OKHTYRKA, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s president visited the Sumy region of northern Ukraine on Tuesday, continuing his tour in recent days of areas of the country that have felt the brunt of Russia’s full-scale offensive. and as the stage looks increasingly set for a Ukrainian counteroffensive. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with officials and local people … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s lawsuit against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “smooth products, clever ads and enticing flavors” to get kids hooked on nicotine, the first of thousands of cases. the company faced a lawsuit. Minnesota is seeking more than $100 million in … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is scrambling for new recruiting ads to run during the NCAA Final Four basketball games this weekend after it was forced to pull ads featuring actor Jonathan Majors following his arrest. last saturday Army leaders were excited to feature the majors in ads as a key part of their new … Read more
A Lululemon sign is seen at a mall in San Diego, California on November 23, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Lululemon on Tuesday reported strong sales for the holiday quarter, suggesting that more affluent shoppers are still buying yoga pants and tops despite rising prices for essential items. The company also gave positive instructions for … Read more
The Walmart logo is displayed outside their store near Bloomsburg. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Walmart for firing a North Carolina employee with Crohn’s disease after the retail giant refused to grant him disability leave. The EEOC complaint, filed in federal court in Charlotte, accuses Walmart … Read more
Paris (AP) – Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms resumed across France on Tuesday, with police security stepped up amid government warnings that radical protesters intended to “destroy, injure and kill.” Concerns that violence could disrupt the protests led to what Interior Minister Gérald Darman described as an unprecedented deployment of 13,000 officers, almost … Read more
Walgreens’ quarterly results beat Wall Street expectations despite a decline in earnings. Hundreds of stores returned to regular pharmacy hours during the quarter, helping boost prescription volumes Walgreens’ growing healthcare unit’s revenue increased. A man walks near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 9, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty … Read more
CNN — Demonstrators arrived at an airport in southwestern France on Tuesday as part of demonstrations against the country’s proposed pension reforms, which have sparked widespread protests and paralyzed major services across the country in recent weeks. Videos on social media confirmed by CNN show protesters firing smoke bombs outside Biarritz Airport’s entrance and terminal … Read more
NEWQUAY, ENGLAND – JANUARY 9: A general view of Cosmic Girl, a Boeing 747-400 carrying a LauncherOne rocket under its left wing, as final preparations are made at Cornwall Airport in Newquay on January 9, 2023 in Newquay, United Kingdom. Virgin Orbit launches its LauncherOne rocket from Cornwall Spaceport, the first orbital launch from the … Read more
ZAPORIZZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N.’s atomic energy chief warned Monday during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the dangerous situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is “not improving” as ongoing fighting in the region puts the facility at risk. from the disaster. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has six reactors shut … Read more