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June 24, 2020 at 7:03 am

Racial equality groups grapple with surge in donations

NEW YORK (AP) — A flood of donations following the death of George Floyd have left racial equality and social justice groups in a position...

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May 20, 2020 at 12:51 pm

Q&A: Safety a big concern as workers return to their jobs

NEW YORK (AP) — With more businesses across the country easing back to life, the new challenge will be how to keep workers safe during...

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May 8, 2020 at 11:53 am

Job market meltdown hits most vulnerable workers hardest

BALTIMORE (AP) — As the coronavirus rampaged across the U.S. economy, it slashed a cruel path of job losses, reduced hours and hardships for America's...

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FILE – In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a visitor to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., takes a photo through a locked gate at the entrance. Disneyland has been shut down due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. If Gov. Gavin Newsom’s so-called roadmap to ease coronavirus restrictions hinted at a return to a normal Californians could appreciate – a summer trip in the car – it quickly became apparent they wouldn’t be leaving home soon. The governor’s sobering message foreshadows a summer without baseball games under the lights, large outdoor concerts, rides at amusement parks or trips to the beach. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP, File) CAANR301 CAANR301

May 5, 2020 at 1:49 pm

Disney profit sinks amid shuttered parks, movies and sports

One bright spot was its Disney Plus streaming service, which debuted in November in the U.S. and rolled out to the UK and other parts...

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May 1, 2020 at 8:50 pm

Women, minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — As America tentatively emerges from weeks of lockdowns, it is becoming clear that the pandemic has taken its toll on workers...

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In a photo taken Thursday, April 30, 2020, Jane St. Louis, a grocery store employee, poses for The Associated Press in her home’s garage in Damascus, Md. St. Louis, who has worked at the grocery store for 27 years, has a routine when she gets home to prevent her from bringing the new coronavirus to her husband or their daughter and granddaughter. She sheds clothing and sanitizes her hands in her garage and heads to the shower before putting the clothes in the washing machine. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) NYAG201 NYAG201

May 1, 2020 at 1:34 am

Women, minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic VIEW

Workers deemed “essential” are mostly women, people of color and more likely to be immigrants. They're also more likely to live below the federal poverty...

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April 21, 2020 at 9:57 am

Back to work? Companies finding it easier said than done VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — As state and federal leaders tussle over when and how fast to “reopen” the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, some...

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March 31, 2020 at 8:54 am

Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus,...

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March 29, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies...

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March 24, 2020 at 1:40 am

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a...

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