π³οΈβπ #107: Nambia, Bible and $2.7 bln
Uber will give ~175 people in select US and Canadian cities $1,000 to spend on Uber and public transit.
Good morning,
πͺ 1. Walgreens shares closed down 22% after the company disclosed it will shutter an estimated 650 to 700 underperforming US stores.
π³οΈβπ 2. A Namibian court has ruled that gay sex is no longer illegal.
π₯ 3. The Justice Department charged 193 people in a nationwide health care fraud crackdown involving over $2.7 billion in false claims, including 76 licensed medical professionals.
π 4. Oklahomaβs state superintendent issued a directive requiring the Bible to be incorporated into the stateβs public classroom curriculums.
π 5. Uber will give ~175 people in select US and Canadian cities $1,000 to spend on Uber, public transit, and other modes of transit if they give up their car for five weeks.
"Disruption" is just a fancy way of saying "we found a less regulated way to exploit something."
Love you all, love me back,
Briefdose
PS. The US Supreme Court canceled a $6 billion settlement that wouldβve protected the Sackler family, which runs Purdue Pharma, from any opioid crisis-related civil claims. The federal jury ordered NFL to pay $4.7 billion in damages for violating antitrust law. If upheld, the payment will triple to $14+ billion under antitrust law.