Without $600 Weekly Benefit, Unemployed Face Bleak Choices

Torri Donley

Latrish Oseko, 39, sits with her daughter, at a hotel in Newark, Del., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, where they have been staying. (Hannah Yoon/The New York Times) When Latrish Oseko lost her job last spring, government aid helped prevent a crisis from becoming a catastrophe. A $1,700 federal stimulus […]

Ministers at odds over face masks

Torri Donley

Coronavirus Article Bar with counter .. Cabinet ministers are apparently at odds over the wearing of face masks. As the Government announced the mandatory wearing of masks in shops and is considering extending this to workplaces, the confusion  was exemplified by Cabinet minister Michael Gove who, on Tuesday, bought food […]

Why Many Companies Face a Turning Point

Torri Donley

In the first half of 2020, most car manufacturers are seeing decreased sales. General Motors (NYSE:GM) recorded a 7% decrease in total vehicle sales in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the year-ago quarter, with sales falling 34% year over year in the second quarter. Ford […]

America’s dad Tom Hanks is very disappointed in you for not wearing a face mask in public

Torri Donley

America’s dad Tom Hanks is very disappointed in you for not wearing a face mask in public Uploads%252fvideo uploaders%252fdistribution thumb%252fimage%252f94539%252fd3e119d4 3956 49cd 8d12 e9fe3b9de514.png%252f930x520.png?signature=adnt4vumo3jqkdbov7qpqs8kw9m=&source=https%3a%2f%2fblueprint api production.s3.amazonaws & If you’re thinking of breaking social distancing rules and refusing to wear a face mask in public spaces, know this: Tom Hanks is […]

America’s national parks face existential crisis over race

Torri Donley

As millions of Americans escape home quarantine to the great outdoors this summer, they’ll venture into parks, campgrounds and forest lands that remain stubborn bastions of self-segregation. “The outdoors and public lands suffer from the same systemic racism that the rest of our society does,” said Joel Pannell, associate director […]

Orlando Workers Face Virus’s Fallout

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An aerial view of an empty Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., May 6, 2020. (Eve Edelheit/The New York Times) ORLANDO, Fla. — Four thousand phone calls. To be more specific, Paul and Julia Cox figure they called the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity 4,480 times between April […]

Here’s Where to Buy Face Masks for Kids Online

Torri Donley

I’ve been enjoying ’round-the-clock family time with my two girls since quarantine began, spending our time just outside New York City. Face masks for kids are essential, since our social distance outings have been walks on the beach, neighborhood strolls, and drive-by hellos past our family and friends’ homes. As […]