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People are adjusting to working from home for the long haul

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 22, 2020
We check in with three people adapting to their new work environments. Zen attitudes about pantsless kids in video chats helps.
After two months of working remotely, people are adjusting to the idea of working from home long term.
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Economists are measuring the cost effectiveness of coronavirus lockdowns

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Apr 23, 2020
New research shows a long lockdown could be cheaper than reopening too soon.
One economist says the way forward is "smart containment," somewhere in between total lockdown and a free-for-all.
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Wuhan returns to life after COVID-19 lockdown

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 9, 2020
In the city of 11 million, it is far from business as usual.
People sit outside Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan in the hope of taking one of the first trains leaving the city in China's central Hubei province on April 8.
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Businesses in Brussels feel the effects of the lockdown

by Molly Wood and Mukta Mohan
Nov 23, 2015
The streets are still empty in Brussels as the city goes onto day three of a lockdown.
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How do you lock down a city like Boston and how much does it cost?

by David Gura
Apr 19, 2013
With a manhunt for bombing suspect, the city of Boston came to a standstill. A look into the mechanics of locking down a major metropolitan area and how much it costs.
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