Mar 14, 2022

China’s COVID cases are felt throughout the supply chain

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China’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus is already affecting American tech manufacturers. Plus: the lessons and legacy of the AIDS epidemic.

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COVID-19

China's COVID outbreak causing new manufacturing slowdowns

by Matt Levin

Mar 14, 2022

China’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus is affecting American as well as Chinese companies.

Strict anti-coronavirus measures are hindering electronics manufacturing and other business in China. Above, workers in protective gear at a mass testing site in Beijing.

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COVID-19

Shanghai is under COVID-19 restrictions after omicron surge

by Jennifer Pak

Mar 14, 2022

China's financial capital is not under a full lockdown, but strict anti-COVID measures still weigh on residents.

Some large foreign businesses, seeing COVID restrictions and slowing growth in China, are considering other countries like India for their future manufacturing plans.

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From AIDS to COVID: lessons and legacy

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 14, 2022

The HIV/AIDS pandemic, which emerged in the 1980s, left a legacy of drug research and health care gaps that affect the COVID pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of other pandemics, including HIV/AIDs.

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Refugee advocates want the U.S. to do more for Ukrainians fleeing war

by Amy Scott

Mar 14, 2022

Resettlement agencies say they're ready to help.

Ukrainians board a train bound for western Poland on Monday. The Biden administration has yet to formally welcome refugees to the United States.

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People are clothes shopping in person again, and small businesses want to be ready

by Stephanie Hughes

Mar 14, 2022

In-store purchases of clothes and accessories rose 21.9% from last year. Small businesses stand to benefit if they can attract once-cautious shoppers.

Jill Lindsey said she received two federal loans totaling $86,000 to keep her eponymous Brooklyn boutique open during the pandemic.

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Craft brewers scramble to find aluminum cans

by Matt Bloom

Mar 14, 2022

Manufacturer Ball Corp. reporting unprecedented demand for its cans during the pandemic, raises its minimum order fivefold.

Denver Beer Co. founder Patrick Crawford stands before a mountain of cans inside his production facility in the city's Sunnyside neighborhood on Feb. 8.

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Music from the episode

Beat Goes On Pete Rock

Timeless (Instrumental) J Dilla

4/17/1975 Rob Viktum

Doo Wop (That Thing) Ms. Lauryn Hill

Hard To Say Goodbye Washed Out

Deep East 17, Ian Curnow / Phil Harding

Goodbye, Goodbye Tegan and Sara

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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