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A worker walk in the Amazon's distribution center of Saran on October 26, 2018, central France. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) (Photo credit should read GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)

Amazon is hiring 75,000 more workers to keep up with demand during pandemic

Kaya Yurieff, CNN Business April 13, 2020

(CNN) -- Amazon plans to hire 75,000 more workers to meet increased demand for household essentials and other goods spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.The tech giant on Monday also said it has hired 100,000...

First inmate dies as Ohio prisoner, staff infections top 260

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The coronavirus has killed its first Ohio prison inmate, Gov. Mike DeWine said as the number of infections in state prisons topped 260 according to data issued Monday afternoon.Twelve...

Kent State cancels on-campus events through July 4 due to COVID-19

Kent State has cancelled all on-campus activities, events, summer camps and conferences sponsored by the university due to ongoing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. This also includes events sponsored...

Kent State houses remaining on-campus students in Stopher, Johnson halls

After moving all classes online for the rest of the semester, Kent State's campus houses only 67 remaining students who are staying in the Stopher and Johnson residence halls.  These students, who are...

Protesters march outside the Ohio Statehouse during Governor Mike DeWine's daily press briefing April 9, 2020.

Nearly 700,000 in Ohio file for unemployment in just 3 weeks

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly 700,000 people in Ohio filed for unemployment in the last three weeks as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shake the economy, almost double the claims filed last year,...

Dr. Amy Acton, the director of the Ohio Department of Health, center, discusses the confirmation of Ohio's first three cases of coronavirus, as Gov. Mike DeWine, right, studies an update on the cases provided to him during a news conference, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is at left. Acton said the state is "leaning in and taking an aggressive approach" to combating the disease. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Acton overcame a childhood in poverty to lead Ohio’s battle against coronavirus

Ralph EllisCNN April 9, 2020

(CNN) -- When she was a child growing up in Ohio, Amy Acton says, people looked down on her and her brother because they were poor—really poor."I remember walking the north side (of Youngstown) and people...

OPEC and Russia reached a tentative agreement Thursday evening for a global cut in oil production by 10 million barrels a day for May and June, the deepest cut ever agreed to by the world's oil producers, a senior OPEC source told CNN.

Saudis and Russians agree to cut oil production

(CNN) -- OPEC and Russia reached a tentative agreement Thursday evening for a global cut in oil production by 10 million barrels a day for May and June, the deepest cut ever agreed to by the world's oil...

Nearly a third of American renters didn't pay their landlords this month.

Nearly a third of Americans didn’t pay rent this month, new data shows

(CNN) -- With nearly 10 million Americans filing for unemployment in March, April 1 was always going to be a difficult day for U.S. renters.Now we know just how difficult: Nearly a third of American renters...

Religious organization connects Kent State students at home

Emily Powell Reporter April 9, 2020

With campus closed and all student events cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, students across Kent State campus have been forced to adjust to cancelled meetings and plans.H2O Church Kent is a Christian...

People stand near the Yangtze River in the city of Wuhan, on April 6. In recent weeks, officials have gradually eased some of the lockdown measures, allowing a limited number of residents to leave their residential compounds for a short time.

China lifts 76-day lockdown on Wuhan as city reemerges from coronavirus crisis

Nectar Gan, CNN April 7, 2020

(CNN) -- China has ended its lockdown of Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, as the city reemerges from a deadly outbreak that is now raging across the globe.But even as Wuhan reopens...

ANALYSIS: Roberts’ unwavering, limited view of voting access seen in Supreme Court’s Wisconsin ruling

Joan BiskupicCNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer April 7, 2020

(CNN) -- The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision refusing to extend a deadline for absentee ballots in Tuesday's Wisconsin elections reflects Chief Justice John Roberts' view of voting rights in America,...

US Census Survey still receiving participants, deadline extended

Amanda Levine Sports editor April 6, 2020

As U.S. Census Day passed last week, Kent State students were encouraged to fill out the survey that will help the university receive public funding.The census helps determine the amount of money that...

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