A worker unloads boxes from an Amazon delivery van in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024.Amazon is expanding its rapid delivery machine to more rural corners of the U.S.The company said Tuesday it plans to bring same- or next-day delivery to more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities across the country "for the first time" by the end of this year.The move is part of a previously announced small-town expansion that will see Amazon spend roughly $4 billion by the end of 2026 to triple the size of ...