazon has temporarily shut down the construction of a new fulfillment center in Windsor, Connecticut, after seven apparent nooses were found at the site. According to CNN, cops in Connecticut say the nooses were found around the construction site in late April. Authorities are now working with the FBI’s Civil Rights …

Amazon has halted construction at a facility in Windsor, Connecticut after employees found the site’s seventh case of a “rope which could be interpreted as a noose.” According to local ABC affiliate WTNH, the first six were found at the construction site during the last week of April. The latest …

Now, hell nah! Whoever says racism doesn’t exist in America needs to open their eyes and read this. Apparently, a bunch of nooses mysteriously appeared at a Connecticut Amazon warehouse that’s under construction. According to TMZ, the e-commerce giant has added $25,000 to the $25,000 put up by developer RC …

Imagine receiving 51 cases of SpongeBob SquarePants popsicles and a bill for $2,600, all because your 4-year-old son ordered it off Amazon. Well, this is the case for one mom and her 4-year-old son. Nicole Bryant, the mother of 4-year-old Noah, was surprised to see the charge but what’s more …

Whew, this technology is getting cool but scary, depending on who you ask. On Wednesday, Whole Foods announced that its parent company Amazon would implement its palm-scanning technology, giving customers the ability to pay in checkout lines. The feature will launch in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the New York Post …

Two Amazon workers stole $140,000 worth of goods from one of the company’s depots in the United Kingdom. Lucian Leonte, 37, and Maria Stricescu, 51, were employees at a distribution center in the village of Kegworth in the East Midlands region. Since July 2019, the couple was “discreetly” stealing items …

Serena Williams announced she signed a deal with Amazon Studios to bring scripted and unscripted programming to the network, including a docuseries that looks into her personal life and her life on the tennis court.  “I’m very excited to be partnering with Amazon Studios – they are developing some of the most …

Amazon is under fire for retracting job offers from job applicants who test positive for marijuana. Weed smokers are so torn apart by the way they are treated by the online retail giant that they have banded together to file a class-action lawsuit in New York against Jeff Bezos. One …

Amazon announced this week that it no longer sells books that portray LGBTQ identities as mental disorders. In response to Senators Marco Rubio of Florida, Mike Lee of Utah, Mike Braun of Indiana, and Josh Hawley of Missouri, the Wall Street Journal published a letter signed by the company’s Vice …

Nate Parker sat down with V103’s Kenny Burns to discuss his provocative new film “American Skin” and also talked about the state of being Black in America. Parker, who wrote, directed, and starred in the new movie, revealed the critical reason why he felt he needed to make this movie, …