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Whole Foods CEO says ‘socialists are taking over’ schools and gun control debate

The grocery store chain’s CEO claims leftists are taking over schools and corporations

The Independent UK

‘The socialists are taking over,’ Whole Foods CEO John Mackey laments

Libertarian co-founder of Amazon-owned grocery chain, who once compared Obamacare to fascism, is to retire in September

The Guardian - US

Whole Foods' John Mackey: 'I Feel Like Socialists Are Taking Over'

The 'conscious capitalism' innovator on overregulation, COVID mandates, and why he will be speaking his mind much more freely when he retires.

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Muslim woman wins £30,000 after boss told her to wear tighter clothes

The woman says she was also told to wear make-up and 'speak posh' by her aggressive boss - who threw rotten fruit at her

Wales Online

Whole Foods cofounder is building chain of cafes, wellness centers

Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey is planning a second act when he retires from the Amazon-owned grocer next month: building a chain of plant-based restaurants and wellness centers that offer fitness and spa services.

Tribune News Service

Amazon buys Roomba, inching toward smart home hegemony

Amazon keeps sneaking in into our homes with its aggressive acquisitions of smart device companies.

Input

Amazon buying One Medical is only its most recent dive into the health care industry

Amazon is buying One Medical, a primary care practice. The tech giant has already stepped into the health care world, but experts said this is a big step to expand Amazon's physical health presence.

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Amazon goes all in on healthcare with $3.9B purchase of One Medical

If Amazon didn't have your medical data before, it definitely will now.

Input

National Hot Dog Day: Here’s where to find the best deals

Holiday is celebrated on third Wednesday of July each year

The Independent UK

Former model Marie Helvin, 69, says she's so broke she may have to work in a supermarket

Marie Helvin was one of the original supermodels, but her career seems to have dried up over lockdown, with the 69-year-old now considering a career in retail

Daily Mirror

She’s a single mother who works shifts at Whole Foods – and just climbed Everest for the 10th time

Lhakpa Sherpa, who recently climbed the Nepal side of Everest, negotiates her adventures with remarkably limited resources

The Guardian - US

South Side alderpersons condemn Gresham Aldi closure: ‘You have to do right by all of Chicago’

“If you would rather pay for an empty store and an abandoned store for the next five years than invest in our community, you don’t deserve to be here,” Ald. Stephanie Coleman said. “And quite frankly, we don’t want you here.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Fishing feud at end of the world split US and UK over Russia

A diplomatic row at the bottom of the world is playing out between the normally allied U.S. and U.K. governments in response to provocations from Russia

The Independent UK

Girl becomes a multi-millionaire at 11 after starting her own business aged FOUR

Mikaila Ulmer was handed a tatty cookbook by her great-grandma when she was just four and starting creating her own lemonade. By the time she was 11, Whole Foods paid $11million (£9m) to stock her drink

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Whole Foods shoppers sue Amazon following end of free delivery for Prime members

Amazon could be facing two legal challenges from shoppers who say the company misled them and violated state law when it ended free delivery from Whole Foods Market for Prime members.

The Independent UK

How to spend a day in Sodermalm, Stockholm’s coolest neighbourhood

Across the river from the old town, this hip district is home to bijou, trending restaurants, picnic-friendly parks and creative locals whose street style you’ll want to steal, says Lynda Konde

The Independent UK

Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers

Environmental and health groups are pushing dozens of fast food companies, supermarkets chains and other retail outlets to remove PFAS from their packaging

Chicago Sun-Times

Public grocery stores a bad fix for food deserts

The city should seek a candidate from among those grocers who already know the business, which is famous for thin profit margins, and would hit the ground running

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The Independent UK

Man reveals his ‘day in the life’ as a ‘stay-at-home-husband’: ‘People seem to think I lost my man card’

‘Sunday reset? More like resetting societal norms’

Chicago Sun-Times

End food deserts with publicly owned grocery stores

When market actors such as grocers divest from a community, policymakers turn to incentives to lure them back. Now is the time to rethink this approach.

Chicago Sun-Times

Whole Foods leaving Englewood elicits memories of the past

The corner of 63rd and Halsted was one of the mightiest shopping districts in Chicago, and it was a lifeline for us.

Chicago Sun-Times

Whole Foods is leaving Englewood, and city must find new oasis for a food desert

The store’s closing gives the city and the developer a chance to find a grocery store that’s a better fit for the neighborhood

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot: Whole Foods closing ‘gut blow’ to Englewood, but ‘we’re gonna work our tails off’ to find replacement

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her predecessor’s grand experiment was doomed from the start. Many in the community are “hard pressed to pay, for example, 15 bucks a pound for a piece of steak.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: April 29, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Tribune

Whole Foods to close stores nationally, including one in Chicago 'food desert'

Whole Foods will close two of its 12 Chicago area stores, including a location Englewood, a poor South Side neighborhood considered a food desert, a spokesperson for the specialty grocer confirmed Friday.

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