## Walgreens will close a significant number of US stores, shutting down many unprofitable locations

Authored by cnn.com

Walgreens is set to close a substantial number of its roughly 8,600 locations across the United States as the company looks to reset the struggling pharmaceutical chain’s business.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Thursday, Wentworth said the closures would focus on locations that aren’t profitable, too close to each other or stores struggling with theft.

Walgreens revealed few additional details about the closures on the call, but said they would take place over the next three years.

The company also said it will consider additional closures if performance doesn’t improve.

Inflation has taken a big bite out of the drug store business – both at the front-end and the back-end of pharmacies.

Walgreens said the value of its ill-fated VillageMD merger has fallen so much, it was forced to take a massive $6 billion writedown on its balance sheet.

In the past few years, CVS has closed about 900 locations and Rite Aid, which entered bankruptcy in October, closed more than 100. »

### 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll

Authored by apnews.com

The poll reflects the continued erosion of confidence in the Supreme Court, which enjoyed broader trust as recently as a decade ago.

The poll of 1,088 adults found that 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they have hardly any confidence in the people running the Supreme Court, in line with an AP-NORC poll from October.

But episodes outside the Supreme Court chambers have made her less confident in the people running the court. »

### Israel threatens to ‘take Lebanon back to the Stone Age’

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

Israel has killed at least 481 people in Lebanon since the Hamas attacks of Oct 7, including 94 civilians, reported AFP.

Hezbollah has vowed to continue its volley of rockets, anti-tank missiles and explosive drones unless Israel ends the war in Gaza.

Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defence minister has warned that the military is capable of taking Lebanon “back to the Stone Age”. »

### Russia Loses Last Black Sea Missile Ship – Putin Demands Better Protection

Authored by kyivpost.com

Last month, Ukraine's Armed Forces destroyed a Russian Black Sea Fleet small missile ship, the Cyclone, during an attack on the occupied port of Sevastopol.

Putin noted that to increase the combat stability of the Black Sea fleet, "special attention should be paid to the speedy introduction of remote threat detection systems, including those from unmanned vehicles.".

Earlier, he shared his unusual hobby, which is also related to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. »

### Wizards Of The Coast Accused Of Using Hillary Clinton As Model For New Dungeons & Dragons Paladin

Authored by thatparkplace.com

Wizards of the Coast is accused of using Hillary Clinton as a model for its Paladin in the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

X user KenobiStig wrote, “Hillary Clinton is a Paladin in the new edition of DnD….very creative, WOTC.

What do you make of this accusation that Wizards of the Coast and Dungeons & Dragons used Hillary Clinton as a model for their paladin?. »

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