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Walgreens latest company to announce store closures

Walgreens Pharmacy announced it would shut down numerous underperforming stores. The drug store chain’s plan to reshape its footprint was revealed on Thursday when Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth stated that the company would close a “meaningful percent” of its 8,600 locations. It is unknown how many closures will occur with this shake-up, though […]

House Republicans vote to advance contempt against Biden’s ghostwriter

House Republicans took a key step on Thursday toward holding Mark Zwonitzer, the ghostwriter of President Joe Biden‘s memoir, in contempt of Congress. The House Judiciary Committee voted on party lines to advance a contempt resolution for Zwonitzer to the full House for a vote. All committee Democrats opposed the measure. If the full House […]

Judge Cannon to weigh Trump privilege challenge to evidence in classified documents case

Judge Aileen Cannon rejected on Thursday challenges former President Donald Trump raised about the legitimacy of a warrant in his classified documents case, but she added a new hearing to the schedule to consider other objections Trump has made to evidence in the case. Cannon wrote in an order denying Trump’s request for what is […]

White House won’t ‘dignify’ Biden drug use allegations ahead of debate

The White House declined to respond to allegations that President Joe Biden will be on performance-enhancing drugs ahead of his debate with former President Donald Trump Thursday night in Atlanta. The Trump campaign has attempted to lower expectations for Biden as he prepared for the debate in Delaware and at Camp David over the past […]

Arizona election worker arrested for stealing key fob to Maricopa County tabulation center

A temporary Arizona election worker was arrested in Phoenix after he allegedly stole a security fob and keys from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center.  Walter Ringfield, who identified himself to law enforcement, is facing charges of theft and criminal damage for the act, according to court documents obtained by CNN. Maricopa County and […]

Israel urges evacuation of northern Gaza neighborhood

The Israeli military urged Palestinians in Gaza‘s Shejaiya neighborhood to evacuate the area, which it previously operated in, on Thursday. “You are in a dangerous combat zone,” the Israel Defense Forces wrote in a statement in Arabic for residents of Shejaiya and nearby. “The IDF will act forcefully against terrorist organizations in your areas,” it said. It […]

Inspector general oversight group faces new lawsuit over harassment claims

A group that oversees federal inspectors general is facing a new lawsuit just days after it named a new chairwoman, the latest in a saga centering on allegations of politicized harassment by the umbrella organization.  James Read, chief counsel to the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, sued the Integrity Committee of the […]

Toys ‘R’ Us defends AI-generated ad as ‘successful’ test following online backlash

Toys “R” Us recently released its first advertisement generated by artificial intelligence, with an executive with the retailer implying that similar means could be used in the future. The ad was created using OpenAI’s Sora, a text-to-video AI tool that is not yet publicly available, and focuses on the toy retailer’s founder, Charles Lazarus. Many […]

RFK Jr.’s path to North Carolina ballot blocked by Democrats

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to gain ballot access in North Carolina was blocked by three Democrats on the state’s election board. North Carolina State Board of Elections Chairman Alan Hirsch, along with members Jeff Carmon and Siobhan O’Duffy Millen, voted Wednesday to deny Kennedy’s We the People Party access to the […]

FCC prepares to cut ‘exorbitantly’ high fees for prison calls

For years, prisoners and their families have been charged staggeringly high rates for phone calls behind bars. Now, the Federal Communications Commission is seeking reform as early as July 18. In a report released Wednesday by the FCC, the organization revealed it will soon “vote to end exorbitant phone video call rates that have burdened […]
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