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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a House committee hearing on Sept. 23, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Powell, along with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, is set to appear before the House again on Tuesday to discuss relief aid and the state of the economy. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Marty Walsh is seen testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee as part of his nomination to head the Labor Department on Feb. 4 in Washington, D.C. Walsh was confirmed by the Senate as the Labor secretary on Monday. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Marty Walsh, Boston Mayor With Union Roots, Confirmed As Labor Secretary At Key Time
Lina Khan, here at her home in Larchmont, N.Y., in 2017, has been nominated to the Federal Trade Commission. An Rong Xu/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
A record low number of homes for sale is pushing up prices and making it harder for first-time buyers to afford homeownership. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died by suicide last week after experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19, including severe tinnitus. The restaurant chain he launched in 1993 now has more than 600 locations across the United States. Ron Bath/Texas Roadhouse via AP hide caption
California reported a significant surge in unemployment claims this year for independent contractors, accounting for more than a quarter of all such claims nationally and raising concerns about widespread fraud. Above, a runner passes the office of California's Employment Development Department in Sacramento in December. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Amin Nasser, president and chief executive officer of Saudi Aramco, speaks during the fourth edition of the Future Investment Initiative conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel on Jan. 27, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Paul DeLorenzo is general manager at Danversport, an event venue featuring a 10,000-square-foot ballroom with a 900-person capacity. He thought 2020 was going to be their best year ever until the pandemic forced him to close. DeLorenzo is hopeful capacity limits will increase soon. Craig LeMoult/WGBH hide caption
After A Year Of Mostly Cancellations, Bookings Are Back For Many Event Venues
Chef Yia Vang's restaurant in Minneapolis is getting ready to open amid a fierce debate within the restaurant industry about the minimum wage. The restaurant will not have tipping. Lauren Cutshall hide caption
So How Should Your Favorite Restaurant Pay Its Servers? Well, It's Complicated
Tenants' rights advocates demonstrated in Boston in January, calling on the Biden administration to extend the CDC eviction moratorium. AP hide caption
Dan Pashman's cascatelli pasta Scott Gordon Bleicher/Sporkful hide caption
President George W. Bush speaks about his administration's national strategy for pandemic preparedness and response at William Natcher Center of the National Institutes of Health November 1, 2005 in Bethesda, Maryland. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Are We Ready For The Next One? The Striking Pandemic Warnings That Were Ignored
Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers plays during the Super Bowl LV game against the Kansas City Chiefs in February. Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption
SkySilk CEO Kevin Matossian joined the tech company just before it decided to help revive the conservative social media site Parler. Tara Pixley for NPR hide caption
Fitness classes are among the many elements of daily life that moved to Zoom during the pandemic. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Pandemic Winner: How Zoom Beat Tech Giants To Dominate Video Chat
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Rutgers guard Geo Baker, seen here last month, is one of the college basketball players leading a protest against the NCAA's rules preventing players from profiting from their own name, image and likeness. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
A technician waits to collect vials containing vaccine after they pass through a machine that checks for bottling and vaccine substance deficiencies. Viraj Nayar for NPR hide caption