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Rite Aid Closes All Stores As Pharmacy Chain Collapses After 63 Years Rite Aid Closes All Stores As Pharmacy Chain Collapses After 63 Years
Rite Aid Closes All Stores As Pharmacy Chain Collapses After 63 Years Rite Aid has shut down all of its remaining stores after more than six decades as one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains. A message on the Philadelphia-based company's website quietly announced the closures. Founded in 1962, Rite Aid had declared bankruptcy twice in less than two years. Rite Aid's website only directs former customers to transfer prescriptions and request pharmacy records. "All Rite Aid stores have now closed," the website said. "We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support." Rite Aid had just 89 stores still open at the end of September, accordi…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Avelo Slashes Flight Routes As ICE Deportation Flights Fuel Boycott Avelo Slashes Flight Routes As ICE Deportation Flights Fuel Boycott
Avelo Slashes Flight Routes As ICE Deportation Flights Fuel Boycott Avelo Airlines is shutting down its West Coast commercial flights as the carrier doubles down on East Coast operations and faces growing criticism over its deportation flights. An Avelo spokesperson confirmed the end of its Western operations to the Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 15. The Houston-based budget airline will close its hub outside of Los Angeles in Burbank, California, by December. Avelo, which has a hub in New Haven, Connecticut, said Northeast service won't be impacted by the West Coast shutdown. "Avelo’s West Coast closure has no effect on our Connecticut or East Coa…

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Biden Blocks Offshore Drilling Along Many US Coastal Areas, Citing Environmental Risks Biden Blocks Offshore Drilling Along Many US Coastal Areas, Citing Environmental Risks
Biden Blocks Offshore Drilling Along Many US Coastal Areas, Citing Environmental Risks President Joe Biden announced sweeping protections against offshore oil and gas drilling along key US coastlines, including the east and west coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska. President Biden has taken decisive action to protect about 625 million acres along the U.S. coastlines from the risks of offshore oil and gas drilling, according to a White House statement on Monday, Jan. 6.  The move withdraws areas along the east and west coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from future drilling, citing potential environmental, economic, and public …

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by Chris Spiker