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Oprah Winfrey, pictured in January, said she will donate her stake in WeightWatchers and proceeds from any future stock options to the National Museum of African American History and Culture upon her departure from the company's board of directors.

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  • Business

After nearly a decade, Oprah Winfrey is set to depart the board of WeightWatchers

The announcement comes amid falling profits for the company. WeightWatchers has been facing declining stock prices since November as weight loss drugs, known as GLP1s, have soared in popularity.

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022.

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  • Health

CVS and Walgreens to start dispensing abortion pill in states where it's legal

CVS will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Walgreens will start in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Illinois.

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Alina Selyukh
From left, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Andrew Ross Sorkin, <em>New York Times</em> financial columnist, speak  during the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Oct. 6, 2015, in San Francisco.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk sues OpenAI for choosing profits over 'the benefit of humanity'

A former co-chair of OpenAI, Musk says he invested millions in the AI lab on "false promises" that it would be nonprofit and open-source. OpenAI is now backed by Microsoft.

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
A prescription is filled on Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A ransomware attack is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide this week.

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  • Technology

Health care company ties Russian-linked cybercriminals to prescriptions breach

A ransomware attack targeting a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide, leaving patients with problems filling prescriptions or seeking medical treatment.

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event Thursday in Falls Church, Va.

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  • Elections

Nikki Haley raises $12 million in February as she marches toward Super Tuesday

In a conversation with a few reporters Friday, Haley highlighted her background in accounting, saying, "The accountant in me stretches and stretches and stretches those dollars."

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address last February.

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  • Politics

How do you feel about the state of America right now? We want to hear your thoughts

President Joe Biden will make his election-year State of the Union address on Thursday amid foreign conflicts and domestic uncertainty. We want to hear what's on your mind.

March 01, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
From left: Oprah, Flaco, Caitlin Clark

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  • National

These 3 high-fliers all made the quiz this week — with a mix of joy and sadness

This week's quiz sadly falls on March 1, delaying our plan for a Friday leap day-themed quiz until 2036. Thankfully, a lot else happened in the news. Were you paying attention?

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
The West Virginia Senate approved a bill that would make a video on fetal development required viewing for eighth and tenth graders. The video is produced by an anti-abortion group.

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  • Education

West Virginia Senate passes bill requiring schools show a fetal development video

The video is produced by an anti-abortion rights group and has come under fire over questions of scientific accuracy.

March 01, 2024
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  • Briana Heaney,
  • Jason Rosenbaum,
  • and 2 more
A view of the Montana State Capitol on May 3, 2023, in Helena, Montana.

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  • National

Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional

The decision cited a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the state Constitution's right to privacy includes a woman's right to abortion access.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Shaylee Ragar
The ExxonMobil logo appears above a trading post at the New York Stock Exchange.

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  • Climate

ExxonMobil is suing investors who want faster climate action

The oil and gas giant is suing investor groups that want it to slash climate pollution. Interest groups on both sides of the case say it could lead to more lawsuits against activist investors.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Thin Mints and Samoas are perennial bestselling Girl Scout Cookies, but Adventurefuls, Lemon-ups and Do-si-Do cookies also have die-hard fans.

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  • Family

My daughters sold Girl Scout Cookies. Here's what I learned in the Thin Mint trenches

There are no Wonka-like scenes of Tagalong rainbows and Do-si-do stools. But parents can be forgiven for feeling like Oompa Loompas — hardworking cogs in a well-oiled machine.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Epstein was charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors.

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  • Law

Florida is releasing Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury report

Jeffrey Epstein was a wealthy financier, who was charged with paying dozens of girls over many years for sex. He died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Passengers wait in line at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2021 in Virginia.

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  • Business

The Transportation Department proposes new rules for how airlines handle wheelchairs

Airlines often damage or lose wheelchairs. Now the Biden administration is proposing new standards for how airlines accommodate passengers with disabilities.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Feb. 24. Lake has softened her stance on abortion as the campaign season moves forward.

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  • Politics

In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail

Abortion proved to be a major issue in the 2022 midterms and again in 2023. This year, the presidential race puts extra attention on the ballot. In Arizona, that means the issue is front and center.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ben Giles
President Biden walks with Jason Owens, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, in Brownsville, Texas, on Feb. 29.

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  • Elections

Biden and Trump were both at the border today, staking out ground on a key 2024 issue

President Biden is trying to go on the offensive on migration, an issue that is a big liability this year. He visited the Texas border on the same day as former President Donald Trump.

February 29, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
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