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Higher Education Aims To Reduce Costs Amid Pandemic

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Boston University , Northwestern , Trinity College , Georgetown and Duke have unveiled decreases in wages or to retirement contributions for the time being in an effort to mitigate the reduction of funds coming into the schools because of the pandemic. Some of the newest groups of people impacted by cost cutting are teachers, CNBC reported.

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Rinse Clothing Service Raises $14M To Expand To Boston, Chicago And Beyond

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Rinse has a solution for both, and thanks to a $14 million Series B funding round led by Partech, it’s taking that solution to two new cities: Boston and Chicago. Houston, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Miami, San Diego, Denver and New York are up next. Everyone needs clean clothes, and those working in the industry have to make a living.

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Amazon Announces Next Whole Foods Delivery Expansion

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Grocery delivery for Prime members is taking its next great leap forward as Amazon and Whole Foods have announced that Prime Now Grocery is expanding to Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and San Antonio. Consumers in Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis and San Antonio will also be able to choose from a selection of alcoholic beverages.

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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend

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But Dr. Joshua Barocas , an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, said the conditions had “set up a perfect storm: the combination of travel, the combination of reopening — perhaps in some cases, too early,” CNN reported.

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London Cements Uber Ban Over Fake Identities

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San Francisco, Houston and Boston have all had cases of illicit drivers, including convicted felons, Cnet reported. If Uber appeals, it can continue to operate and “publicly demonstrate to a magistrate” that safety issues were eliminated.”. Fraudulent Uber drivers are not isolated to London.

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CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores

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Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. In separate news, reports surfaced last April that Walgreens and VillageMD were teaming to offer primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area.

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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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Best Buy has also recently added NYC, as well as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Kohl’s has expanded same-day delivery to Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and Washington, D.C./Baltimore Baltimore markets.