Pandemic

Sierra A. Porter Des Moines RegisterPublished 6:41 PM EDT Aug 7, 2020An actor should be a good storyteller, right?You'll have a chance to find out when Ashton Kutcher participates in COVID Recovery Iowa's "Tell Me a Story" virtual story time.The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native will read "The Book With No Pictures" by B.J.…

A Canadian Tire store is seen in North Vancouver on May 10, 2012. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press Despite strong sales growth online and at its flagship Canadian Tire stores, retailer Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. reported a loss in its second quarter, as the impact of store closings during COVID-19 affected…

A “family life coach” position in Aspen pays between $80,000-$100,000—the ideal applicant “wins,” is willing to make time for “overnight stays,” and possesses the “3G’s: Grit, growth, gratitude.” A private teaching position in the Bay Area for a backyard school will net you $120,000 (and a $2,000 UberEats bonus for…

At the end of last week, the $600 federal unemployment insurance supplement expired after a congressional deadlock on passing a new stimulus bill, leaving millions of laid-off workers without income that was helping them support themselves and their families. That, of course, was by design; the extra $600, Republicans insisted…

Connecticut announced plans to cancel its 2020 football season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States. UConn went 2–10 last season in the American Athletic Conference and was rejoining the Big East for all sports except football, men's and women's ice hockey and rowing."After receiving guidance from state…

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the 2020 U.S. Open amid the coronavirus pandemic.Nadal announced his decision on Twitter Tuesday afternoon, saying it's "a decision I never wanted to take" but he would prefer to avoid traveling right now."The situation is very complicated worldwide, the COVID-19 cases are increasing, it looks…

As states across the country begin reopening amid another surge of coronavirus cases, small business owners find themselves at a crossroads. In the video above, we speak with a number of independent business owners to find out how their customers and communities can help them survive this pandemic.Countless small business…

Developing a vaccine usually takes five to 10 years, costs about a billion dollars and has a failure rate of 93 percent. Under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists are being asked to speed that timeline up to 12 to 18 months, says Jerome Kim, director general of the…

The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest and worst relay race in history. Without vaccines or reliable treatment on the horizon, when the curve goes down in one region it goes up in another. Prevention and isolation measures remain the most effective ways to control the curve. But the disease continues…

Show notes We're bringing you a trio of short interviews on this week's pod. We check in with pianist Michael Kaeshammer from his home on Vancouver Island to talk about his boost of creativity through self-isolation, how that output compares to his past work, his outlook on a post-pandemic music…