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A severe storm system caused scores of deaths and injuries and significant damage at a Kentucky candle factory, an Amazon facility in Illinois, a nursing home in Arkansas and many homes and buildings.

Established labor unions won big at the bargaining table in 2023, but newly-formed unions remained mired in legal battles with companies who continue to fight their existence.

Borders Books has announced it is pulling out of the online bookselling business, allying its online brand with Amazon.com. And in hopes of increasing profits, Yahoo announced it is increasing its online retail presence by retailing pornography. Linda Wertheimer talks with Wendy Taylor of ZiffDavis' SmartBusiness online magazine about these Web developments.

Amazon and Netflix are trying to take on India. But, so far a Hollywood ending, south-Asian style, has eluded them.

California was named after a fictional island for black Amazon-like warrior women, ruled by Queen Calafia. What about Bay Area names?

In the conclusion of a two part National Geographic Radio Expedition, NPR's John Nielsen reports from Peru on the mixed reactions to the Trans-Oceanic Highway. Nielsen completes his journey along the road and witnesses the hazards it has created for the people of the Amazon while establishing the jungle's only bridge to the 21st century.

The East Nashville singer-songwriter teams up with producer Matt Ross-Sprang to share a new track for Amazon Music's 'Produced By' series.

A new NPR/Marist poll found that 94 percent of American workers think it's unlikely they would lose jobs to automation. At a New Jersey warehouse, many workers say they're confident in their future.

On the outskirts of the Bay Area, farming communities are hoping that warehouse jobs tied to the e-commerce surge will boost the local economy. But automation is expected to take over many such jobs.

Former Parler CEO John Matze was stripped of all of his shares in the alternative social media company after a dispute with co-founder Rebekah Mercer. The company was nearing a $1 billion valuation.