Business Stories from April 11, 2020 (Change date)
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Disney World furloughing 43,000 more workers due to virusApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Walt Disney World plans to stop paying wages to 43,000 workers in about a week while allowing them to keep their benefits for up to a year in what i...
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'Screen time' has gone from sin to survival toolApr 11, 2020 6:24 am - We're on Zoom calls six hours per day. The kids have gotten their own iPads. And no need to keep asking, Netflix - we're definitely still watching. But we should stop be...
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Google data centers' secret cost: billions of gallons of waterApr 11, 2020 6:17 am - In August 2019, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association built a 16-foot pyramid of jugs in its main entrance in Phoenix. The goal was to show residents of this des...
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Cascading job losses shred U.S. safety net: 'We were unprepared'Apr 11, 2020 6:16 am - In Michigan and New York, you can only call on certain days of the week, depending on your last name. In New Jersey, it's hourly slots based on your social security numb...
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Demand for health gadgets surges in lockdown, likely to lastApr 11, 2020 6:15 am - Fitness-tracking gadgets are selling out, home exercise classes have never been more popular and industrial robot designers are pivoting to making sanitation bots. The c...
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How to protect your Zoom callsApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - Millions of people are turning for the first time to the video-call app Zoom as the coronavirus lockdowns upend their way of life. But some are also making mistakes that...
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Internet working because Cold War-era pioneers designed it to handle almost anythingApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - Coronavirus knocked down — at least for a time — internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, who offers this reflection on the experience: “I don't recommend it ... It's very debilita...
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From 400 employees to 8, a suburban restaurant group rides out the pandemicApr 11, 2020 5:00 am - When Bob Karas talks about his life's work, he isn't just talking about himself. He's talking about siblings, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. And he's talking ab...
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How will coronavirus affect your property taxes?Apr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi plans on adjusting the assessed value of every parcel in the county ahead of the August 2021 tax bills, using historical data from past ...
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