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Amazon Is Rolling Out Palm Payments to All 500+ Whole Foods Stores

Amazon is set to roll out palm payments at every Whole Foods Market store in the US by the end of this year.

Today, Amazon confirmed(Opens in a new window) that all 500+ Whole Foods stores will be fitted with the Amazon One palm payment terminals this year, allowing shoppers to leave wallets and phones in their pockets (or at home) when paying.

Currently, over 200 Whole Foods stores offer palm payments, which means Amazon has quite the task on its hands to get the technology installed at another 300+ stores within the next four months.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu taken to hospital
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been taken to hospital, his office has said.

He is in a “good condition” but is having a medical evaluation, it added.

The 73-year-old is being treated at the Sheba Hospital near the coastal city of Tel Aviv.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Mr Netanyahu to 10 Downing Street ahead of a meeting
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Mr Netanyahu to 10 Downing Street ahead of a meeting (PA)

Walla, a leading Israeli news site, quoted an unnamed official as saying Mr Netanyahu fainted but was fully conscious at the hospital.

Mr Netanyahu is Israel’s longest-serving leader and has served multiple terms stretching

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Supported living apartments plans for former Wellington pub
The Lion in Wellington. Picture: Google Maps
The Lion in Wellington. Picture: Google Maps

Plans have been submitted to convert The Lion in Wellington into 10 assisted living apartments.

Construction company BuildFifty5 Living Ltd has submitted the plans to Telford & Wrekin Council for the Whitchurch Road site – including staff accommodation, giving them the ability to extend support to residents 24 hours a day.

Plans also include a staff office, residents’ laundry facilities, parking, refuse store and a garden open area, which will be landscaped.

A registered provider would assess the needs of each resident and provide support for a minimum period of 9am to 5pm

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US film and TV writers authorise strike over pay and other issues
Striking film and television writers picket outside Paramount Studios on Jan. 23, 2008, in Los Angeles
Striking film and television writers picket outside Paramount Studios on Jan. 23, 2008, in Los Angeles

Unionised film and TV writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if they are unable to reach an agreement on a new contract.

In an email to members on Monday, the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said nearly 98% of the 9,218 votes were cast to authorise the strike, with nearly 79% of guild members voting.

The guild is currently negotiating with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a deal

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