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Starbucks said it will ensure that its baristas won't have to choose between working and voting as part of a nonpartisan push to raise Election Day turnout despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Rite Aid's Heyward Donigan also urged Americans to get flu shots this fall, saying increased vaccinations can help eliminate public-health confusion.

The U.S. jeweler said worldwide sales in August so far were slightly higher than a year earlier, as the rebound in second-quarter revenues in China extended into the current quarter.

The idea of "slowing down" in retirement is quickly becoming an antiquated concept. To today's retirees, retirement is no longer simply defined as the end of work, but the beginning of a whole new chapter of life

It comes as students prepare to return to school both in person and online after the summer holidays.

The coronavirus has infected more than 24 million people around the world so far, killing at least 824,664 people.

The 35,000-square-foot store, which is roughly the size of a Whole Foods, will be stocked with supermarket staples like Nabisco cookies, Coca-Cola drinks and Kellogg's cereal, as well as products from Whole Foods' cheaper private-label brand, 365.

The protest began when players from the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic didn't show up on the court for their playoff game that was scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday.

Intuit posted strong results after seeing a "very unique tax season," CEO Sasan Goodarzi said.

"We unequivocally believe that for the future of commerce to survive and thrive it has to be in the hands of the many, not the few," Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein said.

"The restaurant industry is going to die as we know it in this city. How can we not, at least, open at a small percentage?" Harlem restaurant owner Melba Wilson said on CNBC.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

"We've got the smoking-hottest stock market I have ever seen," the "Mad Money" host said.

"This makes no sense. People without symptoms account for up to 50% of transmission," Dr. Leana Wen, the former health commissioner of Baltimore, said in a tweet. "We need MORE testing, not less."

The state health commissioner called the easing in testing recommendations "indefensible" and said it "makes absolutely no sense."

The guidelines would prioritize health-care workers, essential personnel and vulnerable Americans, such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.

Hurricane Laura's storm surge could reach as high as 15 to 20 feet and travel as far as 30 miles inland, likely hitting Interstate 10, a main route between south Louisiana and southeastern Texas.

In the last 24 hours alone, the state has reported an additional 50 new fires, though they have been "effectively suppressed" as of Wednesday afternoon.

Hurricane Laura's rapid intensification Wednesday shocked scientists and prompted forecasters to issue warnings of "unsurvivable storm surge" in Texas and Louisiana.

A recent survey by IPX 1031 found that nearly 50% of Americans would consider using a second government stimulus check to take a vacation. Financial advisors say not so fast — there might be better ways to use that cash.