Seattle area unemployment claims skyrocket during second week of COVID-19 business closures It’s a collapse in employment of historic proportions. Weekly jobless claims in Washington state are five times worse than they were during the worst week of the Great Recession. Carolyn Adolph
No Opening Day for the Mariners means you have to make your cream cheese hot dog at home Today was supposed to be Opening Day for the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. But with everything shutdown due to the coronavirus, the ballpark – and nearby hotdog stands - will stay quiet. Casey Martin
Brookings' David Wessel: Analyzing The New Unemployment Numbers NPR's Noel King speaks with David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institute about the new unemployment numbers.
Coronavirus Forces Waffle House To Close More Than 400 Restaurants The chain takes pride in hardly ever closing its restaurants, but because of COVID-19 it has had to close some. For now, many hungry road trippers will have to find their waffles and coffee elsewhere.
Working From Home: Are You Dressed For Success Or Wearing Pajamas? NPR's Noel King talks to Robin Givhan, fashion critic for The Washington Post, about how the coronavirus outbreak is changing the way we dress, and how we communicate with our clothes.
Washington State Deals With Economic Fallout From COVID-19 NPR's Noel King talks to Suzan LeVine, commissioner of the Employment Security Department for Washington, about how the state is dealing with a surge in jobless claims.
Historic Games, Documentaries And ... Marble Races: ESPN Without Live Sports ESPN calls itself the "worldwide leader in sports," but there are few live sports to show. So it's scrambling to fill the time, offering diversions like cherry pit spitting and marble racing. David Folkenflik
GM helps Washington ventilator maker scale up amid COVID-19 crisis Bothell’s Ventec Life Systems is one of only a handful of manufacturers that makes ventilators in the US. Now General Motors is stepping in to help Ventec ramp up production. Carolyn Adolph
White House, Senate Agree To Historic Deal On Coronavirus Rescue Measure NPR's Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institute about the agreement announced early Wednesday morning on the massive emergency relief package.
After Days Of Negotiations, Deal Reached On Emergency Aid Measure The Senate and White House worked through an agreement on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package early Wednesday morning. The agreement means Congress could be close to passing a deal. Claudia Grisales