May 28, 2020

Job losses hit households with children especially hard

People with children are being disproportionately hit with job losses, and of course those children are home now. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Some people are starting to get rehired as states reopen, but, overall, we're not hiring enough to offset the extraordinary magnitude of job losses. The history of the U.S. unemployment benefits system. And, Disney World's plan to reopen this summer.

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Disney World has plans to reopen this summer — but no hugging Mickey or Goofy

by Nova Safo

May 28, 2020

Closing Disney's theme parks has cost the company about a billion dollars, and that's not even accounting for April and May.

The new Disney World will feature masks, temperature checks at the gate and no character meet-and-greets.

Mariah Wild/Disney Parks via Getty Images

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