A recently launched center devoted to studying and stamping out racism received a $10 million donation from Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square.
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‘I don’t know if I can do this’: Parents brace for school year juggling jobs, remote learning amid COVID-19 pandemic
When COVID-19 shut down schools this spring, parents juggled work and at-home schooling. Many worry about doing it again when kids go back to school.
Pinterest workers plan walk out to demand end to workplace racial, gender discrimination
Continuing a reckoning sparked by two Black employees who accused the company of racial bias, Pinterest employees plan to walk out Friday i protest.
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Over 1 million more Americans are expected to file unemployment claims amid lingering economic uncertainty
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Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase and other CEOs aim to hire 100,000 New Yorkers by 2030
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Nordstrom to lay off some employees, as the coronavirus continues to take a toll on retail
Nordstrom says that it will lay off some employees, as sales struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic.
‘The jobs just aren’t there’: Number of Americans filing for unemployment rises for first time since March, even as aid is set to shrink
The number of Americans filing for unemployment rose last week for the first time since March, even as the extra $600 in benefits is set to expire.
When will I start receiving the extra aid in unemployment? Your money questions answered
When will I start receiving the extra aid in unemployment? How much will it be? Your money questions, answered by USA TODAY Network financial experts.