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Albertsons sues Kroger for failing to win approval of their proposed supermarket merger
Kroger and Albertsons' plan for the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history crumbled recently, with Albertsons pulling out of the $24.6 billion deal and the two companies accusing each other of not doing enough to push their proposed alliance through.
Albertsons said it had filed a lawsuit against Kroger, seeking a $600 milli ... (full story)
In Nigeria's lithium boom, many mines illegal and children do much of the work
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NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her tiny hands and her hair as she works hour after hour for less than a dollar a day. The landscape around her is dotted with active and abandoned minesha ... (full story)
How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don't have a say
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People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used to stem the crisis, a new analysis found.
Some advocates say that is one factor in why portions of the money are going to efforts they don't consider to ... (full story)
How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don't have a say
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People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used to stem the crisis, a new analysis found.
Some advocates say that is one factor in why portions of the money are going to efforts they don't consider to ... (full story)
'Polarization' is Merriam-Webster's 2024 word of the year
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The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is "polarization"?
"Polarization means division, but it's a very specific ki ... (full story)