How to know if a hand sanitizer actually kills germs (and which ones don't)

Hand sanitizers made with at least 60% alcohol help kill gems, according to the CDC. These are the top options from Purell, ...
Chicago Sun-Times

The future of Walgreens, an iconic Chicago drugstore, looks grim

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USA Today

Walgreens cuts 6 paid holidays for hourly workers

Pharmacy giant Walgreens will no longer give most of its workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, just after being bought out by a private equity company for ...
Los Angeles Times

Walgreens eliminates paid holidays for hourly workers

Walgreens eliminated six paid holidays for hourly workers after being bought by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The cuts hit low-wage pharmacy workers hard, with some managers losing more than ...
WAFB

Violet Affleck demands mask mandates be reinstated during speech at UN

UNITED NATIONS, (ASSOCIATED PRESS) - The daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner spoke at the UN on Tuesday to advocate for clean air. Violet Affleck, who is the actors’ eldest child, delivered a ...
New York Post

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner’s daughter calls for mask mandates at UN due to ‘ongoing pandemic’

The daughter of Hollywood bigwigs Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner delivered a speech to the United Nations about the importance of mask mandates in preventing the surge of COVID-19 — five years after ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Walgreens Replaces CEO and Splits Up After Sycamore Acquisition

Walgreens replaced its chief executive officer after being acquired by the private equity company Sycamore Partners on Thursday. The business has also separated into parts that will operate as ...
Fierce Healthcare

Sycamore Partners closes acquisition of Walgreens, splits into 5 standalone companies

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners finalized its acquisition of retail pharmacy giant Walgreens and plans to split the company up into five separate businesses. Walgreens, The Boots Group, Shields ...
Forbes

Walgreens Is Officially Privately Held With New CEO From Staples

Walgreens is officially privately held with a new chief executive who formerly ran Staples following the closing of the company’s $10 billion sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners, the compny ...
Healthcare Dive

Sycamore Partners closes Walgreens acquisition, splits retailer into 5 companies

Walgreens is officially a private company after the troubled retailer’s $10 billion sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners closed Thursday. Moving forward, Walgreens’ healthcare subsidiaries ...
The Patriot Ledger

Another Walgreens location is closing in Boston area. Here's where

A Walgreens store in Dorchester is closing in September, just months after another location in the area permanently shut its doors. Walgreens announced the closure of its Codman Square location on its ...