Walgreens and Pandas 🐼

October 15, 2024

Good Evening 🇺🇸,

What happened today,

Walgreens to close 1,200 stores as US pharmacies struggle to define a new role

Walgreens is planning to close around 1,200 locations, as the drugstore chain and its rivals struggle to define their role for U.S. shoppers who no longer look to them first for convenience.

apnews.com/article/walgreens-closing-drugstores-fiscal-fourth-quarter-5df931861e1e4111eaa5ef2372ec173a

  • Walgreens to shut down 1200 U.S. stores

2 giant pandas arrive at Smithsonian National Zoo in DC after long trip from China - WTOP News

Two new giant pandas from China have arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo Tuesday, nearly a year after the D.C. zoo’s exhibit was devastatingly vacated.

wtop.com/dc/2024/10/2-giant-pandas-to-land-in-dc-tuesday-theyre-destined-for-the-national-zoo

  • Two new pandas have arrived from China and are at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C.

  • EV chipmaker Wolfspeed is set to receive a $750 million U.S. chips grant

  • Harris has said she will give out $20,000 forgivable loans to black entrepreneurs

  • DOW down 324.80 points/ S&P down 44.59 points

  • The survivors and families of victims of the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, last year are taking legal action against the federal government and U.S. military claiming negligence

  • North Korea blows up roads near boarder with South Korea, South Korea fired warning shots back as tensions soar

  • Canada expels Indian diplomats over accusations of “criminal activities” including murder

Bonus: An interesting but unsurprising post by Gallup

Quote of the day: “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” – Alexander Graham Bell

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