RELATED: Walgreens Is Barring Shoppers From Doing This, Effective Immediately. Two of the biggest U.S. drugstore chains are having to temporarily shutter some of their pharmacies in response to Omicron, The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 14. According to the news outlet, various Walgreens and CVS locations have had their pharmacies closed over the weekend in recent weeks.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb A small fraction of CVS’ 10,000 U.S. stores are closing on one or both weekend days “to help address acute staffing issues amidst both the Omicron surge and the workforce shortage affecting nearly every industry and company,” a company spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal....

READ THIS NEXT: CVS Is Under Fire for Refusing to Let Shoppers Do This. Most of us have become all too familiar with finding products out of stock at our go-to stores over the last two years, whether hoarding or supply chain issues were to blame. Many retailers—including Walgreens and CVS—have had to send out alerts to consumers over the past year, warning them about certain product shortages.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb This past winter, both Walgreens and CVS had to inform shoppers that they were placing a purchasing limit on at-home COVID tests as product demand surged during the Omicron surge, and tests became nearly impossible to find in stores....

RELATED: These Are All the Walmart Locations Closing Forever by the End of May. Lakeside Refrigerated Services has issued a massive recall on some of its ground beef products, according to an April 25 announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recall covers more than 120,800 pounds of ground beef products that “may be contaminated” with E. coli O103. “The problem was discovered during routine FSIS testing of imported products,” the agency said in its alert....

RELATED: Walmart Just Sent This Warning to Shoppers. According to a memo sent to staff on Feb. 11, Walmart has said it would be dropping its mask mandate for employees. “Effective immediately, fully vaccinated associates will not be required to wear masks while working in any Walmart or Sam’s Club facility, unless required by a state or local mandate or ordinance,” the company wrote, according to Axios. The company says it defines “fully vaccinated” as having received the two initial doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single required dose of Johnson & Johnson....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Shop at Walmart, Get Ready for This “Ultra-Convenient” Change. Walmart has recently announced a number different changes, including the introduction of new augmented reality features for the Walmart app. That’s not the only tech upgrade either. Last month, the retailer set another unprecedented change in motion. Per a June 16 press release, Walmart confirmed that it would be partnering with popular streaming company Roku in an initiative to “make TV streaming the next e-commerce shopping destination....

On April 21, Walmart filed a Notice of Opposition in the company’s native Bentonville, Arkansas, against California-based Yeezy LLC. In court documents, the big box store stated that a logo design Yeezy had filed trademark registration paperwork for was too similar to the big box store’s own logo. Walmart has famously used a sunburst logo consisting of six tapered dash marks on its products for years; Yeezy’s proposed logo is an eight-pointed sunburst with a similarly blank center, although, in contrast to Walmart’s logo, the dashes in the Yeezy logo are each comprised of three black dots, rather than a single solid mark....

READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Is Under Fire for Doing This to Shoppers—Look for These 3 Words. It’s no secret that the retail industry has struggled in the past few years in the face of changing business patterns and unforeseen emergencies. As if the difficult recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic weren’t bad enough, many are now coping with the stresses of inflation or labor shortages that lead to store closures. But even as the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart has been fortunate enough to avoid many of the same issues....

Grabbing a coffee to chat over may seem a bit too chummy and casual for a first date, but that is part of the beauty of it: It’s a low-risk date that takes some of the pressure off. “It completely flips people’s perceptions of a first date. So we don’t have a mental framework that creates expectations and nerves. A new context means you can redefine what a date is compared to previous expectations,” says relationship trainer Rob McPhillips....

If you’re daydreaming about Mexico—or have a vacation already lined up—you’re one among many doing precisely the same. Mexico was one of the first countries to relax its COVID restrictions during the pandemic, and as a result, saw a whopping 27.7% increase in tourism from 2020 to 2021. “There are new developments throughout the country, such as the construction of a new airport in Tulum that will only further increase the country’s tourism in the years to come,” notes Dr....

READ THIS NEXT: How You Act in Love, Based on Your Zodiac Sign. Aries need to be in the middle of the action. Because you’re not afraid to step outside of your comfort zone, the best place for you to be is in a bustling and vibrant city. A quiet trip to the countryside or staycation won’t have the fast-paced adventure you need to feel fulfilled. When it comes to travel, Aries are looking for good food, extraordinary views, and glittering nightlife to keep you entertained....

READ THIS NEXT: This Iconic Store Is Closing Locations, Starting May 22. Despite attracting a steady supply of customers, grocers across the U.S. have not been immune to the recent wave of store closures. Through 2020 and 2021, notable chains such as Giant Eagle, Piggy Wiggly, Save-a-Lot, and Kroger shuttered multiple locations across the U.S. for various reasons, according to Mashed. One grocery chain even closed its doors for good last year....

She discovered the injured man and tended to him until he could be taken to the hospital, where he spent three weeks recovering. “She’s a godsend,” the man told the Telegraph. Read on to find out what happened and why the man thinks he might not have survived without the driver’s quick intervention. 1 Quick Thinking Attracted Help After Keith Turner slipped on his driveway in North Wales, he dragged himself to his car despite a broken hip....

1 Introductions Made Back in February 2022, Ms. K was contacted by a friend who told her the chairman of a large company was very ill and in need of a liver transplant. The friend introduced her to an employee at said company, known as Mr. N, who had gone to school with the son of the sick chairman. 2 An Illegal Agreement Ms. K met with Mr. N, and an agreement was made—Ms....

1 Switched At Birth The UK Times reported that a 33-year-old woman named Antonella received the payout in a civil case in Puglia in southern Italy, more than three decades after she was unwittingly swapped with another infant and sent home with the wrong family. “Antonella could have grown up with her real parents, who owned a business, in a stable, well-off home but missed out on all that and has really suffered,” said her lawyer, Salvatore Pasquadibisceglie....

1 Don’t Try This At Home Unsurprisingly, a majority of Americans were confident they could best a rat, house cat, and goose (72%, 69%, and 61%, respectively). According to the poll, only 30% of Americans believe they could fight off an eagle. About 15% believed they could win a fight with a king cobra and 14% with a kangaroo. And 17% of Americans believed they could win a bare-knuckle brawl with a chimpanzee....

The new case study, which was published in the Journal of Korean Medical Science on Nov. 23, investigated the perplexing instance of a teenager in South Korea who tested positive for COVID-19 despite not having traveled recently, nor having any new cases reported in the province for a month. Through analysis of cellphone data, video footage, and even a recreation of the scene, researchers discovered that the teen had been infected after spending five minutes in the same restaurant as an international business traveler who later tested positive for the virus....

“Individually, that means if you had it, you have to be just as careful as if you didn’t have it, because you might get it again, and it might cause exactly the same disease as it caused the first time, or worse,” William Haseltine, a former professor at Harvard Medical School and current president of ACCESS Health International, told CNN during a July 13 interview. RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter....

RELATED: If You Get an Email From the IRS With These 3 Words, Don’t Click on It. If you don’t claim your 2020 stimulus check by Oct. 15, you could miss out on it entirely. According to CNBC, taxpayers who did not receive either of the first two stimulus payments or received less money than they should have can claim the rest of their money through the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 returns....

Many people have taken to valve masks because they are more breathable, allowing air to pass through the vent. However, the very thing that makes them appealing is also what makes them harmful. According to The Arizona Republic, Kai Singbartl, MD, the chair for infection prevention and control at the Mayo Clinic, said these masks “defeat the purpose” because “they are unfiltered.” The air that escapes through the vent could also carry viral droplets, which puts others at risk....

“By the age of 40, we should know how to introduce ourselves properly,” says etiquette coach Maryanne Parker, founder of the Luxury Etiquette Institute and Manor of Manners. While Parker notes that shaking hands will likely be off the table for some time due to coronavirus, she says “eye contact is still extremely important” when introducing yourself to someone else. It’s also important to provide your first and last names and make sure you’re asking the same of the person you’re meeting....