Kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in daly city with more on the billiondollar cost to the companys bottom line. Anne. Reporter cvs is the nations largest pharmacy change when it comes to Prescription Drug sales so with such a giant making such a move this could be the start of a new industry trend. This fall, cvs shoppers wont find cigarettes behind the counter. It will stop selling Tobacco Products october 1. The ceo told cbs this morning, cvs stands to lose about 2 billion a year. Its a real contradiction to talk about to talk about all the things we are doing to help people on the better path to health and at the same time sell tobacco. Reporter several Health Organizations and the white house are praising them. President obama who struggled to stop smoking himself says todays decision will help advance my administrations effort to combat cancer and heart disease. Drugstores only account for a small amount of tobacco sales. R. J. Reynolds says they respect the commercial decision. Thi
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and American icon Billie Jean King. The medal will be awarded in recognition of Billie Jean King’s groundbreaking leadership, throughout her life and career, in advancing equal rights for […]
Wimbledon Booming power propelled Madison Keys to the best grass-court run of her career. Calm creativity helped carry Keys into the Wimbledon quarterfinals today. Rallying from a one-set, 1-4 deficit, a calm Keys unleashed a lefty forehand winner to help ignite her comeback. The 25th-seeded Keys conquered 16-year-old qualifier Mirra Andreeva 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 on No. 2 Court to advance to […]