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Author: Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY

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US is `printing’ money to help save the economy from the COVID-19 crisis, but some wonder how far it can go

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on US is `printing’ money to help save the economy from the COVID-19 crisis, but some wonder how far it can go

The Federal Reserve is creating dollars from scratch at an unprecedented rate, one of many tools to rescue the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Money

Working at home had a positive effect on productivity during the pandemic, survey says

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on Working at home had a positive effect on productivity during the pandemic, survey says

The COVID-19 pandemic created a test run of sorts for Americans working at home. But the big question remains: Will it become more permanent?

Tech

Some Amazon workers plan to not show up for the job this week as part of labor actions

April 20, 2020April 21, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on Some Amazon workers plan to not show up for the job this week as part of labor actions

Planned protests are billed as the biggest yet in an ongoing dispute at Amazon over firings and workplace safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Money

Coronavirus supplies: Why thermometers have been hard to buy in the usual places

April 13, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on Coronavirus supplies: Why thermometers have been hard to buy in the usual places

Key health tool during coronavirus pandemic has become scarce for retailers because of supply-chain breakdown

Money

U.S. agriculture: Can it handle coronavirus, labor shortages and panic buying?

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on U.S. agriculture: Can it handle coronavirus, labor shortages and panic buying?

Despite being ready, both farms and fields will be tested by the pandemic. Here’s what coronavirus bodes for the American dinner table.

Money

Are grocery stores and pharmacies vectors for the coronavirus?

March 27, 2020March 28, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on Are grocery stores and pharmacies vectors for the coronavirus?

Stores have ramped up cleaning efforts, but caution is urged about crowds and touched surfaces at food stores and pharmacies in the age of COVID-19

Sports

Need a refund on those tickets to NBA, NHL or baseball games? Hold that thought

March 25, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on Need a refund on those tickets to NBA, NHL or baseball games? Hold that thought

Sports teams, ticket resellers holding money of fans while fans hold tickets for games in limbo during pandemic. Tensions are starting to simmer.

Sports

How the NFL is handling the coronavirus pandemic during its offseason

March 20, 2020March 21, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on How the NFL is handling the coronavirus pandemic during its offseason

The NFL hasn’t been disrupted by COVID-19 like other leagues, but it hasn’t been business as usual, either. The league approach is to use caution.

Sports

Why ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow II descended into darkness, according to family letters

March 17, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on Why ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow II descended into darkness, according to family letters

Family and friends of the ex-NFL tight end shed light on his mental problems in hopes of getting him the lightest possible punishment from the judge.

Sports

What do sports TV networks show when there’s no sports being played?

March 14, 2020 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Comments Off on What do sports TV networks show when there’s no sports being played?

Sports TV networks are trying to come up with programming after the cancellation of the NCAA tournament and other sports because of the coronavirus.

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These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

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Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

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1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

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USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

August 31, 2023 USA TODAY

Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

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