The nation’s largest retailer is also requiring that all of its workers in locales with high infection rates wear masks.
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U.S. women’s soccer team advances to semis with win over the Netherlands
Alyssa Naeher stops a penalty late in regulation and two more in a shootout, and Megan Rapinoe converts the deciding kick as the U.S. advances to face Canada.
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First evacuation flight brings 221 Afghans, many kids, to U.S.
The flights will help resettle former interpreters and others who fear retaliation from Afghanistan’s Taliban for having worked with American troops and civilians.
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Djokovic loses to Zverev in semifinals, ending Golden Slam bid
Novak Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year.
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Slice of Princess Diana’s wedding cake up for sale
The iced slice came from one of the 23 official wedding cakes marking the July 29, 1981, wedding between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
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Orrington church asks U.S. Supreme Court for pre-emptive ban on COVID-19 restrictions
The church that previously sued over coronavirus restrictions now wants to stop Gov. Janet Mills from reinstating them.
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American Sunisa Lee wins all-around gymnastics gold
The 18-year-old from Minnesota edges Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final.
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Maine, U.S. jobless claims fall as economy recovers
Weekly unemployment benefit applications in the U.S. have declined more or less steadily this year – from a peak of 904,000 in early January to 400,000 last week.
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Fed notes improving economy, a step toward easing support
The economy’s widespread improvement, and a pickup in inflation, are key reasons the central bank is believed to be moving closer toward pulling back its policies on ultra-low interest rates.
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Gun maker offers $33 million to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
A Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle made by Remington was used to kill 20 first graders and six educators at a Newtown, Connecticut school in 2012.