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COVID-19
Stop utility shut-offs during COVID-19 crisis, NAACP Legal Defense Fund president says
by
David Brancaccio
, Rose Conlon
and Alex Schroeder
Mar 27, 2020
"We would love to have a nationwide moratorium on all utility shut-offs, but every day, turn-offs are happening," Sherrilyn Ifill says.
What kind of unemployment benefits are right for the unprecedented time of COVID-19?
Mar 27, 2020
Economists say generous benefits historically can give people an incentive not to look for a new job. But those benefits also stabilize families, and could keep people at home now when social distancing is required.
COVID-19 stirs questions about medical supply chains
Mar 26, 2020
Dependence on global supply chains can be useful in a crisis only if countries don't set up export barriers like some are now with medical supplies.
Struggles of working parents on full display amid pandemic
Mar 26, 2020
But the difficulty of balancing work and family predate this crisis.
Tracking the pandemic? There's an app for that.
by
Jack Stewart
Mar 26, 2020
Tech companies and universities are trying to use mobile devices to get a handle on the spread of COVID-19.
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson: "The impact to people's lives will be profound."
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 26, 2020
The hotel industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
"Gigs do not exist" — Irish musicians take festivals online
by
Stephen Ryan
Mar 26, 2020
To continue performing, a group of Irish musicians have taken to Facebook Live and other online platforms.
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Your COVID-19 questions, answered.
Mar 26, 2020
We've compiled a list of FAQs here that we'll update regularly.
The number of new jobless claims looks bad. The reality’s almost certainly worse.
Mar 26, 2020
The statistics the government uses to measure unemployment are likely underreporting the results of the pandemic.
What happens if air-traffic controllers come down with COVID-19?
by
Jack Stewart
Mar 26, 2020
Cases of the disease have been reported in a handful of air traffic control sites around the U.S.