Segments From This Episode

• Inflation hits gasoline, lumber and meat

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  There isn’t a lot of inflation in the U.S. economy overall, but some commodities are spiking higher as the economy recovers.

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• Some local governments have started mandating hazard pay

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  But almost a year into the pandemic, most front-line workers are going without it.

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• There are fewer visas, but Chinese students still want a U.S. education

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  Chinese students spend years mapping out the path to U.S. colleges. The pandemic has disrupted all of that.

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• Biden walks a trans-Atlantic tightrope, balancing domestic, foreign concerns

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  The president wants to reengage with the world, but it won’t be able to immediately reverse Trump administration policies.

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• For many scientists, the pandemic changed research

  by Erika Beras

  

  While those researching COVID-19 remained hard at work, others left their labs behind or improvised new methods.

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