Camila Domonoske
Stories
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Business
Want Your Stimulus Check Direct Deposited? Sign Up By Noon Wednesday
This applies to people who haven't received a payment and who haven't checked that the IRS has their information. Those who miss the deadine will get a paper check, which may not arrive until June.
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National
Elon Musk Reopens California Tesla Plant, Defying Local Health Officials (Again)
CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was willing to be arrested for resuming production before getting approval from Alameda County. The county had earlier said it was working with Tesla on a safety plan.
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Food
Grocery Worker Has Never Seen Shelves Being Emptied Like This
Michelle Lee, a Safeway cashier, wishes customers would be patient when they encounter shortages. "They can't understand why they keep coming back and we don't have" items like toilet paper, she says.
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Business
The Pandemic Emptied American Roads. But Driving Is Picking Back Up
Miles driven in the U.S. plummeted remarkably in the middle of March — dropping by 30% in a single week. Now driving is slowly resuming, a trend that began before stay-at-home orders were lifted.
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Business
U.S. Automakers Are Slowly Rolling Toward A Restart
U.S. auto plants are gradually starting to reopen. New safety measures, from social distancing to face shields, are being put into place, while some workers are anxious about the risk of an outbreak.
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Business
Tesla's Elon Musk Rants Again; Calls Lockdowns Forcible Imprisonment And 'Fascist'
Tesla's CEO downplayed the virus last month, tweeting on March 19 that based on the trends at the time, there would "probably" be "close to zero new cases" in the United States "by end of April."
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Food
Grocery Cashier Is 'Putting A Little Positivity' Into Seniors' Shopping Trips
Grocery stores have carved out special shopping times for seniors and others. "Just to be able to spend that one-on-one time with ... them. They definitely make me laugh," Courtney Meadows says.
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Business
Why The World Is Still Pumping So Much Oil Even As Demand Drops Away
The ongoing pandemic means the world is using far less oil. But pumps are still going, creating a huge oversupply. Companies are often willing to operate pumps at a loss — for a little while.
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Business
U.S. Oil Prices Fall Below Zero For The First Time In History
Oil prices went into negative territory on Monday. That means traders were paying money to get people to accept oil in May. It's a sign of just how imbalanced the global oil markets are.
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Business
Free-Falling: Oil Prices Keep Diving As Demand Disappears
At one point on Monday morning, West Texas Intermediate hit $10.34 a barrel — the lowest price in 34 years. At the start of 2020, that same barrel cost around $60.