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CDC study finds Hispanics hit disproportionately hard by workplace outbreaks

CDC study finds Hispanics hit disproportionately hard by workplace outbreaks

A study out Monday found that Hispanic and nonwhite workers made up 73 percent of cases associated with workplace outbreaks in certain industries, despite representing 24 percent of the workforce in those sectors.
by Rachel Treisman

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What's it like to start a new job remotely?

What's it like to start a new job remotely?

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s getting less attention is the difficulty of starting a new job when so many of them have gone remote.
by Chris Farrell and Katie Moritz

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Milwaukee misses Democratic convention: 'It is a gut punch'

Milwaukee misses Democratic convention: 'It is a gut punch'

The convention was originally to have taken place in July, attracted about 50,000 people to Milwaukee and injected about $250 million into the economy of the key presidential battleground state. It would have been the first time Milwaukee, a metropolitan area of 1.6 million, hosted a presidential nominating convention.
by Scott Bauer, The Associated Press

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Wall Street's big money is betting on Biden and Democrats in 2020

Wall Street's big money is betting on Biden and Democrats in 2020

Despite the booming stock market under President Donald Trump, the finance sector is giving a bit more money to Democrats than to Republicans for the first time in more than a decade.
by Jim Zarroli

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Pandemic electric bills are searing hot, as families stay home

Pandemic electric bills are searing hot, as families stay home

With lights out in many offices and millions of people plugging in at home, residential power bills are soaring, even as overall electricity consumption slumps during the recession.
by Scott Horsley

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APM Marketplace special: Reset the economy to end systemic racism

APM Marketplace special: Reset the economy to end systemic racism

Reset the economy to end systemic racism: Kai Ryssdal speaks with experts about what it will take to begin to end the systemic racism that has defined our society and our economy for the last 400 years.
by Marketplace Staff

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Iowa 'hurting' after storm, seeks nearly $4B in disaster aid

Iowa 'hurting' after storm, seeks nearly $4B in disaster aid

Iowa homes, cornfields, utility companies and government agencies have losses estimated at nearly $4 billion from last week's derecho, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill

Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she is calling the House back into session over the crisis at the U.S. Postal Service, setting up a political showdown amid growing concerns that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency ahead of the election.
by The Associated Press

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Biden faces a convention test, to offer a vision beyond beating Trump

Biden faces a convention test, to offer a vision beyond beating Trump

Presidential elections are won by the candidate who presents the most compelling vision for the future, and the upcoming Democratic convention is an opportunity for Biden to convince voters not just that President Trump has failed today, but that Democrats will make Americans' lives safer and more prosperous tomorrow.
by Mara Liasson

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