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News Articles: Walmart

Walmart is recalling about 3,900 bottles of Better Homes and Gardens-branded Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones in six different scents due to the possibility of a rare and dangerous bacteria discovered.

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  • Business

Walmart is recalling an aromatherapy spray that contains a deadly bacteria

Officials are looking into four confirmed cases of the dangerous bacteria discovered in the sprays. Two deaths associated with the bacteria are being investigated.

October 22, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Walmart has a plan to pay for its workers to get college degrees without going into debt.

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  • Education

Walmart Offering Full College Tuition And Books For Employees

As a result, approximately 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam's Club workers in the U.S. will be able to earn college degrees or learn trade skills without the burden of debt.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Ashwani Sheoran, 41, says that when he worked as pharmacist at different Walmarts, he spoke up about the handling of opioid prescriptions and was told to stay quiet and was eventually let go.

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  • National

Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed

The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
On Tuesday, the Justice Department filed a civil suit accusing Walmart of failing to stop "hundreds of thousands" of improper opioid transactions at its chain of pharmacies.

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  • National

Walmart Is Latest Big-Name Company Embroiled In Opioid Crisis

The Justice Department says the retailer ignored red flags for years, filling suspicious prescriptions for opioids and contributing to America's deadly addiction crisis. Walmart denies wrongdoing.

December 23, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Walmart, alleging that the company's unlawful actions resulted in hundreds of thousands of violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

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  • National

Justice Department Sues Walmart, Alleging It Illegally Dispensed Opioids

Damages could total in the billions. "Walmart had the responsibility and the means to help prevent the diversion of prescription opioids. Instead, for years, it did the opposite," the government said.

December 22, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
A U.S. flag waves over a Walmart parking lot in August in Oklahoma City. The company sells firearms in about half of its 4,700 stores in the United States.

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  • Business

In Reversal, Walmart Puts Guns Back On Display

Walmart is returning guns and ammunition back to display shelves after earlier citing "isolated civil unrest" as the reason for temporarily taking them out of view as a safety precaution.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Walmart pulled guns and ammunition from its store shelves as a precautionary measure, following the unrest in Philadelphia this week after police fatally shot a Black man on Monday. The retail giant has taken similar actions in the past, including earlier this year after George Floyd, another Black man, was killed by police in Minneapolis.

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  • Business

Walmart Yanks Guns Off Shelves Citing Rising Tensions

The retail giant removed firearms and ammunition from its shelves saying it's a precautionary step amid the recent outbreak of civil unrest. But the weapons are still available, if you ask for them.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
President Trump said he approved a deal struck with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart to keep TikTok alive, but the agreement does not accomplish what the president sought to achieve.

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  • Technology

Trump's TikTok Deal: What Just Happened And Why Does It Matter?

President Trump is claiming victory after blessing a deal in which Oracle and Walmart will own a stake of TikTok, but experts wonder whether the terms of the agreement will really change anything.

September 22, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Walmart has finally launched its answer to Amazon Prime with an annual membership service.

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  • Business

Walmart Takes On Amazon Prime: Membership Program Will Deliver From Stores

Walmart+ will cost $98 a year, offering free delivery of groceries and items from nearby stores, a discount on gasoline and mobile checkout.

September 01, 2020
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  • Alina Selyukh
A man walks past a Walmart store in Washington, D.C. on July 15. Walmart said it was "confident" that its joint deal with Microsoft would satisfy both TikTok users and U.S. government regulators.

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  • Business

Walmart Joins Microsoft In A Bid To Buy TikTok

Walmart cited a potential boost from TikTok to its online presence, including the giant retailer's efforts to grow online advertising and a marketplace for third-party sellers.

August 27, 2020
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  • Alina Selyukh
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem meets with President Trump and Vice President Pence at the White House in December. This month, she was one of the first governors to reject the president's offer of additional unemployment assistance.

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  • Economy

Expired Jobless Benefits Cost Economy Billions, But Some States Reject Trump's Aid

The expiration of emergency jobless benefits is draining $15 billion a week from the U.S. economy. President Trump has offered to replace half that money, but states have been slow to accept.

August 19, 2020
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  • Scott Horsley
Walmart and Sam's Club will begin requiring shoppers to wear masks inside their stores on Monday.

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  • Business

Walmart Will Require Shoppers To Wear Masks; Other Retailers Urged To Follow

Walmart and Sam's Club, as well as Kroger, join a growing list of retailers making masks mandatory in stores. The National Retail Federation is urging all stores to adopt the same policy.

July 15, 2020
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  • Alina Selyukh
FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, a woman pulls groceries from a cart to her vehicle outside of a Walmart store in Pearl, Miss.

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  • News

Walmart To Require Customers To Wear Masks At All Its Stores

Walmart to require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores.

July 15, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Our Breakroom gang: (left to right) Robbie Medwed, Greg Williams, and Nicki Salcedo (not pictured, Anya Silver)

The Breakroom: Fingerprint Boarding Passes, '13 Reasons Why' Disclaimer And R. Kelly Controversy

We rounded up this week's new in today's edition of the Breakroom. Joining the conversation was Greg Williams , host of the radio show "Greg's List,"...

March 30, 2018
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  • Adam Ragusea and
  • La'Raven Taylor

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