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Questions About Business Reopenings And New Safety Guidelines

Atlanta hair salon owner Regina Hirschell checks in. Then an NPR business editor and Jennifer Nuzzo of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security answer listener questions about business reopenings.

Questions About Business Reopenings And New Safety Guidelines

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Your Health

What Happened Today: A New Unemployment Number, Questions About Masks

As states reopen, more and more places are now requiring people to wear masks. Jennifer Nuzzo, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, takes listener questions about masks.

What Happened Today: A New Unemployment Number, Questions About Masks

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More Questions About Business Reopenings And Safety Guidelines

An NPR business editor and Jennifer Nuzzo, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, answer listener questions about businesses that can reopen and safety guidelines to follow.

More Questions About Business Reopenings And Safety Guidelines

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Essential Workers
Minerva Alers

The Indicator from Planet Money

Essential Workers

Essential workers put themselves at risk of infection every day to keep the economy running. But many aren't well protected or compensated for the dangerous work they do.

Essential Workers

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Latin America

Mexico Is Struggling To Help Businesses During The Pandemic

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has no plans to rescue the country's businesses beyond small loans for small firms. Hurt by the COVID-19 shutdown, the country's in a deepening recession.

Mexico Is Struggling To Help Businesses During The Pandemic

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Texas Bookstore Owner Considers Reopening As State Lifts Some Quarantine Restrictions

Restaurants, retailers and malls in Texas are allowed to reopen on May 1. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kyle Hall, an independent bookstore owner, about his plans on getting back to work.

Texas Bookstore Owner Considers Reopening As State Lifts Some Quarantine Restrictions

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National

Food Bank Coordinator Shares Her Experience As An Essential Worker

Essential worker Kate Budd is a mobile pantry coordinator for Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver. She shares how the pandemic has changed her life and workflow.

Food Bank Coordinator Shares Her Experience As An Essential Worker

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Economy

How The CARES Act Became A Tax-Break Bonanza For The Rich, Explained

Fresh Air

New York Times reporter Jesse Drucker says the economic relief package is full of provisions aimed at big companies and wealthy individuals — some of whom may not have been impacted by the pandemic.

How The CARES Act Became A Tax-Break Bonanza For The Rich, Explained

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A Staggering Toll: 30 Million Have Filed For Unemployment
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Coronavirus Updates

A Staggering Toll: 30 Million Have Filed For Unemployment

Another 3.8 million people filed claims for unemployment last week, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to weigh on the U.S. job market. That brought the total for the past 6 weeks to 30.3 million.

A Staggering Toll: 30 Million Have Filed For Unemployment

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Jogger Finds Stolen Tomato Decoration On The Side Of The Road

After a four-year search, Matt Kraft has been reunited with his giant tomato. The beloved decoration was stolen from his restaurant in Canada. The jogger who returned it will get a free meal.

Jogger Finds Stolen Tomato Decoration On The Side Of The Road

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