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Jun 6, 2019

In this red hot economy, pink slips are in the offing

Layoff announcements are way up. Veterans outside their VA service areas now have more options. A fifth-generation Mississippi farmer deals with devastating flooding.

Jean Pierre Louis joins with other workers to protest against possible job layoffs at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 01, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. — Jean Pierre Louis joins with other workers to protest against possible job layoffs at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 01, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Segments From This Episode

Layoff announcements on the rise, report says
by Mitchell Hartman
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Layoffs were concentrated in technology, retail, manufacturing and auto production, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.
VA expands veteran access to private sector medicine
by Ben Bradford
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The New York Times called it “the biggest shift in the American health care system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.”
Mississippi farmers forced to leave thousands of acres unplanted this season
by Sasa Woodruff
Victoria Darden
Victoria Darden and her family have been forced to leave their soybean and corn fields unplanted because of flooding.

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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director