In March of last year, the pandemic came knocking, and everyone was suddenly obsessed with—of all things—toilet paper. Store shelves emptied out and remained vacant. People were selfishly hoarding, onlookers claimed, or just wanted to feel a sense of control amid uncertainty. Others rightly pointed out that people simply needed more toilet paper than usual…
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Please try another search Economy9 hours ago (Apr 16, 2021 04:45PM ET) 2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve in Washington 2/2 By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fewer than 200,000 businesses in the United States may have failed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lighter toll than initially feared and one…
As deputy chief of academics at Tulsa Public Schools in Oklahoma, Danielle Neves has seen the challenges of distance learning firsthand. And while there are plenty of concerns over academic skills, “I think our students have gained a lot of other things,” she says. “They’ve learned a different kind of resilience in this year.”To illustrate, Ms.…
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Not all data is created equally. Some data has more business value. Qlik’s CTO explains why the data you have may not be the data you need. Image: BillionPhotos.com – stock.adobe.com After a year of disruption, a lot has changed across enterprises. These organizations have accelerated digital transformations, moved more operations to the cloud, and…
There’s a whiff of anticipation in the air. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE H ow long will New Mexico’s restaurateurs put up with public-health closures and limits, while they are disappearing from Nevada? How long can Boston Red Sox fans (and owners) watch packed stadiums in Texas, and not long to open up Fenway Park? Questions like…
Huge waves couldn’t stop Tori Murden McClure from becoming the first American to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo in 1999By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment WriterApril 8, 2021, 3:08 PM• 5 min readNEW YORK — Huge waves couldn’t stop Tori Murden McClure from becoming the first American to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo in…
For much of the past year, many people have felt that they were being forced to pick one or the other Credit: Getty Images If you’re thinking about the COVID pandemic as an assault against physical health alone, you’ve got it all wrong. The statistics on illness and death are staggering—but there’s been an equally…
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