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“Throughout this difficult period, the threat of COVID-19 variants has persisted and evolved even as many of America’s largest food and retail companies have relaxed their safety measures,” wrote UFCW president Marc Perrone in a letter furnished by the union. “Now, with the delta variant driving a dangerous winter surge of COVID-19 cases in 39 states and new variants like omicron further raising fears about public safety, we believe it is critical for our nation’s largest retail and food employers….to take immediate steps to protect essential workers and members of the public during this holiday season.”

Frazier’s comment about the razor was obviously a shot at the Yankees’ facial hair policy, prohibiting players’ hair to extend past the collar or facial hair that extends past the top lip. It’s also an acknowledgment of the bad start he had with the Yankees. Frazier showed up for spring training in 2017 with long-ish hair, which annoyed the front office and some in the clubhouse. Reportedly, Sabathia was one of the veterans who was annoyed by Frazier’s flippant disregard for the rules.

Gasoline prices are displayed at a station in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation rate since 1982. (Matt Rourke/AP)

“If I told you I own you, would that be an insult?” Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson asked a reporter who posed the question. “Yeah, (expletive), that’s an insult to us too. We’re all men too. We all bleed the same way. So things like that aren’t fun to hear, but I mean, (expletive), we’ve got to play football. We’ve got to win. We’ve got to do something about it. So all the talking doesn’t mean nothing.”

The continued delay means that applicants will continue to burn through money to retain real estate, employees and attorneys, while being prevented from opening and earning money. Most of the applicants are deemed “social equity,” who were supposed to be favored in licensing because they came from areas with high poverty and crime rates, or had been arrested for low-level marijuana offenses.