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Oct 2, 2020

Trump’s positive COVID test sends markets tumbling

There are a lot of unanswered questions here, including whether the president is showing any symptoms. Plus, troubling trends for women in the workforce during the pandemic. And, teachers crowdfund to get COVID supplies for classrooms.

Trump tweeted news of his test results just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks had come down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. — Trump tweeted news of his test results just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks had come down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week.
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Financial markets take risk off the table and sell stocks with that news that Trump has tested positive for COVID
Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more.
1 in 4 women are considering leaving the workforce, survey finds
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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Recent gains that women have made rising to senior management positions could be wiped out this year, the Lean In CEO says.
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Teachers turn to crowdfunding for pandemic supplies
by DJ Cashmere
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In-person schooling? Remote learning? Either way, teachers say they need more supplies.
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Trump’s positive COVID test sends markets tumbling