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Walgreens to Take a Hard Look at Underperforming Stores, Could Shutter Hundreds More

WPTF StaffJun 28, 2024
Walgreens to Take a Hard Look at Underperforming Stores, Could Shutter Hundreds More

Aisle In A Pharmacy (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Tom Murphy Via AP News Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its U.S. business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over…

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Rise Following First Presidential Debate

WPTF StaffJun 28, 2024
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Rise Following First Presidential Debate

Business Man Trader Investor (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Michelle Chapman Via AP News Shares of Trump Media, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, jumped 5% at the opening bell Friday after…

A Potential Trump VP Pick Backs a Controversial CO2 Pipeline Favored by the Biden White House

WPTF StaffJun 25, 2024
A Potential Trump VP Pick Backs a Controversial CO2 Pipeline Favored by the Biden White House

The United States Capitol Building (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Richard Lardner And Jack Dura Via AP News BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is one of Donald Trump’s most visible…

Millions Swelter as Temperatures Soar Across the US, While Floodwaters Inundate the Midwest

WPTF StaffJun 24, 2024
Millions Swelter as Temperatures Soar Across the US, While Floodwaters Inundate the Midwest

Hot Temperature (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Via AP News Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day as temperatures soared Sunday across the U.S., while residents were rescued from floodwaters that forced evacuations across…

UPS Agrees to Sell Its Freight-Brokerage Division for Less Than It Paid for the Business in 2015

WPTF StaffJun 24, 2024
UPS Agrees to Sell Its Freight-Brokerage Division for Less Than It Paid for the Business in 2015

Hands Scanning Barcode On Delivery Parcel (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Via AP News ATLANTA (AP) — United Parcel Service said Sunday it agreed to sell its Coyote Logistics division to RXO for just…

Russia and North Korea Sign Partnership Deal That Appears to Be the Strongest Since the Cold War

WPTF StaffJun 19, 2024
Russia and North Korea Sign Partnership Deal That Appears to Be the Strongest Since the Cold War

Table Flags Of The Russian Federation And North Korea (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Kim Tong-Hyung Via AP News SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong…