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Americans won't be racing out to spend money as lockdown restrictions ease, early indicators suggest.
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U.S. meat is increasingly being shipped to China, Reuters analysis shows

Pork supplies are down about 40% since mid-March in the U.S., but pork shipments to China have quadrupled in that same time period.
Smithfield, which is now owned by a Chinese firm, was the biggest exporter of American pork to China in the first quarter.
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With COVID-19, hotels have to rethink safety for when guests return

May 11, 2020
Pools, spas, housekeeping — they can make folks feel uneasy these days.
A resident gathers her belongings in a motel room provided to people needing shelter through Project Roomkey.
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How will we know when it's safe to go back to work? Workers and employers want to know.

May 11, 2020
Right now, OSHA doesn’t have a blanket legal standard for protecting workers from infectious diseases.
The medical definition of what's safe has been changing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Britain’s warm relations with China cool over the coronavirus

May 11, 2020
The foreign minister has ruled out "business as usual" with Beijing.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (center) gives a coronavirus press briefing in March. China's handling of the contagion has strained U.K.-China relations.
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Taiwan is "disturbingly normal," but not immune to pandemic

May 8, 2020
Many businesses remain open, but the island and its economy are not untouched by the global COVID-19 crisis.
People divided by plastic partitions, amid concerns of COVID-19, eat their food at Q Square in Xindian district, New Taipei City.
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Ready or not, Hollywood starts telling coronavirus stories

May 8, 2020
Several major production houses have announced COVID-19-themed shows.
Hollywood producers are developing shows that involve the coronavirus pandemic. Some wonder how to strike the right tone.
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Coastal states win greater share of PPP's second round

May 8, 2020
Unlike the first round, the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program has largely favored coastal states. New York, New Jersey, California and Washington, D.C. received the most loans relative to their share of the US population.
A shuttered restaurant in Los Angeles. Coastal states fared better in the second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding.
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How many jobs will come back after the COVID-19 pandemic ends?

Unemployment is higher than it's been since the Great Depression. Economists estimate that more than 40% of layoffs will likely be permanent.
Seventy-eight percent of those who lost jobs in April reported they were temporarily laid off.
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