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Walgreens set to close 200 U.S. stores

(Image: CNN/ Mike Mozart/Jeepers Media) CNN —Walgreens will close about 200 locations across the United States as part of its plan to cut costs. After buying roughly half of Rite Aid’s stores two years ago, Walgreens expanded its American footprint to more than 9,500 stores. The planned closures represent less than 3% of Walgreens locations. The closures will cause “minimal…

Fed-Ex offers employees 10k incentive as they get ready to cut ties with Amazon

(CNN) — Fed-Ex is cutting ties with online retail giant Amazon. Starting in September, it will no longer deliver Amazon orders to customers. Amazon has been working on expanding its own delivery network, going so far as to offer its employees a $10 thousand dollar incentive if they quit,  and start their own Amazon delivery service. Fed-Ex says Amazon accounted…

Sen. Cory Booker pushes proposed gun law changes during visit to Emanuel AME

CHARLESTON, SC (CNN) —In the wake of two mass shootings a 2020 Presidential hopeful spoke today at the site of the worst mass shooting in South Carolina history. Wednesday morning New Jersey Senator Cory Booker spoke to the congregation at Emanuel AME in Charleston. Booker used the time to address gun violence in America and to discuss his proposals which…

President Trump visits site of mass shootings

El Paso/Dayton (CNN) — President Donald Trump visited the sites of both of last weekend’s mass shootings today, Wednesday August 7th, 2019. This morning the President met with City and State leaders in Dayton, Ohio. Early Sunday morning nine people were killed in a Dayton night club district. Then later in the afternoon,  the President visited El Paso, Texas where…

Gun stocks on the rise after weekend of mass shootings

(CNN) – Gun stocks are on the rise following the two weekend mass shooting attacks in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. The stocks of publicly traded guns jumped Monday after calls for stricter gun laws rang out across the country. Investors think the prospect of stricter gun laws will lead people to rush out and buy more weapons and…

Parent calls GA school post showing only black ‘appropriate’ vs. ‘inappropriate’ hairstyles discrimination

Image courtesy: Denay Helena/CNN) (CNN) — An elementary school in Georgia came under fire after a hairstylist shared photos that the school used to show “appropriate” and “inappropriate” hairstyles for students. A parent of a student at Narvie Harris Elementary in Decatur saw the poster in the school and snapped a picture. She shared it with her hairstylist, Danay Helena,…