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    "body_md": "Amazon has switched on next-day delivery for eligible online orders in Anchorage, cutting delivery times that once stretched to two weeks or more down to a single day. The change follows Amazon's opening of a delivery station in Anchorage in late 2023, which had already cut wait times to about two days.\n\nFor Anchorage shoppers, the shift means items that used to take two weeks, with two-day shipping promises often slipping to a week or more, can now arrive the next day for eligible orders. It does not cover every order, but for everyday purchases it marks a real change for people tired of long waits and high shipping costs.\n\nThe speed comes from logistics already in place. Packages leave a warehouse in Washington state, fly into the Anchorage airport each morning, then get sorted and delivered across town that same day.\n\nThe rollout lands just ahead of the biggest summer shopping days, giving Southcentral Alaska shoppers delivery speeds closer to the Lower 48 without the usual added shipping cost.",
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        "q": "how does Amazon get packages to Anchorage overnight"
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        "q": "when did Amazon delivery get faster in Anchorage"
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