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New online marketplace highlights global flavors, artisan products from diverse food entrepreneurs
Charissa Fay(NEW YORK) — Adding items to a cart, shipping and restocking the kitchen can feel a bit monotonous. But thanks to Foxtrot Anywhere, a marketplace with a range of grocery and pantry p...
Kelly McCarthy, ABC News Aug 09, 2021

Employers added 943,000 jobs last month, unemployment rate falls to 5.4% as recovery gains steam
vicky_81/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added a higher-than-expected 943,000 jobs last month, the Department of Labor said Friday, and the unemployment rate declined by a fraction of a percentag...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Aug 06, 2021

United Airlines to require COVID vaccinations for all US based employees
Boarding1Now/iStock(NEW YORK) -- United Airlines announced Friday that all U.S.-based employees will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and upload their vaccination card to a company site by th...
Mina Kaji, ABC News Aug 06, 2021

Cruise lines to require masks and testing, even for vaccinated guests
CHUYN/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Some major cruise lines will now require pre-boarding testing and masks to be worn in certain indoor areas -- even for vaccinated guests. "We have seen a number of ships repo...
Mina Kaji, ABC News Aug 06, 2021

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes welcomes 1st child with partner Billy Evans ahead of criminal trial
MediaNews Group/The Mercury News/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans welcomed their first child, William Holmes Evans, on July 10, in Redwoo...
Taylor Dunn, Rebecca Jarvis, Victoria Thompson, ABC News Aug 05, 2021

Amazon pushes back return-to-office plans to January
Sundry Photography/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Amazon has pushed back the date for tech and corporate employees to return to office to 2022, as COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly transmissible delt...
Marlene Lenthang, ABC News Aug 05, 2021

Millions of Americans were struggling to find affordable housing. Then the pandemic hit.
iStock/marchello74(ATLANTA) -- When the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Schantayln Sherman, a single mother of a daughter with special needs, faced a series of medical and financial setbacks that...
Deena Zaru Aug 05, 2021

Sounds of gunshots traumatize neighborhoods: 'ShotSpotter' CEO
iStock/EyeJoy(NEW YORK) -- With gun violence on the rise across the country, the trauma extends beyond those hit with bullets to entire neighborhoods suffering the sounds of gunshots, according t...
Luke Barr Aug 05, 2021

'Unprecedented' fraud penetrated rollout of COVID-19 small business loans, watchdog warns
iStock/AlbertPego(WASHINGTON) -- At the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, when offices and restaurants began shuttering, the federal government scrambled to keep small businesses afloat -- ultimately spe...
Lucien Bruggeman Aug 05, 2021

Blizzard Entertainment president departs after accusations of fostering a 'frat boy' culture
Bloomberg/Getty Images(IRVINE, Calif.) -- The president of Blizzard Entertainment is departing the company after accusations that a "frat boy" workplace culture fostered gender discrimination and sexu...
Catherine Thorbecke Aug 04, 2021
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