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COVID-19
How worried are people about omicron? Not as worried as some are about the economy.
Jan 28, 2022
The latest poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that job security and the economy concerns outweigh worries about getting sick.
GDP growth in 2021 signals a strong economic recovery
Jan 27, 2022
GDP climbed by 5.7% last year — the highest annual growth rate in more than three decades.
Calls to mental health hotlines rise as people seek relief during COVID
Jan 26, 2022
With mental health professionals in short supply during the pandemic, some who need help are turning to hotlines and other alternative online resources.
IMF downgrades global economic growth in its latest report
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 25, 2022
The IMF's Gita Gopinath talks about the challenges facing the global economy as the world enters its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Where you can get free N95 masks and COVID tests
by
Janet Nguyen
Jan 25, 2022
With the help of USPS, tests can be ordered directly from the government. N95 masks will be available to pick up at pharmacies and grocery stores.
For small businesses, this fourth COVID wave feels different
Jan 24, 2022
For one thing, more people are sick. For another, government aid has dried up.
Manufacturing growth slows as workers get omicron
by
Justin Ho
Jan 24, 2022
Sick time is taking a bite out of manufacturing. And now companies have to make up for it.
For public good, not for profit.
How much of our labor force has been lost to COVID-19?
Jan 24, 2022
According to one expert, COVID deaths and workers left on the sidelines from long COVID account for 18% of unfilled jobs.
Adele "gutted" over canceling Vegas shows, but, hello, it's not just Adele
Jan 21, 2022
The singer's residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was supposed to start Friday.
Queer-centered cycling cafe in LA offers comfort food and community
by
Anais Amin
Jan 21, 2022
We hear from Erin Detroit Vesey, owner and chef at Detroit Vesey's, " a space to just kind of feel safe and accepted."