Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of August 29th 2023

Alexa Flash Briefings

This is your Daily news briefing from Cheddar News. A new report from the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute found that air pollution is the biggest public health threat. The report found that breathing in air pollution consistently can cut average life expectancy by 2.3 years across the globe. Amazon is raising the amount for non prime members to access free shipping. Previously, non prime members could get free shipping on orders of $25 or more. Now, the company says it's raising that minimum to $35 and will begin testing in select areas. Sunday was National Cinema Day and around 8.5 million people showed up to theaters nationwide to take part. That's a 5% increase in attendance. From last year, women turned out in higher numbers than men making up 52% of audiences at more than 3000 theaters. The box office saw $34 million in ticket sales over 10 million more than last year. And that's your chatter news update. I'm Hanna do in New York City.