Sevy Guasch lost his job at a hotel near San Jose and had to go without unemployment benefits for more than six months because he was stuck in an outdated manual review process to prevent fraud. Sevy Guasch hide caption toggle caption Sevy Guasch Sevy Guasch lost his job at […]
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Freda and her 9-year-old son visit the Purple People Bridge in Cincinnati. She and her five children have been living in the front room of a friend’s apartment, sleeping on pads of bunched-up comforters. Maddie McGarvey for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maddie McGarvey for NPR Freda and her 9-year-old […]
Most people spend a third of their lives — or 90,000 hours — at work. When all those hours include stress due to wage gaps, societal pressures, commuting (or endless Zoom calls), it can be a lot. And if it feels like you should be doing something more with your […]
A majority of U.S. colleges have canceled spring break, in an attempt to curb student travel. But the rise of online classes means students can now attend college from anywhere, including Miami Beach. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR A majority of U.S. colleges have canceled spring break, […]
One of the suits of armor available in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla — if you’re willing to pay realn money. Screenshot by Elijah Smith/Ubisoft hide caption toggle caption Screenshot by Elijah Smith/Ubisoft One of the suits of armor available in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla — if you’re willing to pay realn money. […]
D.C. Councilmember Janeese Lewis George posted her first TikTok recently, encouraging residents to testify in upcoming oversight hearings. Screenshot/Twitter hide caption toggle caption Screenshot/Twitter They’re not making the infamous feta pasta, or posting “random things in my Wilson Building office that just make sense” TikToks yet — but two D.C. […]
Google’s search page is displayed on a laptop in an arranged photograph taken in New York on July 24. The tech giant was hit by a lawsuit from 38 attorneys general on Thursday, the third major legal challenge against Google in two months. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle […]
Deborah Rosenthal starts her virtual kindergarten class on Zoom every morning with a song — today, it’s the Spanish version of “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” Her students clap along. There’s a greeting from the class mascot (a dragon), yoga, meditation and then some practice with letter sounds: […]
Deborah Rosenthal starts her virtual kindergarten class on Zoom every morning with a song — today, it’s the Spanish version of, “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” Her students clap along. There’s a greeting from the class mascot (a dragon), yoga, meditation and then some practice with letter sounds: […]
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates arrives for a ceremony for FBI Director Chris Wray at the FBI Building, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates arrives for a ceremony for FBI Director Chris Wray […]
Shelby Dorsey, a student contact tracer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tries to calm anxious people and give them health-related guidance. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Shelby Dorsey, a student contact tracer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tries to calm anxious people and […]
Will Station, a vice president at Boeing (second from left) plays with his children, Taylor (left) and Jaden, and his wife April, near their home in Newcastle, Wash. During the pandemic, Station has not traveled for work, so he’s spent a lot more time at home with his family. Jovelle […]
Stephen Ordway inside the mill building in Dover, N.H., where his restaurant Dos Mexican Eats is located. In late July, the state told him he had to return nearly $12,000 in unemployment benefits. Todd Bookman/NHPR hide caption toggle caption Todd Bookman/NHPR Stephen Ordway inside the mill building in Dover, N.H., […]
Juliet Roa takes a selfie as supporters of President Donald Trump wave flags outside of an early voting location at the John F. Kennedy Library, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Hialeah, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Juliet Roa takes a selfie as supporters […]
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money‘s newsletter. You can sign up here. On the afternoon of April 3, John Friedman went down to his basement and hopped on a call with his colleagues Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren. The three are the directors of Opportunity Insights, a […]