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Is COVID losing its fangs and becoming more like the flu?

Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022

Walgreens fueled San Francisco's opioid crisis with thousands of 'suspicious orders,' judge rules

Walgreens helped fuel the opioid epidemic in San Francisco by shipping hundreds of thousands of "suspicious orders" of prescription drugs to its pharmacies, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

Judge: Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid crisis

A federal judge has ruled that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Movement to boycott Walgreens grows after people claim they were denied condoms, birth control

‘Our policies are designed to ensure we meet the needs of our patients and customers while respecting the religious and moral beliefs of our team members,’ Walgreens said in a statement

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

NCR Stock Rallies 13% On Veritas Capital Takeover Report

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) stock jumped 12.7% on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal ("WSJ") reported that the private equity firm — Veritas Capital — is in exclusive talks to buy the consumer transactions software and services company.

Benzinga · Jul 20, 2022

Allergan, Teva to pay $54M in San Francisco opioid lawsuit

Opioid makers Allergan and Teva have agreed to pay $54 million in cash and overdose reversal drugs to settle a federal lawsuit brought by San Francisco

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

The right and religion: A short history

Most Americans — and most Christians — don't want religious doctrine dominating our laws. So how did we get here?

Salon · Jul 12, 2022

RBC Says This Pharmacy Chain Has Health Investments On Track Despite Abandoning Divestiture

RBC Capital Markets lowered the price target on Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) to $42 (10% upside) from $46 and maintained the Sector Perform rating. The analysts say that WBA posted solid fiscal 3Q22 results slightly ahead of their estimates and consensus on steady execution in the U.S. against a difficult comp and continued…

Benzinga · Jul 5, 2022

Two children die in space of 24 hours after being left in hot car in the US

The child’s father left the baby in the car before going to work

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2022

One-year-old found dead in hot car outside of Walgreens in Georgia

Authorities believe the child was inside the hot car, where temperatures are believed to have exceeded 100 degrees fahrenheit, for several hours

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2022