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Australia Asks European Commission To Review Italy's Block On Vaccine Shipments

A health care worker in Sydney, Australia receives their COVID-19 vaccination this month. Italian authorities got the European Commission to block a shipment of 250,700 doses of vaccine destined for Australia from Europe this week. Dean Lewins/Getty Images hide caption

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Australia Asks European Commission To Review Italy's Block On Vaccine Shipments

March 5, 2021 • The blocked shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines was the first intervention by the EU since the bloc approved rules that could restrict vaccine exports to non-member nations.

Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

Tim Shantz conducts Luminous Voices' first car concert on Oct. 4, 2020. Kenton Smith hide caption

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Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

January 11, 2021 • This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing "together." The method uses microphones, a mixer, an FM transmitter and car radios.

Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

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Pandemic Pricetag: U.S. Employers Cut 140,000 Jobs In December

With coronavirus cases surging in December, restaurants, movie theaters and other businesses that rely on in-person traffic struggled, weighing on the U.S. job market. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Pandemic Pricetag: U.S. Employers Cut 140,000 Jobs In December

January 8, 2021 • The runaway pandemic put more pressure on the U.S. job market last month. Employers shed 140,000 jobs as the unemployment rate held steady at 6.7%.

Pandemic Pricetag: U.S. Employers Cut 140,000 Jobs In December

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Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It's OK To Grieve

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Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It's OK To Grieve

March 26, 2020 • Psychologists say that what a lot of us are feeling these days is, in fact, a form of grief. Here's how to honor that feeling and regain equilibrium as we face an unknown future.