Amazon.com Inc. is joining the ranks of one of Wall Street’s oldest and most exclusive stock indexes: The Dow Jones Industrial Average. The e-commerce pioneer will officially take its position among the 30-company Dow before the open of trading Monday, replacing drugstore operator Walgreens Boots Alliance. S&P Dow Jones Indices opened the door to Amazon’s […]
The Israel Defense Forces say they are fighting Hamas terrorists underground and now even in a refugee camp. Congress is set to vote on reducing funding for California’s high-speed rail. Other transportation budgets are also on the line. An influx of illegal immigrants is coming from China. These people are willing to traverse the Central […]
Yet another pharmacy strike, this time dubbed “Pharmageddon” by organizers. Some pharmacy staff at Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid have decided to walk off the job because of what they describe as unsafe working conditions, including overwork, burnout, and understaffing. NTD’s Christina Kim has more.
Drugstore chains for decades saturated U.S. cities, suburbs and small towns with new stores. Now, they are closing thousands of stores, leaving gaps in communities for medicines and essentials. Researchers find pharmacy closures lead to health risks such as older adults failing to take medication. Rite Aid, the third largest standalone pharmacy chain, filed for […]
Another Walgreens in the San Francisco area will be closing permanently later this month. This is the latest of many closures in the area over the recent years. The chain has cited theft as a cause before but recently other reasons have been cited, like changing buying habits.
A string of robberies hit Southern California again. Local shoppers feel unsafe as thefts increase in the area. Federal workers in San Francisco are being asked to work remotely. Employees reportedly received memos citing unsafe conditions on the streets surrounding the office building. Another Walgreens store shuts its doors in the Bay Area. The chain […]
SAN FRANCISCO—The Walgreens store at 16th Avenue and Geary Boulevard started using chains and locks in the freezer section to protect food from being stolen. One employee, who chose not to reveal his name, told The Epoch Times the shoplifting happens 15–20 times every day. “This year is the worst,” the senior employee told The […]
The Powerball lottery jackpot is still up for grabs. NTD visited the store that sold last year’s record-breaking jackpot ticket to see if there are any lucky winners. ChatGPT has a new rival. Facebook parent company Meta just introduced its own AI program called Llama. Pizza is being locked up in stores because thieves continue […]
LAS VEGAS—The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain’s role in the opioid epidemic, the state’s top lawyer announced Wednesday. The last in a series of multiyear settlements with pharmaceutical companies, retailers, and others, it pushes Nevada’s total anticipated payments stemming from opioid claims to $1.1 billion, […]
New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy’s role in giving highly addictive prescription opioid painkillers without due attention to prescriptions raising concerns for drug abuse and addiction. Opioids include legal painkillers such as OxyContin, and various forms of the drug fentanyl. Fentanyl, a highly addictive and potent synthetic opioid, was […]
Charges in a deadly shooting at a San Francisco Walgreens by a security guard were recently dropped. The district attorney’s office said they reviewed footage and witness statements, concluding that there’s credible evidence the security guard acted in self-defense.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is backtracking on statements made last month, after federal regulations prevented him from pulling state contracts with Walgreens, over the abortion drug mifepristone the retailer refuses to dispense in 21 U.S. states. “California has no intention of taking any action that would violate federal Medicaid requirements, or that could undermine access […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California won’t renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain decided not to distribute abortion pills in 20 U.S. states, where they may face legal action. Newsom signaled the move on Twitter earlier in the week, stating, “We’re done.” “California will not stand by as corporations cave to […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with five other U.S. senators, sent a letter to Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer on Tuesday, demanding clarification and expressing “grave concern” about the company’s recently announced abortion pill distribution plan. The letter (pdf) followed recent news that Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy chain in the United States, made the decision not to […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed that the state will no longer be doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain announced that it would not be distributing abortion pills in some states across the United States. Newsom took to Twitter on Monday, where he declared of the state and Walgreens: “We’re done.” “California won’t be doing business […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will no longer do business with Walgreens after the company said it would not supply abortion pills in certain states. The world’s top tennis play decided to withdraw from the upcoming Indian Wells Open tournament in California. The decision comes amid vaccine mandates for travelers flying into the United States […]
Walgreens confirmed on March 2 that it will not distribute abortion pills in numerous states—including to some states where abortion is legal—after Republican attorneys general (AG) in 21 states told the company that it risked breaking federal law should it do so, Politico first reported. Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy chain in the United States, made […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the most per capita overdose deaths, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday. That brings the total West Virginia dollars brought in from opioid litigation to more than $950 million, […]
After weeks of high demand that stretched supply, Walgreens removed its online purchasing limits for children’s pain- and fever-reducing medications on Monday morning, spokesperson Zoe Krey told CNN. Walgreens only had limits in place on medicines purchased online. It did not have limits on medication purchased in stores. “So currently, we have no purchase limits […]
