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Ty D.

Although Walmart has been known for its affordability and convenience, the company has been forced to shut down several of its stores. Photo by(Mike Mozart/Flickr) Walmart, one of the world's biggest retailers, has announced the closure of several stores across four states in the United States on April 21. While the mega-retailer didn't give a specific reason for the closure, the decision was made after a difficult review process, according to a company spokesperson. The closure will result in the loss of jobs and access to a one-stop shopping destination for many shoppers.

Say Goodbye To Your Local Walmart: Retail Giant Shutting Down Several Locations in April!

New York City, NY

Manhattan, NY

Mediaite

Trump has responded to the news of his criminal indictment with a statement attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Biden, and the Democratic Party.
The post JUST IN: Trump Responds To ‘Unthinkable’ News He’s Been Criminally Indicted With Attacks On Alvin Bragg, Biden and Democrats first appeared on Mediaite.

JUST IN: Trump Responds To ‘Unthinkable’ News He’s Been Criminally Indicted With Attacks On Alvin Bragg, Biden and Democrats

Chicago, IL

Maquon, IL

CBS News

Human remains found in a west central Illinois storage unit have been identified as those of a former police chief.The remains discovered last fall are those of Richard R. Young, 71, the former Maquon village police chief, the Knox County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Maquon is about 150 miles southwest of Chicago.Marcy Oglesby, 50, of Maquon has been charged with first-degree murder and concealing the death of a person in the case. She has pleaded not guilty. Oglesby remains in custody at the Knox County Jail.The sheriff's office received confirmation of the identity Tuesday after taking DNA...

Remains found in storage unit identified as ex-police chief; woman charged

Boston, MA

Brockton, MA

GPB News (Georgia Public Broadcasting)

With both feet flat on the floor, Kennise Nevers settles into the sofa in her living room. She peels open a blood pressure cuff, and straps it around her left arm, exhaling as it squeezes her bicep. After a minute, she gets the reading. "It's perfect," says the mom of...

The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier

It was the Champagne pop heard around the economy. One year ago this week, a fired Amazon warehouse worker turned labor activist sprayed Champagne and then drank from the bottle outside federal labor offices in New York City. Swarmed by supporters and media, Chris Smalls toasted a victory: the first...

Unions are having a moment. So why isn't union membership booming?

Nashville, TN

On Monday, three children and three staff members were fatally shot at the Covenant School in Nashville, which one expert describes as part of an "astronomical increase" in violence on school campuses in recent years. There is no universal definition of a school shooting, explains Jillian Peterson, an associate professor...

74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this year

Philadelphia, PA

The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), Dec. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved selling overdose antidote naloxone over-the-counter, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, marking the first time a opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means

Georgia State

The Manhattan grand jury considering evidence about former President Donald Trump's role in a hush money scheme may not take any action until the latter half of April. That's due to a pre-planned break beginning next week that coincides with Easter, Passover, and Ramadan, two people familiar with the investigation tell NPR.

The Manhattan grand jury investigating Trump plans to take a break in April

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Houston, TX

Daily Mail

Squatters who had moved into a Texas area home and changed the locks on the property's owners have been booted out after local media and police investigated.

Texas squatters booted out of property after changing locks and forging lease

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Tyla

A 20-year-old Florida woman has described the life changing effects of having a cyst weighing more than 100lbs removed from her ovaries. Allison Fisher, from Jacksonville, underwent surgery to have the huge cyst that resembled an exercise ball removed after she was diagnosed by doctors in 2021. Describing how the...

Woman 'feels like a person again' after having 100lbs ovarian cyst the size of an exercise ball removed

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Peoria, IL

The US Sun 

A WOMAN has ditched thousands of pounds of trash that she hoarded in her home in order to win back her husband of 37 years. Claudie from Peoria, Illinois, was featured on season two, episode 13, of A&E's program Hoarders. Her hoarding issue became so bad that her five-bedroom house...

I’m a hoarder – my husband of 37 years left me for keeping 22,000 lbs of trash but I took drastic action to win him back

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The U.S. has downed a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina

The U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, the Pentagon said, while China called the...

The U.S. has downed a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina

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