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Coronavirus Prompts Whole Foods, Safeway And Other Grocery Stores To Reserve Shopping Times For Vulnerable Customers

8 hours ago | Forbes

Grocery chains are offering designated times for the elderly, people with disabilities and pregnant shoppers amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Silicon Valley businesses who served the tech industry suddenly face blank calendars and layoffs

15 hours ago | CNBC

Performers, food caterers, event planners, venue owners, models, DJs and others that rely on the tech industry's parties and conferences are now staring at blank calendars with...
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Coronavirus impact: Morgan Hill restaurants trying to cope during shelter-in-place orders

1 day ago | ABC

"It's been horrific for our people." Some restaurants are closed indefinitely, others down 70% in business, but one food spot just had a grand opening. It may seem like a bad...
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Kraft Heinz cuts output at three plants, adds shifts for mac & cheese

1 day ago | Reuters | 3 articles

Kraft Heinz Co said on Friday it has moved to significantly reduce production at three plants providing restaurant supplies amid the new coronavirus outbreak, but its CEO noted...
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Kraft Heinz halts three plants but adds shifts for mac & cheese

1 day ago | Reuters | 3 articles

Kraft Heinz Co has moved to halt production at three plants providing restaurant supplies but has added shifts at others to meet demand for packaged foods like macaroni and...
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Farmworkers deemed ‘essential' but are left unprotected during coronavirus pandemic

1 day ago | Fortune

Right now, farmworkers are still working from sunup to sundown to plant, pick, and pack the produce that we eat. As the U.S. scrambles to flatten the COVID-19 curve, grocery...
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African migrants in Morocco wait for aid as coronavirus bites

1 day ago | National Post

RABAT - Thousands of African migrants without revenue during Morocco's coronavirus lockdown could run out of money for food and essentials, and rights groups have urged the...
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The Nike Giving Strategy As Company Announces Additional Round Of COVID-19 Response Donations, Topping $17 Million

1 day ago | Forbes

The donations, in the form of grants, will support organizations that serve in the health, social service and humanitarian sectors, along with giving to food banks and COVID-19...
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Coronavirus stimulus no simple solution for restaurant owners

1 day ago | Review Journal

Las Vegas entrepreneurs say government aid programs are confusing, so far don't address business interruption insurance issue.
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30 ways people's interests are changing during the coronavirus outbreak, according to Yelp

1 day ago | Business Insider

Yelp recently released data about customers' changing interests that highlights the impact of the coronavirus on businesses and consumer habits. Consumer interest in take-out...
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Trump pledges more money for small businesses to weather coronavirus storm

President Donald Trump is promising to pump more cash into a program aimed at keeping small businesses afloat through their coronavirus shutdowns. “I will immediately ask... Read more ...

New York Gov. Cuomo says he expects the peak of the coronavirus outbreak to...

New York Gov. Cuomo said he expects the peak of coronavirus cases in the state in the "seven-day" range, though he said the state isn't yet prepared for the pressure on the... Read more ...

A week in the life of a night nurse treating coronavirus patients in New...

One New York City nurse shared her experience treating patients positive for COVID-19, some in critical condition. New York state had over 100,000 coronavirus cases as of April... Read more ...

Keir Starmer wins the Labour leadership contest and vows to unite the party

Keir Starmer has been elected as the new leader of the Labour Party. The Shadow Brexit Secretary won convincingly against his rivals Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy. The... Read more ...

Trump vs. governors, 10 million jobless and New York's devastation. 7...

New York may be approaching its coronavirus peak, but with the U.S. death toll now approaching 1,000 per day, many bleak days remain ahead for the cities and states whose... Read more ...

People across the UK are apparently burning cellphone masts and abusing...

A baseless, already-debunked rumor linking the novel coronavirus and 5G broadband technology is spreading across the UK and appears to have caused physical damage this week. A... Read more ...

Trump fired the intelligence official who handled Ukraine whistleblower...

Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson will be out of the job in 30 days, according to a letter from President Donald Trump that was reported on Friday... Read more ...

Shoppers In Mexico Are Panic-Buying Beer During The Coronavirus Crisis

To the shock of many, alcoholic beverage production was listed as a nonessential business during the shutdown to aid social distancing. Then came the beer hoarding. (Image... Read more ...

Walmart will start counting shoppers at the door and limiting how many can enter

Walmart stores will allow no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet of space. Walmart employees stationed at store entrances will count customers and admit them... Read more ...

Airlines Apply For Relief Payments Amid Coronavirus Slowdown

In return for a share of billions of dollars, the companies must say how they expect to pay it back and not lay off workers through Sept. 30, among other restrictions. (Image... Read more ...