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Grocery stores have carved out special shopping times for seniors and others. "Just to be able to spend that one-on-one time with ... them. They definitely make me laugh," Courtney Meadows says.
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Scott Severs and his wife Julie Bartlett have been able to pay their mortgage and they have a healthy emergency fund. So he donated his federal rescue check, though he acknowledges not everyone can.
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Neftali Dubon, a truck driver at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, says he needs at least five or six runs a day to make a living. By mid-March he was doing just one or two.
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Restrictions at local hospitals meant Will Thompson hasn't been able to accompany his wife to her prenatal doctor's visits, including one where they expected to learn their baby's gender.
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Maxwell Kirsner built sets for big events. Then he, his fiancée and their coworkers were laid off. Kirsner says he's optimistic the city will make it back, but he's worried how long that will take.
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Dyan Navejar is the only one in her family who's still working. Her husband lost his job as a dishwasher. "Food — that's the biggest thing in my household right now. These kids can eat," she says.
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An unknown intruder interrupted Dennis Johnson's Zoom video conference. Johnson hopes his bad experience will bring better protections to the platform.
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David Roode's musical career went abruptly on hold when stay-at-home orders took effect. He predicts that when the crisis passes, people will want to enjoy the experience of attending concerts again.
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Most of Beverly Pickering's dog walking and pet sitting business relies on people traveling. People aren't doing that much these days.
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Angelita Wynn was driving kids back home on her afternoon run one day in March when she got word she was losing her job. With her savings dwindling, "it has led to sleepless nights and anxious days."