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Dec 11, 2020

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The next three weeks are going to be rough. Plus, who qualifies as an essential worker when it comes to vaccine distribution.

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The Weekly Wrap: Still no relief

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and the New York Times’ Jeanna Smialek about why there’s still no new relief package and what the next three weeks are going to look like as several aid programs expire.

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The hangup on the Hill: Who's liable for COVID infections at work or school?

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 11, 2020
Congressional Republicans want schools and businesses to be protected from lawsuits.
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Community banks are thriving. Bankers worry it won't last.

by Justin Ho
Dec 11, 2020
A recent FDIC report found that community bank profits rose last quarter, thanks to fee income from PPP loans and mortgage refinancing.
La Salle State Bank in Illinois outsourced management of its ATMs to save costs.
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Which essential workers should be prioritized for vaccines?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 11, 2020
Pilots, bankers, meatpacking plants and teachers all say they should be first for limited doses.
Farm laborers wash their hands before work in April in Greenfield, California. How are "essential workers" classified when it comes to vaccine distribution?
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Dry ice makers pressed to meet demand for vaccine distribution

by Erika Beras
Dec 11, 2020
Supercold storage is essential. But Is there enough dry ice to go around as the coronavirus vaccine is shipped around the country?
An employee makes dry ice pellets at Capitol Carbonic, a dry ice factory, in Baltimore, Maryland, in November.
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Will business travel return to normal after the pandemic?

by Andy Uhler
Dec 11, 2020
Those who travel for work make up around 10% of airline passengers, but they account for between half and three-quarters of revenue.
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