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2 Workers From Same Walmart Store Die After Contracting The Coronavirus

10:29pm April 05, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The Chicago-area store is open for business after passing "necessary inspections," the company said. Walmart did not disclose the workers' names or further details.

A woman loads groceries into her vehicle outside of a Walmart store in Pearl, Miss., on March 31.

Walmart To Limit Number Of People Shopping At One Time Because Of Coronavirus

6:35pm April 03, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Walmart and other retailers are counting visitors as one way to enforce social distancing and reduce the spread of the virus.

Walmart announced a series of measures to safeguard against the coronavirus and urged shoppers to limit how often they visit its stores.

Walmart To Start Checking Workers' Temperatures

4:25pm March 31, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The retailer also plans to distribute masks and gloves to workers and add one-way aisles. The company continues to urge shoppers to be "prudent" in stocking up on toilet paper and other supplies.

Walmart has struggled to keep its shelves stocked and online orders in the mail as U.S. shoppers have rushed to buy health supplies and food to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic.

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Walmart Plans Bonuses For Workers, 150,000 New Temporary Hires

10:09pm March 19, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The retail giant is also gearing up to pilot drive-through parking-lot coronavirus testing in Chicago over the weekend.

El Paso Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius, shown here during his capital murder arraignment in El Paso, Texas, is accused of killing 22 people.

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U.S. Charges Suspect In El Paso Walmart Shootings With Hate Crimes

7:42pm February 06, 2020

Shortly after the attack last August, Patrick Wood Crusius allegedly told police he had driven to the store intending to kill "Mexicans."

Not all bullets are created equal. Even rounds that look similar or are similar in size can cause dramatically different wounds. We explore the science behind how speed, mass and shape can make some bullets more destructive than others.

WATCH: Walmart Is Discontinuing Some Ammo Sales. Here's Why It Matters

12:04pm September 04, 2019

Not all bullets are created equal. This video compares the damage caused by different kinds of rounds.

Walmart Curbs Ammunition Sales, Calls For Stronger Background Checks

5:42pm September 03, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

Walmart will phase out handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition. It's also restricting "open carry" in stores. A month ago, two shootings happened at two Walmarts in one week.

Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against Dmitriy Andreychenko, 20, police say.

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Rifle-Carrying Man Arrested After Causing Panic At Walmart In Missouri

5:07pm August 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against a 20-year-old, who police say wanted to cause chaos, as opposed to kill people.

Walmart has instructed employees to remove marketing material that displays violent imagery and to unplug or turn off video game consoles that show violent games.

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Walmart Bans Violent Imagery, But Not Gun Sales

4:31pm August 09, 2019

by Susie Neilson

Following shootings at two store locations, Walmart said in an internal memo that it would take down all imagery and stop playing videos that depicted violence.

Gloria Garces kneels in front of crosses at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex Tuesday in El Paso, Texas.

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Stories Of El Paso Shooting Victims Show Acts Of Self-Sacrifice Amid Massacre

11:42pm August 06, 2019

At least 22 people died, including citizens of the U.S., Mexico and Germany.