Amazon sold a chemical that led to 15 deaths. Who is responsible?

Amazon faces six lawsuits over the sale of a chemical that 15 people used to die by suicide. The outcomes of those cases could impact how Amazon monitors the products it sells:

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Nearly half of Amazon and Walmart warehouse workers surveyed recently said they feel like they’re being watched at work — and that the monitoring made them move faster.

One worker said: 'They know every step you take'

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Amazon is resuming construction on a Bellevue office tower, after a pause that has been in place since July 2022.

As it moves workers to Bellevue & continues waves of layoffs, Amazon’s Seattle workforce is shrinking.

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As legal pressure grows, lawyers will put 'a lot of pointed questions” to Boeing and Alaska, and will ask Boeing executives to testify, including CEO Dave Calhoun, former Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal and COO Stephanie Pope.

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More Amazon NEWS:

Amazon is permanently closing its Fresh grocery store on Pike Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

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Amazon Web Services is laying off several hundred employees, including from physical stores tech team.

This comes right after Amazon said it was removing 'Just Walk Out' tech from its grocery stores.

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DOJ to meet with families of MAX crashes' victims as #Boeing probe intensifies. By ⁦Lauren Rosenblatt⁩
⁦The Seattle Times⁩

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NEW Boeing news: DOJ will meet with the families of victims of deadly MAX 8 crashes this month as it considers moving forward with criminal claim.

And, FBI has started interviewing passengers from Alaska Flight 1282 following door plug blow out

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More details on the protest this morning, with Conrad Swanson:

The protesters are hoping to force Amazon to distance itself from a controversial natural gas pipeline project spanning from Canada, through Idaho and Washington and into Oregon.

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Activists block the entrance to Amazon’s Day 1 building Wednesday to protest the company’s involvement with a pipeline expansion to power its data centers in Oregon

The plan contradicts Amazon’s climate pledge goal to reduce its carbon emissions, protestors say

FBI letter to Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 passengers:

You may be a crime victim

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Pasco, Wa. has experienced Amazon's back-and-forth warehouse strategy first-hand: The company built two warehouses there in 2021 & 2022 but never opened them.

Now, its opening two new sites this year:

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Amazon's safety data shows a drop in warehouse injuries for the second year in a row -- but critics say the company's data doesn't show the full picture.

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Alaska Airlines blames Boeing for blowout, wants out of passenger lawsuit

Crucially, Alaska argues there's no connection between the door plug blowout and the brief display of depressurization warning lights on 3 previous flights

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Former Boeing employee sues, alleging harassment, discrimination at work after gender transition
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How did Zuliliy, the Seattle-based online retailer, go from tech 'unicorn' -- and Sounders sponsor -- to cautionary tale? Its corporate parent blames Amazon, but former employees paint a more complicated picture. Lauren Rosenblatt The Seattle Times seattletimes.com/business/from-…

After meeting with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell announced that she will hold Congressional hearings to investigate the lapses that led to a piece of a passenger cabin to blow off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 over Portland. st.news/3vR6ytt