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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…

CAE celebrates Delta Airlines 85th birthday!

(Image:Delta Airlines/CAE) COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) —  Columbia It’s a exciting day at the Metropolitan Airport! Delta Airlines is celebrating 85 years of continous service at CAE. With the first passenger flight gliding into the friendly skies from Columbia on August 8, 1934. More than 8 decades later, travel has transformed by leaps and bounds. In 1934 when passengers were boarding the 7-passenger…

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…

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…

UniverSoul circus returns to Columbia

(Image: UniverSoul Logo) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — It’s back!!!! The circus that brings just as much excitement as it does soul. Creator, Cedric Walker says he came up with the idea of a circus that was a little different than the norm, that would capture the attention and the hearts of children and adults alike with one goal, entertaining the…

‘Super Jumper’ trampoline recalled after nearly 100 reported injuries

Image: Consumer Product Safety Commission) Columbia,SC (WOLO) —— This recall involves Super Jumper 14-foot trampolines, and 14-foot and 16-foot combo trampolines with enclosures the Consumer Product Commission says was sold without reinforcement clamps. The Super Jumper logo is printed on the center of the trampolines’ mat. The trampolines have a black mat, gold springs and a blue pad covering the…