Closures

Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday after a series of efforts to keep the business alive failed.

"To ensure the safety of our Team Members, we have made the difficult decision to close the Trinity store for the time being," a company spokesperson said.

Germany's Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is over in Germany, citing virus variants, vaccination rates, and hospital cases as evidence for his assessment.

Billionaire Bill Gates has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to set up a Global Health Emergency Corps to tackle transnational health threats, in order to prevent another pandemic like COVID-19.

The CDC paid one firm $420,000 and another $208,000 for access to data from at least 55 million cellphone users.

U.S. stocks plummeted Wednesday morning after bank concerns reached European markets, while investors are warning that the banking situation could worsen after the closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank over the weekend.

Amazon has announced it will be closing several grocery stores in high crime cities like NYC, Seattle and San Francisco, but claims the measure is related to “cost-cutting.”

Walmart is to close its locations in Portland, Oregon, as the stores have not been meeting "financial expectations."

Walmart announced it is permanently closing all of its locations in Portland, Oregon, over financial reasons.

Two important reviews were recently released, both casting serious doubts on the scientific basis for many policies rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic.