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Tuesday

Freedge Movement: Grassroots Efforts Fight Food Insecurity With Free Refrigerators

Brandi Mack, a community organizer and food security activist, at the urban farm she helped create at Castlemont High School in Oakland, Calif. She hopes the Freedge movement proves sustainable. Eric Westervelt hide caption

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National

Freedge Movement: Grassroots Efforts Fight Food Insecurity With Free Refrigerators

An ad hoc network of activists and anarchists from New York to L.A. are setting up the food refrigerators to help address neighborhoods in need, a problem that's grown more acute during the pandemic.

Freedge Movement: Grassroots Efforts Fight Food Insecurity With Free Refrigerators

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Sunday

In Affluent Maryland County, Pandemic Exacerbates Food Insecurity

Volunteers from St. John's Episcopal Church in Bethesda help hand out food to a local resident at an event earlier this month. Xueying Chang/NPR hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

In Affluent Maryland County, Pandemic Exacerbates Food Insecurity

Since March, the number of people who lack a steady source of food has grown. In Montgomery County, a food assistance effort often runs out of prepared meals before it can feed everyone in need.

In Affluent Maryland County, Pandemic Exacerbates Food Insecurity

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Wednesday

Uncle Ben's Changing Name To Ben's Original After Criticism Of Racial Stereotyping

Boxes of Uncle Ben Converted Rice on a store shelf. Mars, Incorporated announced on Wednesday that it is changing the name of the brand to Ben's Original. Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice

Uncle Ben's Changing Name To Ben's Original After Criticism Of Racial Stereotyping

"We understand the inequities that were associated with the name and face of the Uncle Ben's brand and ... we have committed to change," the parent company said in a statement.

Pandemic Fizzle: Sizzler Steakhouse Chain Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Sizzler USA has filed for bankruptcy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions. Here, drivers pass a closed Sizzler restaurant in Montebello, Calif. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Pandemic Fizzle: Sizzler Steakhouse Chain Files For Bankruptcy Protection

The restaurant chain, which first opened 62 years ago, says it wants to keep all of its locations open. There are more than 100 Sizzler restaurants in the U.S.

Tuesday

Why It's So Hard To Buy A New Refrigerator These Days

A worker pushes a cart past refrigerators at a Home Depot in Boston in January, before the coronavirus pandemic threw a monkey wrench into the supply and demand of major appliances. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Why It's So Hard To Buy A New Refrigerator These Days

Some shoppers looking to buy new fridges, freezers or washers have been finding themselves out of luck. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into both supply and demand.

Why It's So Hard To Buy A New Refrigerator These Days

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Monday

Shop For A Pair Of Shoes To Go With That Bread. Grocery Chain, DSW Team Up

A shopper enters a DSW store in New York City. DSW is partnering with Hy-Vee, a Midwest supermarket chain, to offer shoes in grocery stores. Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Shop For A Pair Of Shoes To Go With That Bread. Grocery Chain, DSW Team Up

The Midwestern chain Hy-Vee says DSW shoe outlets are opening in six of its supermarkets in Minnesota. Grocery shoppers will be able to try on shoes, then order online.

Monday

Wildfires Make Dangerous Air For Farmworkers: 'It's Like You Can't Breathe'

Before massive wildfires broke out in California, farmworkers already had to take extra precautions for COVID-19. Now they must worry about dangerous air from wildfires. In this photo, farmworkers arrive early in the morning to begin harvesting on April 28 in Greenfield, Calif. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption

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Wildfires Make Dangerous Air For Farmworkers: 'It's Like You Can't Breathe'

As fires ravage California, farmworkers are dealing with dangerous air in incredible heat. Hernan Hernandez of the California Farmworker Foundation says there's "nowhere near" enough protective gear.

Wildfires Make Dangerous Air For Farmworkers: 'It's Like You Can't Breathe'

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'We Had To Take Action': States In Mexico Move To Ban Junk Food Sales To Minors

A person buys soda at a convenience store in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on April 13. The country has high levels of obesity and medical conditions that health authorities warn are related to a diet high in soda and processed foods. Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

'We Had To Take Action': States In Mexico Move To Ban Junk Food Sales To Minors

"The damage of this kind of diet is even more visible because of the pandemic," says a Oaxaca legislator who spearheaded a law against the sale of junk food and soda to minors. The idea is spreading.

'We Had To Take Action': States In Mexico Move To Ban Junk Food Sales To Minors

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Saturday

Thursday

Indoor Dining Returns To NYC But Restaurants Face Uncertain Fall And Winter

Sidewalk seating has helped boost the sales numbers at Bierwax, a beer and vinyl record bar in Brooklyn, to pre-COVID sales numbers. Camille Petersen/NPR hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Indoor Dining Returns To NYC But Restaurants Face Uncertain Fall And Winter

The city's restaurants and bars, which have been operating outdoors all summer, will reopen to indoor dining on Sept. 30 at 25% capacity. But many owners worry that might not be enough to profit.

Indoor Dining Returns To NYC But Restaurants Face Uncertain Fall And Winter

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Wednesday

'Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger' Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love
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Book Reviews

'Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger' Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love

Fresh Air

Southern pastry chef Lisa Donovan chronicles her messy, decades-long process of coming to own her worth in a smart and vulnerable new memoir.

'Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger' Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love

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As State Fairs Cancel Events, Fair Food Can Still Be On Fans' Menus

StateFairToGo.com delivers meal kits for those who are missing state fair food this year amid closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. MsNancy/E+/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

As State Fairs Cancel Events, Fair Food Can Still Be On Fans' Menus

Even though state fairs across the country are being canceled this year due to COVID-19, fans can get their favorite fair foods delivered to their homes.

As State Fairs Cancel Events, Fair Food Can Still Be On Fans' Menus

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Tuesday

The Coronavirus Crisis

Boston Pub Struggles To Stay In Business As Other Establishments Stay Closed

A go-to for generations of students — and faculty — at Boston University, the family-owned pub has been counting on the back-to-school crowds to help survive the pandemic.

Boston Pub Struggles To Stay In Business As Other Establishments Stay Closed

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'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students
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The Coronavirus Crisis

'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students

School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.

'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students

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Saturday