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TL/DR - Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth has argued that the company is using its stores and brand to bolster its expanding health-care business. The company has been closing stores to optimize its footprint, countering assertions that it needs to pivot away from its stores to meet health-care goals. Wentworth sees the brand as a "leverageable asset"…

TL/DR - Uber customers in the Valley area of Phoenix now have the option to be picked up by fully autonomous vehicles from Waymo, with no human driver involved. When requesting a ride through the Uber app, users can choose to confirm or decline a driverless Waymo vehicle. The partnership comes as Uber sold its self-driving research unit in late…

TL/DR - Thousands of college football fans from the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions are headed to Houston to see the Washington Huskies and Michigan Wolverines compete in the NCAA College Football Playoff National Championship game. Forecasts for the game predict potentially dangerous severe weather, including supercell thunderstorms…

TL/DR - The National Weather Service has issued a rare blizzard warning for Oregon's Cascade mountain roads and passes due to projections of extreme snowfall and high winds on Tuesday and Wednesday. Up to 4 feet of snow and winds between 55 to 75 mph could create whiteout conditions around Cascade mountain passes including Santiam Pass,…