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Amazon ended its charity donation program, AmazonSmile, after a series of other cost-cutting measures. Many shoppers expressed disapproval on social media and have been searching for alternatives.

Amazon announced plans late Friday to open its second Oklahoma fulfillment center in Tulsa, which will create 1,500 full-time jobs with opportunities for…

The company's sales went through the roof between April and June, hitting close to $89 billion — a 40% increase from a year earlier. Amazon added 175,000 new hires to help keep up with the demand.

Amazon Prime Day is underway this week, and it's actually four days long. This year, it offers a gut check on the state of selling — and shopping — as President Trump's tariffs loom.

Peruvian health officials face many obstacles as they try to get everyone vaccinated, including those who live in remote and rural areas.

NPR's John Nielsen reports the Brazilian highways cutting through the Amazon rainforest no longer stop at the Peruvian border.

The social website Goodreads, where readers share reviews and book picks, got picked up by online retail giant Amazon on Thursday. The price hasn't been disclosed. Goodreads has about 16 million members.

Are you ready to bring an eavesdropping device that's connected to the cloud into the privacy of your abode? Amazon thinks so, as it introduces Echo, a speaker that takes your questions and commands.

Also: President Obama writes an editorial urging Britons to stay in the E.U.; the Paris climate change accord will be signed today; and a gyrocopter pilot who landed at the U.S. Capitol is sentenced.

Jennifer Niessen from member station KPLU in Seattle reports on a financial analyst from First Boston who posed as a temp to infiltrate on-line retailer Amazon.com. He succeeded in learning about the company's financial health, but his plan raises questions about professional ethics.