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Economy After being closed for several weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, Chandler Fashion Center Mall welcomes back patrons with many social distancing guideline signs Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Economy Trump Has Been Pushing for States to Reopen. Americans Say They’re Not Ready Yet.

Only about half of Americans who regularly went to restaurants, exercised at the gym or traveled would feel comfortable doing so again, according to a new poll.

May 22, 2020 2:07 pm EDT
Money Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., wears a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as he walks to the Senate chamber after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Money If You Get Unemployment Benefits, You Need to Read This

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP will not extend the added $600 weekly benefit when it expires at the end of July.

May 22, 2020 10:51 am EDT
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Safety Weeks After Trump Compels Meat Processors to Remain Open, COVID-19 Breaks Out at NC Tyson Plant

A Wilkesboro chicken plant is the site of another coronavirus outbreak at a North Carolina meat plant, Vice News reported Thursday.

May 21, 2020 5:10 pm EDT
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Economy US Households Are Having Trouble Meeting Basic Needs, Survey Shows

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, participants report not having the means to cover food, health and rent costs.

May 21, 2020 12:22 pm EDT
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Economy Family Discovers $1 Million of Postal Office Cash in the Middle of the Road

A Caroline County family stumbled upon almost a million dollars in cash while taking an afternoon drive last weekend. Emily Schantz was driving when she hit a bag on Broad Street. They thought it was trash and put it and a similar bag they found about 15 feet away in their pick-up truck to dispose...

May 19, 2020 2:49 pm EDT

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Image via Shuttestock Coronavirus POLL: Black Americans Are 3 Times as Likely as Whites to Know Someone Who Died from COVID-19
FILE - In this April 26, 1989 file photo, Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe in the 1973 court case, left, and her attorney Gloria Allred hold hands as they leave the Supreme Court building in Washington after sitting in while the court listened to arguments in a Missouri abortion case. Three years after her death of heart failure at age 69, the woman better known as “Jane Roe” is making headlines again. In a documentary being released Friday, Norma McCorvey tells the audience that her support for the anti-abortion cause was an act all along. The documentary “AKA Jane Roe” premieres Friday on FX. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Courts Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade: I Was Paid to Turn Against a Woman’s Right to Choose
In this Nov. 1, 2016, file photo, mail-in ballots for the 2016 General Election are shown at the elections ballot center at the Salt Lake County Government Center, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) Commentary I’m a Republican. Everyone — Including My Party — Should Embrace Voting By Mail.
President Donald Trump speaks after a tour of Owens & Minor Inc., a medical supply company, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Health Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning About Need to Replenish National Stockpile to Fight Coronavirus
Economy In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed optimism Sunday, May 17, 2020 that the U.S. economy can begin to recover from a devastating recession in the second half of the year, assuming the coronavirus doesn't erupt in a second wave. But he suggested that a full recovery won't likely be possible before the arrival of a vaccine.. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Economy Trump’s Fed Chair Just Contradicted Him on When Things Will Get Better

'I think certain parts of the economy will find it very difficult to have really a lot of activity,' Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.

May 18, 2020 2:00 pm EDT
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Money A Proposal to Cover Employee Salaries Till the End of the Year Is Slowly Gaining Support

“Our economy will continue to hemorrhage unless Congress gets serious about ways to rehire workers and get Americans working again. That’s the urgent need, and that’s the focus of our plan."

May 15, 2020 11:17 am EDT