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Anger as security guard avoids charges despite video showing him shooting dead transgender activist

District attorney refuses to file charges against security guard accused of killing Banko Brown

The Independent UK

Video shows Walgreens guard killing trans organizer Banko Brown as he left store

San Francisco district attorney says shooting was ‘reasonable’ and no charges will be filed, sparking outrage

The Guardian - US

The No. 1 company on Fortune's Modern Board 25 list might surprise you

Well-known names like Walgreens, Amazon, and Microsoft also made Fortune's second annual ranking of corporate boards.

Fortune

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A Walgreens guard killed a Black trans organizer. His community wants answers

Death of Banko Brown, 24, sparks outrage and calls for resources for San Francisco’s unhoused queer youth: ‘My people aren’t free’

The Guardian - US

West Virginia settles with Kroger, opioid money now tops $1B

West Virginia has settled with Kroger for $68 million over its role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers into the U.S. state that has lost more lives to opioid overdoses per capita than any other

The Independent UK

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Retired NYPD officer arrested after tackling alleged shoplifter

Salvatore Lopiccolo was working as an armed guard at a Walgreens in New York when he tackled an alleged repeat shoplifter before he says he was held in a cell for seven hours and slapped with assault charges

Daily Mirror

Just In: WBA Named the Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying. Is It a Buy?

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is a popular dividend aristocrat that witnessed insider buying last month. Given the possibility of a recession this year, will it be wise to buy the stock now? Read on to learn our view….

StockNews.com

‘Do not stay silent,’ Chicago protesters urge as courts weigh access to abortion pill

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights organized Saturday’s protest following recent conflicting decisions from federal judges surrounding mifepristone, a common abortion pill.

Chicago Sun-Times

As Walmart closes stores in Chicago, community leaders raise concerns about health care, pharmacy access

Kimberly Jackson-Miller, a resident of Chicago’s Burnside neighborhood, has been a customer of the Walmart in Chatham since it opened more than a decade ago.

Chicago Tribune

What to know about the Comstock Act as abortion pill fight escalates

Anti-abortion groups have revived the centuries-old law.

Axios

Dual court rulings throw confusion into abortion drug debate - Roll Call

Two federal judges issued dueling opinions Friday over the FDA's approval of an abortion drug more than 20 years ago.

Roll Call

Gov. Newsom wanted California to cut ties with Walgreens. Then federal law got in the way

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom declared last month that California was “done” doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain said it would not distribute an abortion pill in 21 states where Republicans threatened legal action. Since then, KHN has learned that the Democratic governor must compromise on his…

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Candidates lob attacks at one another in contentious 46th Ward runoff race

Angela Clay, a housing organizer, finished first on Feb. 28 with 36%, while Kim Walz, a Walgreens executive, received about 26%.

StockNews.com

CVS vs. Walgreens: Which Is the Better Stock to Own?

The retail pharmacy industry has evolved in recent years and is predicted to continue experiencing strong growth. This should benefit pharma stocks, CVS Health (CVS), and Walgreens Boots (WBA). But which is the better stock to own? Read more to find out.

Chicago Sun-Times

It’s Democratic establishment vs. progressives in two North Side ward runoffs

A housing organizer faces a Walgreens executive in the 46th Ward. In the 48th, a housing developer backed by the outgoing alderperson is running against a small business owner who would be the first Filipina on the City Council.

Daily Mirror

Boots owner 'looking to sell or float' high street pharmacy chain by end of 2023

A sale of Boots could be put forward as its US owners reportedly want to refocus the company on the US as operations in the UK and Europe are a "distraction"

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The Conversation

Mexico's help to American women who need abortions should inspire Canada

When a draft of an upcoming United States Supreme Court decision curtailing legal abortion access in the U.S. leaked in May 2022, Karina Gould, Canada’s minister of families, children and social development, declared that Americans seeking abortions would be welcomed north of the border.

Chicago Sun-Times

Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer caught in political furor over sale of abortion drug mifepristone

After the pharmacy giant said it would no longer sell an abortion pill in 21 states, California threatened to cut a major contract, boycott calls grew, and its stock price dropped.

The Guardian - US

Trump-appointed judge limits information on medication abortion lawsuit

The suit could determine whether US women can access abortion drugs, but judge is trying to limit disruptions and protests

Salon

Walgreens hit with abortion backlash

The hashtag #boycottwalgreens has been growing on Twitter and TikTok

Fortune

Abortion pill Mifepristone got Walgreens into hot water

Two parallel storylines related to the pill are capturing headlines.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russian missile barrage knocks out power in Ukraine

Latest attack reported to include use of hypersonic missiles, of which Moscow is only believed to have a few dozen. Plus, the 10 worst places to live in the US for air pollution

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Walgreens is despicable for bowing to pressure not to sell abortion pills in some states

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this year that it would allow drugstore chains to sell mifepristone, the highly regulated first drug taken in a two-drug regimen for medication abortion, Walgreens and other pharmacy chains eagerly stepped up and said they would go through the required certification…

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