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Flying soon? That middle seat might be occupied

by Samantha Fields
Nov 3, 2020
More airlines are starting to sell middle seats to increase capacity on their flights.
Passengers board a flight in Lima, Peru, in July. Southwest Airlines said keeping its middle seats open cost the company $20 million in September alone.
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Survey shows mixed feelings about contract tracing, quarantining

by Jasmine Garsd
Nov 2, 2020
As cases surge in the U.S., experts are increasingly worried about cooperation with contract tracers.
A woman looks out from her front door while quarantining at home this April in Long Island, New York.
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Filipino ship worker heads home after 6-month crew-change delay

by Scott Tong
Nov 2, 2020
Engineer Raymond Seguin had been at sea more than 400 days when he was finally able to return home.
An estimated 400,000 ship workers are unable to return home due to COVID-19.
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How the pandemic has changed 3 workers' lives

by Andie Corban
Oct 29, 2020
We check in with three workers we've been following since March.
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For $100, you can get a movie theater for just you and your quarantine pod

by Jasmine Garsd
Oct 29, 2020
About a third of Alamo Drafthouse’s revenue is coming from private rentals, while many people are wary of sitting next to strangers.
Moviegoers watch a film at a reopened AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in August. While theaters are reopening, dragging box office numbers are spooking studios.
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As restaurants reopen for indoor dining, HVAC systems get an upgrade

by Justin Ho
Oct 26, 2020
The heating, ventilation and air-conditioning industry has seen a boost as some businesses strive to improve indoor air quality to make customers feel safe.
A waiter tends to a diner at a New Jersey restaurant in September. Owners of restaurants, nail salons and other businesses are considering HVAC equipment as they reopen during COVID-19.
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Colder weather is driving diners indoors. But not that many can safely fit.

by Jasmine Garsd
Oct 23, 2020
It’s been about three weeks since New York City restaurants got approval to serve diners indoors, but only at 25% capacity.
A waiter delivers food to a table at Chelsea Square Restaurant as New York City restaurants open for limited capacity indoor dining on Oct. 1, 2020.
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Musicians adapt with live tours still canceled

by Jasmine Garsd
Oct 21, 2020
The bars where lots of bands played have limited capacity, if they’re open at all.
A still from René Kladzyk's music video for her song "True Romantic," released in August.
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Older workers worry about the prospect of finding a new job

by Jasmine Garsd
Oct 20, 2020
Age discrimination is illegal, but experts say it’s still rampant.
According to the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, 30% of workers 55 and older aren’t confident at all about the prospect of finding a new job if they needed one.
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Coronavirus is driving people to one family farm

by Andie Corban
Oct 15, 2020
"I guess, thanks in large part to COVID, we had a lot of people looking for outdoor picking and being outside at farms," says Red Apple Farm owner Al Rose.
Al Rose says in New England, people associate fall with going apple-picking.
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