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Unsuitable for a pandemic? Add Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank to bankruptcy list

Unsuitable for a pandemic? Add Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank to bankruptcy list

The parent company Tailored Brands earlier said it would close up to 500 stores and cut 20 percent of corporate jobs. It's joined in pandemic bankruptcy by rival Brooks Brothers and a growing list of others.
by Alina Selyukh

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Michael Osterholm on where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic

Michael Osterholm on where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic

We check in with Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about next steps for living amid a pandemic in the U.S. and what it would take to slow the current surge of cases.
by Kerri Miller, Breann Schossow and Matt Mikus

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Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge

Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge

As a new school year begins this week in some states, many working parents are struggling to balance their jobs with their children’s school work as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause upheaval in school districts around the country.
by The Associated Press

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States are broke and many are eyeing massive cuts. Here's how yours is doing

States are broke and many are eyeing massive cuts. Here's how yours is doing

Some states face record-breaking deficits because of the coronavirus pandemic. We asked local reporters across the country to tell us what could be on the chopping block in your state.
by NPR Staff

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New 'quar-horror' films show staying at home is scary, too

New 'quar-horror' films show staying at home is scary, too

This year feels like a horror movie, and a select group of filmmakers have taken the pandemic as inspiration. "Quar-horror" ranges from homemade shorts on YouTube to a movie filmed entirely on Zoom.
by Neda Ulaby

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Birx warns U.S. coronavirus pandemic is in 'new phase' as cases and deaths climb

Birx warns U.S. coronavirus pandemic is in 'new phase' as cases and deaths climb

White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said on Sunday that the U.S. is in a "new phase" of the pandemic. "What we're seeing today is different from March and April," Birx said. "It is extraordinarily widespread" in both rural and urban areas.
by Rachel Treisman

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Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250,000 people, stirring virus concerns

Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250,000 people, stirring virus concerns

Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
by The Associated Press

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