Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is now a private company after Sycamore Partners officially completed its purchase of the 124-year-old pharmacy chain. As part of this deal, Walgreens will no longer operate as a vertically integrated business on the Nasdaq (NDAQ). Instead, the company’s various segments — including Walgreens, The Boots Group, Shields Health Solutions, CareCentrix, and VillageMD — will now …
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Three private Chinese companies helped China carry out one of the boldest hacking operations to date, including snooping on text messages from Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s campaigns, according to a coalition of U.S. agencies and 12 allied governments. The operation, known as Salt Typhoon, hacked into telecommunication companies around the world, including AT&T and Verizon last year, allowing it …
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President Donald Trump waves while meeting with members of law enforcement, including National Guard soldiers, in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. | Jacquelyn Martin / AP Not since the days of Hitler’s S.A.—the “Brownshirt” stormtroopers—has a leader in an advanced capitalist country wielded a private political army outside the regular military and police forces that is answerable only to …
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David Dworkin on housing trends Styx co-founder Chuck Panozzo has put his Asian-inspired South Florida home on the market for $1.75 million. The two-bedroom, three-bathroom home is filled with a tropical Zen ambiance, including a swimming pool, koi ponds, Buddhas, topiaries and several sculptures. The 1,608-square-foot Florida home is listed by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, and is described as a …
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‘Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free’ | Wrongfully deported Maryland man released, heading home with private security, attorney says WUSA9 Kilmar Ábrego García released from criminal custody after court order The Guardian Wrongly deported migrant Abrego released, but he may be detained again Reuters Kilmar Abrego García set free, but ICE threatens to deport him to Uganda The Washington Post Noem torches ‘activist liberal judges’ …
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