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Native American tribes, facing COVID-19 surges, need more medical, financial aid

by Nova Safo
May 8, 2020
The federal government sent billions of dollars in aid this week, but tribes say it’s not enough.
COVID-19 cases in the Navajo Nation are expected to peak in the next week or two.
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Colleges grapple with student food insecurity during COVID-19

by Peggy Lowe
May 8, 2020
Schools are trying to assess student needs through the summer, and possibly through the coming year
Anthony Maly, senior program manager in the University of Missouri-Kansas City Office of Student Involvement, unloads canned goods at the school’s food pantry.
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How people are celebrating this socially distant Mother's Day

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 8, 2020
There will be less less close contact and brunches, more electronics, books and creativity.
Flower shopping with a face mask.
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The unemployment rate spiked to 14.7% in April. It doesn't fully capture COVID-19 job losses.

by Mitchell Hartman
May 8, 2020
Some have lost jobs since the April survey, others may not be counted as unemployed because they are not actively seeking work.
Unemployment numbers are likely missing people who aren't working in order to home-school or care for family. Above, a mom works while her son does schoolwork during the pandemic.
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Imports way off as COVID-19 slams into U.S.-China trade

by Scott Tong
May 7, 2020
The ambitious trade deal was signed just weeks before the pandemic hit.
A worker at a container port in Wuhan, China, in April. The U.S.-China trade deal hangs in the balance as COVID-19 has made some of the conditions hard to meet.
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Why you should give yourself permission to find joy

by Maria Hollenhorst
May 7, 2020
There are a lot of dark headlines to absorb. But doing something that brings you happiness might help more than you think.
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Receiving a PPP loan is one thing. Having it forgiven is another.

by Justin Ho
May 7, 2020
Businesses that have received PPP loans have to carefully manage how they spend the money if they want those loans to be forgiven.
A waitress disinfects a table at a restaurant on May 5 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. One requirement of the Paycheck Protection Program is to bring back all full-time-equivalent employees.
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Housing market shows signs of a thaw

by Amy Scott
May 7, 2020
Mortgage applications have picked up, along with pending sales.
A house for sale sign in Illinois. Rates are low, but lenders are concerned about credit risk.
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Sleepless nights are sapping productivity, exacerbating anxiety

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 7, 2020
It's not just you. Sleep has gotten weird for all of us.
Your body is supposed to be asleep overnight, but if you're working, you need fuel.
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44% of Americans fear they won’t be able to afford food, poll finds

by Samantha Fields
May 7, 2020
Food banks are seeing a surge in demand as COVID-19 pandemic pushes many newly-unemployed toward food insecurity.
Cars line up at a food distribution site for those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in Inglewood, California.
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