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For the people who shopped and worked there, “poor financial performance” doesn’t feel like an explanation; it feels like a verdict. In Chicago, four stores are disappearing from communities that already struggle for access to fresh food and basic necessities. In Richmond, Virginia, the Brook Road Neighborhood Market will go dark on July 28, leaving regulars scrambling to find where to go next and employees racing to replace lost income.

Walmart’s carefully worded gratitude, delivered through a spokesperson’s email, can’t soften the shock of a parking lot that suddenly empties forever. To executives, each location is a line on a balance sheet. To everyone else, it’s a pharmacy, a paycheck, a place to see familiar faces. When the lights go out in 22 of these stores, it’s not just retail that disappears; it’s a fragile sense of stability that many communities can’t easily replace.

A 56-year-old woman in Australia died after using Ozempic for weight loss before her daughter’s wedding, according to her husband.

The drug is approved for Type 2 Diabetes but is also used for weight loss. In rare cases, it can cause serious digestive complications.

The incident has raised concerns about using diabetes medications for weight loss without close medical supervision.

David Quammen, known for warning about pandemics before COVID-19, says the next major health threat could come from H5N1 Bird Flu.

The virus is currently spreading among wild birds, poultry, and some cattle. Scientists worry that frequent infections give the virus more chances to mutate.

Quammen says the risk of human-to-human spread is still low, but large-scale animal farming and increased contact between humans and wildlife could raise the chances of a future outbreak.

Experts say stronger monitoring and prevention efforts are important to reduce the risk of another global health crisis.

More people are identifying as Orchidsexual — a term for those who feel sexual attraction but have little or no desire to act on it.

Unlike celibacy, it isn’t about resisting desire. It describes people who may find others attractive but simply don’t want sexual activity.

The term has grown online as more people look for language to describe experiences that didn’t previously have a clear label.