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Amazon Expands Prime Air Drone Delivery to Nearly 500 U.S. Cities and Towns

Amazon plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly five hundred United States cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold increase in coverage that will allow millions of items to be delivered in as little as thirty minutes.
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Prince Harry and Meghan to Move Back to Britain With Their Children
U.S. Designates American Citizen Min Zin as Wrongfully Detained by China
Amazon Expands Prime Air Drone Delivery to Nearly 500 U.S. Cities and Towns
Walmart Reports Strong Quarterly Profit Boosted by $2.9 Billion in Tariff Refunds
USS George Washington Arrives in Middle East to Relieve Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
Merck and Moderna Report Positive Late-Stage Results for Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccine
United States National Debt Surpasses Forty Trillion Dollars as Federal Borrowing Accelerates
United States Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacks as Long-Term Bond Yields Hit Multi-Decade Highs
U.S. Military Establishes Maritime Corridor to Protect Commercial Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz
Senate Advances Bipartisan Bill to Expand Sanctions on Russia and Iran
Senate Appropriators Advance Stopgap Spending Bill Ahead of Autumn Shutdown Deadline
Trump Escalates Pressure on Iran With Threat of Severe Sanctions on Trading Partners
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