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Amazon, JPMorgan Donate Money To Ease Coronavirus Crisis

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The bank plans to donate $2 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund run by the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). The company is going to donate $1 million between four organizations in Washington, D.C. The bank has earmarked $3 million to international groups that provide the same service.

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NAR: High Prices Stifle October Home Sales

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said that its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) is down for the second consecutive month, dropping 1.1 Only the southern region of the U.S. saw encouraging expansion, “although each region achieved year-over-year gains in pending home sales transactions,” the announcement stated.

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Amazon’s Saudi Arabia eCommerce Site Debuts

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The United Nations said in January that it had evidence of bin Salman’s involvement in that plot, which Saudi Arabia called “absurd,” according to Reuters. Bezos owns The Washington Post, whose journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia’s government, was murdered in October 2018.

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Instacart Rolls Out Delivery Service With Costco For Prescriptions

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The prescription delivery service of Instacart lets customers of Costco finish their complete shopping trip through the web and comes after a multi-state experiment in Washington and California. As it stands, Instacart partners with over 350 local, regional, and national retailers to provide delivery from over 25,000 stores.

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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

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In a press release , Instacart said customers in 14 states, as well as Washington D.C., can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. Companies from which alcohol can be delivered include Albertsons, Kroger, Publix, Schnucks and Stater Bros.,

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New Tool To Provide Digital Access To Patients’ Health Records

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CARIN, which was developed by private sector partners, including consumer organizations, insurance providers, digital health app developers and more, includes more than 240 claim data elements agreed on by multiple regional and national health plans.

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Grubhub Offers Eateries $30M In Promo Support During COVID-19

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Chicago-headquartered delivery unicorn Grubhub said it will spend $30 million to help support more than 100,000 independent restaurants and regional franchises as the coronavirus pandemic changes everyday life, the company announced on Thursday (April 2).