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Amazon Adds Annual Plan to Grocery Delivery Subscription Service

PYMNTS.com 

Amazon has expanded its grocery delivery subscription service by adding an annual plan for Prime members and extending its discounted subscription to all Prime Access members. These new offerings build upon the success the grocery subscription has seen since its launch in April, Amazon said in a Wednesday (Aug. 21) press release. “Since launch, we […]

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Anti-Price-Gouging Laws Entrench Shortages

Cato Institute 

Only a freely operating price system, not relief agencies or charities, can coordinate action across large populations and sectors, including resolving tradeoffs over how much victims value the supply of, say, bottled water compared with plywood or medicines.

Gilas women take beating from Hungary in World Cup prequalifiers

Sports.inquirer.net 

MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas women suffered a 37-point rout at the hands of Hungary, 97-60, and remained winless in Group C of the 2026 Fiba Women’s World Cup Pre-Qualifying tournament on Wednesday (Manila time) in Kigali, Rwanda. After losing to Senegal by just two points, 61-63, in its campaign opener, Hungary vented its ire

Jeep worker killed in workplace accident identified

The Toledo Blade 

Toledo police have identified the Jeep worker who was killed in a workplace accident Wednesday afternoon in the south plant of the Stellantis Jeep Toledo Assembly complex in North Toledo.

Climate change impacts on phytoplankton productivity linked to ocean's twilight zone

Phys.org 

How will global warming impact marine ecosystems? This is a critical question when addressing future climate change. Sustained climate change may have a particularly large negative effect on one of the smallest lifeforms in the ocean: phytoplankton. Phytoplankton is essential for maintaining balance in the marine food chain, so population shifts can result in substantial effects throughout the food chain.

Sri Lanka court convicts president over vote delay

The Punch 

Sri Lanka’s top court found President Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty of “unlawful conduct” on Thursday for indefinitely delaying local polls seen as an unofficial referendum on his handling of the economy. Since Wickremesinghe enjoys immunity while in office, the judgement carries no immediate legal consequences, but the state of the economy is expected to be a

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Harris To Take Star Turn At Democratic Convention

International Business Times 

Kamala Harris is poised to deliver the biggest speech of her political life on Thursday as she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago after a historic turnaround in the 2024 White House race.