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Daymond John: Swimming With Sharks

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The New York Times building in New York. The New York Times and The Washington Post both outlined new measures aimed at improving diversity in their newsrooms and coverage. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) demonstrators stand outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2020. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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When A Boomtown Goes Bust

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Lloyd's of London and pub-chain Greene King said they'd donate to charities helping black and ethnic minorities. Research conducted by The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership highlighted compensation linked to slavery that founders of both companies received. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption

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Pedestrians pass a New York State Department of Labor office June 11 in Queens. The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to still be more than 9% by the end of 2020. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption

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The Voice of America building, shown Monday, in Washington, D.C. VOA has increasingly been a target of the Trump administration. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

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A Target worker corrals shopping carts in Omaha, Neb., on June 16. The company is making permanent a $2 bonus it created during the pandemic, as many retailers have been phasing out "hazard pay." Nati Harnik/AP hide caption

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The Problem Of The Root

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How Other Countries Handled Their Jobs Crises

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"We recognize Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," parent company Quaker Foods says, announcing plans to change the brand's logo and name. Donald King/AP hide caption

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President Barack Obama signs the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Denver. Gerald Herbert/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption

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Absent From Stimulus Packages: Overhauling Energy, Climate Programs

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A worker paints over a Louis Vuitton storefront, boarded up after the coronavirus outbreak, on March 30 in San Francisco. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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The Rich Have Stopped Spending And That Has Tanked The Economy

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