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Is it ethical to shop during a pandemic?
We are buying almost everything online right now. And stores are encouraging this — to slow the spread of COVID-19. But they’re also offering sales and discounts in hopes that we buy more. Is it ethical to take advantage, knowing that workers packaging up your recent purchases in warehouses and people delivering those items to your home could be at risk of getting sick?
Local nonprofits get COVID-19 financial support
US Bank is funding nonprofits around the country to the tune of $30 million so the organizations can continue to pay their operating costs. And the company isn’t the only one stepping up to make sure nonprofits and smaller businesses stay afloat.
In a pandemic, college students major in uncertainty
Will college seniors get graduation ceremonies? How will graduating high school seniors choose where they want to enroll without campus visits? Host Angela Davis is joined by three guests to talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has turned higher education on its head.
Checking in with Minnesota’s health care workers
For many doctors and nurses, serving on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic means working long hours, worrying about their own health and fearing they'll expose their loved ones. What challenges are they facing? How are they taking care of themselves?
Love experts on marriage and dating during a pandemic
Are you feeling overwhelmed by being stuck at home with your spouse and kids? Or maybe you’re feeling lonely as a single person who lives alone. Two relationship experts share how you can build and strengthen relationships, even in a challenging time of isolation.
Is anyone hiring? Are there loan opportunities for small business owners? Is another round of stimulus checks coming? MPR’s senior economics contributor Chris Farrell joins the program to answer these questions and more.