Wednesday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Albertsons sues Kroger over merger deal, WA's natural gas initiative is challenged in court, and AI is tracking you in retail stores. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.
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| 0:26.9 | These days, there's so much news. It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. |
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| 0:53.5 | Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle Now. I'm Ruby Deluna. Coming up, we'll find out how AI is tracking you |
| 0:57.3 | when you shop. That's in a few minutes. But first, here's our roundup of today's top stories. |
| 1:03.4 | It's Wednesday, December 11th. The two grocery giants that had planned to merge are now at loggerheads. |
| 1:12.1 | Albertsons announced today it's pulling out of the agreement with Kroger and suing the company for breach of contract. |
| 1:19.5 | This deal is dead as a doornail. |
| 1:22.0 | UW law professor Doug Ross doesn't expect any immediate changes as the companies will be preoccupied with this |
| 1:29.2 | latest lawsuit, but it won't stop Albertsons from seeking another buyer. It makes sense for |
| 1:35.0 | Albertsons to continue to operate their stores, continue to try to make them profitable, |
| 1:39.8 | continue to try to increase profitability, and I would hope that means by giving consumers more of what they want. |
| 1:46.4 | The latest development comes one day after two separate court rulings blocked what would have been |
| 1:52.0 | the largest grocery merger in history worth nearly $25 billion. The deal involved selling off |
| 1:59.1 | 124 stores in Washington State. |
| 2:02.8 | Last month, Washington voters passed Initiative 266 to roll back local efforts to phase out natural gas for power and heat. |
| 2:12.0 | Today, a new lawsuit aims to block that measure. |
| 2:15.6 | All laws, whether they're passed by the legislature or passed by the people at the ballot, |
| 2:20.2 | must comply with the Washington Constitution. I-266 does not. |
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