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Where did hazard pay go?
Feb 19, 2021

Where did hazard pay go?

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Plus: inflation in energy, shelter and food, Chinese students are reconsidering coming to the U.S. for college and Joe Biden makes his first international appearance as U.S. president at the G-7 summit.

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Inflation hits gasoline, lumber and meat

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 19, 2021
There isn't a lot of inflation in the U.S. economy overall, but some commodities are spiking higher as the economy recovers.
The price of lumber has nearly tripled through the pandemic, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Above, a wheel loader moves logs in Deer Lodge, Montana.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Some local governments have started mandating hazard pay

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 19, 2021
But almost a year into the pandemic, most front-line workers are going without it.
Working on site during the pandemic is still hazardous, but many who do that receive no hazard pay from their employers.
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There are fewer visas, but Chinese students still want a U.S. education

by Jennifer Pak
Feb 19, 2021
Chinese students spend years mapping out the path to U.S. colleges. The pandemic has disrupted all of that.
"Contemplation in the afternoon," is one of the many pieces of art Li Jiayan has posted on social media in hopes of getting more freelance work while she figures out the next steps in her study plans.
Courtesy of Li Jiayan
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Biden walks a trans-Atlantic tightrope, balancing domestic, foreign concerns

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 19, 2021
The president wants to reengage with the world, but it won't be able to immediately reverse Trump administration policies.
In his virtual appearance at the Munich Security Conference, President Joe Biden emphasized the United States' commitment to NATO.
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For many scientists, the pandemic changed research

by Erika Beras
Feb 19, 2021
While those researching COVID-19 remained hard at work, others left their labs behind or improvised new methods.
While coronavirus research has boomed, many other kinds of projects have been hindered.
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Same Old Lie Jim James
Sun Dress Freddie Joachim
Brea Oddisee
I'd Rather Be with You Bootsy Collins
The World Is Ours Funky DL
Preservation Wu-Tang Clan, Del The Funky Homosapien, Aesop Rock

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Bridget Bodnar Producer
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Sean McHenry Associate Producer
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