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Anchorage, Alaska, resident Hans Dow built his own sawmill and began milling his own boards after lumber prices skyrocketed over the past year.

As Lumber Prices Climb, DIYers Cut Out The Middle Man And Mill Their Own

10:51am May 17, 2021

by Emily Schwing

The price of lumber has more than doubled during the pandemic. Now people are turning to extreme DIY for building projects. Instead of buying boards, they're buying their own sawmills.

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A screen shows canceled incoming flights at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, R.I., on March 30, 2020. Consumer advocates and two senators say airlines are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed to customers for canceled travel.

Complaints Soar As Customers Fight Airlines For Refunds From Pandemic Cancellations

3:18pm May 15, 2021

by David Schaper

Airlines got billions in federal COVID-19 aid over the past year, but consumer advocates and two senators say the companies are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed for canceled travel.

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An elementary classroom in Guilford County Schools. KERI BROWN/WFDD

Education

Guilford County Educators Ask State To Approve More Restart Schools

4:26pm May 14, 2021

by Keri Brown

Some Guilford County schools will have more instruction days for the new academic year. It's part of the district's plan to help struggling students.

Education

WS/FC Schools Seeks Public Input On Spending Federal COVID Funds

4:36pm May 12, 2021

by Keri Brown

School districts across the state are making plans for additional federal funding they will receive to help address the impacts of the pandemic.

The Kindred Spirits sculpture in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, pays tribute to a gift from the Choctaw nation to help during the 19th century potato famine. Ireland paid it back with donations to the Navajo and Hopi nations to help them during the pande

Health & Safety

Opinion: What Native Americans Can Teach Rich Nations About Generosity In A Pandemic

5:29pm May 10, 2021

It's inspiring when a spirit of generosity goes global. But to fight this pandemic, well-off nations must do their part. That's why we think Biden's stand on vaccine patents is a vital step.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus FAQ: Am I Legally (And Ethically) Bound To Say If I Got A COVID Vaccine?

4:09pm May 07, 2021

by Fran Kritz

Let's say you are vaccinated. Do you have to tell everybody? Anybody? Is it legal (and ethical) not to share?

VIDEO: An Easy Way To Understand Coronavirus Variants — Using Puzzle Pieces

12:43pm May 06, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

If you imagine viruses as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, that can help explain what happens when a coronavirus variant comes into contact with human cells.

Jason Brissett, a kitchen worker who came to the U.S. last month from Jamaica through an H-2B visa, is bracing for 80-hour workweeks this summer to make up for staffing shortages.

Hotels And Restaurants That Survived Pandemic Face New Challenge: Staffing Shortages

7:44pm May 05, 2021

by Tovia Smith

Business owners who rely on seasonal foreign workers coming to the U.S. on H-2B visas are struggling to find help they need for what's expected to be a busy summer.

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A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization's COVAX program to ensure all countr

Health & Safety

They Desperately Need COVID Vaccines. So Why Are Some Countries Throwing Out Doses?

6:26pm May 05, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.

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A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided at a tent installed at a gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, in Ghaziabad, India, on May 2.

Health & Safety

Why Is India Running Out Of Oxygen?

5:59pm May 05, 2021

Hospitals don't have enough oxygen for patients on ventilators. There are delivery bottlenecks. Families are sometimes told to get their own supplies. Health experts say it didn't have to be this way.

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