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Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores as chain attempts to steady operations at home

Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores as chain attempts to steady operations at home

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Walgreens will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turnaround a struggling U.S. business that contributed to a $3 billion quarterly loss. Company…

Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86

By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage…

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.…

Trump’s campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief

Trump’s campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its network of deep-pocketed backers and everyday donors around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s…

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A mixed Monday on Wall Street has U.S. stocks drifting around their all-time highs. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading, coming off its…

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk…