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Wal-Mart is Expanding It’s Drone Delivery Service to Denton

Wal-Mart is Expanding It’s Drone Delivery Service to Denton

(WBAP/KLIF) – Wal-Mart is partnering with the aviation company ‘Wing’ to provide drone delivery service at their South Loop 288 location in Denton. Drone delivery will be available for select, smaller items for residents within about a six-mile radius of the Denton store, and are expected to fly at an elevation of 200 to 250…MORE

US School-Entry Vaccination Rates Fall as Exemptions Keep Rising

US School-Entry Vaccination Rates Fall as Exemptions Keep Rising

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high. That’s according to federal data posted Wednesday. Exemptions rose to 3.3%, up from 3% the year before. Meanwhile, nearly 93% of kindergartners got their required shots. That’s lower than where it was…MORE

Dockworkers Join Other Unions in Trying to Fend Off Automation, or Minimize the Impact
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Dockworkers Join Other Unions in Trying to Fend Off Automation, or Minimize the Impact

NEW YORK (AP) — The massive port workers’ strike is highlighting a fear held by many workers that they will be replaced by machines. The International Longshoremen’s Association represents approximately 45,000 dock workers who walked off the job. Among their demands is a total ban on the automation of grates, cranes and container-moving trucks in…MORE