Latest from Jonathan Frewin

• Mar 19, 2021

  Now hiring: Restaurants and bars

  

  Bars and restaurants added nearly 300,000 jobs in February, and there are signs that’s continuing. But there’s still a long way to go. Plus, two bills revamping immigration have now passed in the House. What might they mean for unauthorized immigrants working in the U.S.? And, a closer look at the part of the COVID relief package that expands Medicaid health insurance for women after they give birth.

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• Mar 19, 2021

  France heads for another lockdown

  

  France is the latest European country to begin tightening its lockdown restrictions once more as coronavirus cases surge. Also, the U.K. government sells more of its financial crisis-era shares in one of the country’s largest banks. And, could lab-grown chicken really be the answer to sustainable food?

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• Mar 18, 2021

  A new tax deadline for the entire country

  

  May 17 is the big day this year. We have more on what the delay of this deadline means for individual taxpayers. Plus, what the U.S. and China will discuss in two days of meetings. And, how professional baseball factors in the fight over the minimum wage.

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• Mar 18, 2021

  A move in health care by Amazon

  

  Amazon is going to allow firms across the country to contract for its telemedicine system, so employees of any company that’s signed up can talk to a nurse or doctor remotely. Plus, why the Federal Reserve is keeping its interest rates right where they’ve been, near zero. And, COVID relief money for students and their families filling out applications for federal student aid.

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• Mar 18, 2021

  China-North America relations back in spotlight

  

  Two Canadians charged with spying in China are set to go on trial there in the next few days. The detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig came shortly after Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei, on a U.S. warrant. The trial puts China’s tense relationships with the U.S. and Canada back in the spotlight. Also, vaccine rollout issues in Germany. And, warnings about global trade’s post-pandemic recovery.

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• Mar 17, 2021

  Uber to classify U.K. drivers as “workers”

  

  That means the ride-hailing service has agreed to offer minimum wage, vacation pay and retirement contributions to drivers in the U.K. Plus, awaiting announcements from the Federal Reserve later today, a look at interest rates in the market. And, the impossible choice many Latinx people face between economic security and family health amid the pandemic.

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• Mar 17, 2021

  Check your bank accounts

  

  The first round of those $1,400 direct payments for COVID relief are supposed to clear today for many Americans. Plus, how retailers are competing to attract the consumers who will be spending their relief payments. And, tracking homelessness during the pandemic.

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• Mar 17, 2021

  U.K. Uber drivers to get minimum wage and more

  

  Uber drivers in the U.K. are set to get new employment rights, including the minimum wage, the company has announced. Plus, is the EU fight over the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine damaging confidence in the shot? And, we hear from the village pub in County Wicklow, Ireland, that’s facing its second St. Patrick’s day under pandemic restrictions.

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• Mar 16, 2021

  The latest on opioid epidemic settlement money

  

  Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has an offer to settle thousands of lawsuits brought by states and others. Plus, grants to enhance vaccine distribution with special attention to underserved populations, including Native Americans. And, Biden’s pick to oversee the latest federal COVID relief rollout.

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• Mar 16, 2021

  “Nomadland”: Life going from one Amazon warehouse to the next

  

  With the film “Nomadland” earning an Academy Award nomination for best picture, among others, we hear from two “nomads” who live on the road and work in Amazon warehouses. Plus, a brand firm takes a controlling stake in the parent company of Toys R Us, with plans to open new stores in the U.S.

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