Camila Domonoske
Stories
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As Pandemic Stretches On, Revealing Possible Exposure Can Be Costly To Workers
COVID-19 is still spreading in many communities. Test results can be slow. And quarantines are often unpaid. This leaves workers with tough decisions about what to disclose and when to stay home.
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Oil Demand Has Collapsed, And It Won't Come Back Any Time Soon
The pandemic massively reduced the world's consumption of oil. Now two influential reports suggest that this state of affairs will continue well into 2021 — if not longer.
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United Plans 16,000 Furloughs As Airlines Cut Jobs During Pandemic Downturn
Just last week, American Airlines announced that 19,000 job cuts were coming. A federal aid package for the industry expires at the end of the month, and airlines are lobbying for an extension.
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U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Didn't Give Lawmakers Credit For Backing Climate Bills
The Chamber has called for legislative action on climate, but the business group didn't take climate into account when evaluating U.S. lawmakers' voting records, an environmental think tank says.
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As We Return To Work And School During The Pandemic, Can The Air Inside Be Kept Safe?
Changes to ventilation — everything from opening windows to making pricey upgrades to HVAC systems — can help reduce the risk of the coronavirus being spread inside a building.
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Government Watchdog Says Homeland Security Leaders Were Not Legitimately Appointed
Chad Wolf is "acting secretary" of DHS. Ken Cuccinelli is "senior official performing the duties of deputy secretary." The Government Accountability Office says the appointments are invalid.
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'Of Course Black Lives Matter,' Dolly Parton Tells Billboard
"Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!" the singer, songwriter, philanthropist and businesswoman told the music magazine.
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Department Of Justice Seizes Bitcoin, Websites From Terror Groups
The DOJ called this "the government's largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency in the terrorism context." It also seized websites ISIS allegedly used to sell fake face masks during this pandemic.
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Report: 59 Confederate Symbols Removed Since George Floyd's Death
America's reckoning with racism has brought down statues, one state flag and one police emblem, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — and led to the renaming of schools and other sites.
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QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress
President Trump is congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "future Republican Star." Greene has endorsed a theory that Satanic pedophiles secretly run the world.