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COVID-19 spread at Amazon Eagan warehouse scares workers

COVID-19 spread at Amazon Eagan warehouse scares workers

Some employees at the facility say the retail giant isn’t doing enough to protect them after six co-workers tested positive. They fear the disease will spread beyond the warehouse walls into their communities. The company calls the allegations “unfounded.”
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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As food supply chain breaks down, farm-to-door CSAs take off

As food supply chain breaks down, farm-to-door CSAs take off

Community Supported Agriculture programs that sell a weekly box of produce directly to consumers are popular amid concerns about grocery shopping during the pandemic.
by Eric Westervelt

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It may be a while before your table’s ready

It may be a while before your table’s ready

The people who staffed shuttered restaurants admit that it’s hard to imagine getting back to normal.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7 percent in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.
by The Associated Press

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