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"With the recent spike in COVID-19 infections, we're joining others in taking the next step and requiring all customers to wear face coverings when entering any of our stores throughout the country effective Monday, July 20," CVS officials said Thursday.

Target, CVS Shoppers Will Be Required To Wear Masks

The new policies follow similar moves by a growing number of retailers acting to fill a void left by local, state and federal authorities who have refused to set mandatory policies.

The arrival of the omicron variant in New York City has resulted in a rise in cases and the return of long lines for COVID testing. It has many people comparing this December to March 2020 when the pandemic began.

Omicron is spreading. Dr. Ashish Jha answers 9 questions about it and what you can do

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, about safely navigating the holidays amid rising COVID case numbers.

Venezuelan President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez, center, speaks to the press as an image of Colombian businessman and Venezuelan special envoy Alex Saab is in the back in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Oct 16, 2021.

Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally's extradition to U.S.

Alex Saab's extradition and the subsequent jailing of six American oil executives in Venezuela are a sign that relations between Washington and Caracas could be upended.

Farmer Marwan Abu Salah picks sweet potatoes from his land in Rafah, south of Gaza City.

A biblical rest from farming in Israel could help Gaza's growers. They are waiting

For Orthodox Jews during a yearlong agricultural sabbath, Israel pledged to lift some restrictions on produce from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian farmers in Gaza are wondering what's taking so long.

Retired Brigadier Gen. Clara Adams-Ender, the first woman to receive her master's degree in military arts and sciences from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College holds a signed photo of Gen. Colin Powell, the first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Black veterans remember Colin Powell and offer him a final salute for the ages

The former secretary of state offered an extraordinary view of what leadership could be: firm, but also filled with consideration and tremendous character.

Annie Perasa and her husband, Danny, are StoryCorps legends, first recounting their love for one another in 2004.

'I'm Walking Out With You Alone': A StoryCorps Love Story

Brooklynites Danny, an OTB clerk, and Annie, a nurse, began chronicling their life together in the early days of StoryCorps — from their first date to Danny's final days with terminal cancer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with President Biden via a Dec. 7 videoconference about the tensions over Ukraine. Russia has massed some 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border. As Russia's leader, Putin has sent Russian forces on multiple combat missions, including a 2014 invasion of Ukraine.

In times of crisis — or to create one — Russia's Putin turns to his military

When Vladimir Putin assumed power in 1999, he immediately sent the Russian military into Chechnya. For more than 20 years, Putin has repeatedly looked to the military to strengthen his rule.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is seen leaving the U.S. Capitol after a Senate vote on October 20, 2021.

Manchin says he offered to change political parties if he was a 'problem' for Dems

The saga over Sen. Joe Manchin's party affiliation comes after an article claimed the West Virginia Democrat had plans to become an independent. Machin has denied the report.

Julie Green's <em>The Last Supper</em> is currently on view at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Wash. There are 800 plates in the exhibit.

Julie Green, who painted plates with the last meals of death row inmates, has died

The ongoing project, entitled The Last Supper, featured prisoner's final meal requests, from a stuffed-crust meat lover's pizza to an apple pie to a Coke.

A nurse administers a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine during a City of Long Beach Public Health Covid-19 mobile vaccination clinic at the California State University Long Beach campus.

Colleges with high vaccination rates must now decide if they'll require boosters

Wesleyan University is among a small group of colleges requiring COVID-19 boosters for spring semester. Will other institutions follow?

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