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This image shows the logo of WeightWatchers on a mobile phone, and the company's website, in New York, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. WeightWatchers shares soared Tuesday after the company said it was getting into the prescription drug weight loss business with the acquisition of Sequence. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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What to know about prescription drugs promising weight loss
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Wed,03/08/23-11:13AM , 106 Reads
WeightWatchers, the 60-year-old diet firm, announced this week it would acquire a telehealth company whose providers prescribe anti-obesity drugs for growing numbers of eager online subscribers.
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President George W. Bush, left, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown walk to a joint press availability at Camp David, Md., July 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-South Korea relations
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press
Wed,08/16/23-11:15PM , 106 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland, has been a backdrop for signal moments in U.S. foreign policy, perhaps none more notable than the peace accord President Jimmy Carter brokered between Egypt and Israel in 1978.
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Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here's how to spot one
By CORA LEWIS - Associated Press
Thu,08/17/23-10:15AM , 106 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost billions of dollars to them last year.
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An American Airlines jetliner rumbles down a runway at Denver International Airport, Jan. 16, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writers
Sat,10/26/24-11:29AM , 106 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — American Airlines is testing a new technology at three airports across the country during the boarding process that aims to cut down on passengers who try to cut the line.
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