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Episodes
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Finding support and kindness in the Coronavirus neighborhood
KUOW’s Community Engagement team looks for the helpers
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Coronavirus impact and response ramps up: Monday edition
Paige Browning shares what we know about the Washington state coronavirus outbreak today.
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Boeing shuts down production in Seattle area
Boeing is suspending factory production in the Puget Sound Region.
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Life Care Center families still waiting on a response from state watchdog
After a public appearance outside the nursing home at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, families say they've had difficulty contacting the state's long-term care ombudsperson.
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New rules create do's and don'ts in Seattle parks
There are new restrictions on the use of public parks in Seattle and King County. Playgrounds and sports fields are closed to avoid spread of the coronavirus. But lo
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‘This is unprecedented.’ Seeking security amidst record-breaking unemployment
‘Daily new claims that are equal to, or in excess, of an entire week during the peak weeks of the 2008 2009 recession’
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TGIF in the time of COVID-19: Self-quarantine edition
We debrief the Coronavirus crisis at the end of a very long week
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King County unemployment claims triple due to COVID-19 layoffs
King County, at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state, is now the contending with the economic damage of the disease.
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Hallway serenades: WA nursing homes battle pandemic, and social isolation.
In nursing homes across Washington State, daily routines of meals, exercise and visitors have given way to precautions over the coronavirus. With families separated from their loved ones, employees are trying to manage anxiety on all sides
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How Seattle grocery stores are changing amid COVID-19 concerns
Thursday was the first day Safeway and Albertson’s set aside early hours for seniors and medically vulnerable customers.
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ICE flights continue in the Northwest despite coronavirus
Immigration advocates are calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end deportatioflights to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, especially in Latin America where people are being deported to.
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What to do when your retirement plan goes up in smoke during a global pandemic
Amy and Walt were just about to retire. Then, the biggest point loss ever for the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit, and their retirement plan went up in smoke for the second time in just over a decade.