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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Josh Funk · 19 August 2026 at 13:00
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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities - AP News
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Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities. Amazon said in ne…

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