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The concern I would have would be possibly bringing it back home and infecting my fiancé or her kid," he explained.

Economics Professor Robert Mcnab said job seekers need to consider the risks before accepting or rejecting a job offer.

"Coming back into the job market is a complicated issue because you have to weigh financial risk versus personal risk," McNab said.

Another hazard to consider starting your job hunt too late.

“if you have the opportunity to go back to work it might be better to have job now, then to be looking with everybody else in July," McNab warned.

Mcnab advisees job seekers to set realistic expectations.

"We live in a changed environment now and you have to put a little more effort into where you're applying and what personal risk you are willing to accept," said. 

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The IRS won’t let you write off those home-office expenses on your 2020 taxes, but your state just might.

It’s been about three months since state governments put in place stay-at-home orders to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Indeed, employees who have the option to work remotely are getting used to it.

More than a third of employees want to continue logging on from their couches and kitchen tables full-time even after restrictions lift, according to a study from CreditCards.com.

On average, they’re spending an additional $108 per month on higher utility bills, more groceries and other costs, the survey found.

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Aunt Jemima, the more than 130-year-old breakfast brand that has faced criticisms for being based on a racial stereotype, will be no more.

The brand will be renamed and the image of Aunt Jemima will be removed from its packaging, PepsiCo, the parent company of The Quaker Oats Company, which owns the brand, announced Wednesday.

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Here's why you shouldn't buy the food at Dollar General; If it seems like dollar stores are everywhere, they are. Dollar General and Dollar Tree combined boast more than 30,000 locations across the United States, per CNN Business. In comparison, the seemingly ubiquitous Walmart has just 4,700 stores. But while one-stop shopping for all your household needs can be irresistible, there are some do's and don'ts of dollar store shopping, particularly when it comes to groceries.  While the store has upped its grocery game in recent years, adding more fresh and frozen items, it still doesn't offer as many healthy options as your local supermarket. In fact, there will be fruits and veggies in just 1,000 locations by the end of 2020 (via Forbes). "Grocery stores have more variety and a higher quantity of healthy foods than do dollar stores," Dr. David Procter, director of Kansas State University's Rural Grocery Initiative, tells Civil Eats. But there is good news: Dollar General plans to carry as much as 80 percent of produce categories. And the produce that is being sold at the store matches the quality found at supermarkets, according to a University of Nevada study. For now though, you'll find staples, like eggs and milk, next to an endless array of processed and packaged foods, reports CNN Business.

People receiving unemployment will soon have to show proof that they are seeking work, the Texas Workforce Commission said.

The requirement was suspended due to the Covid-19 crisis, but the TWC will reinstate it on July 6, according to a news release.

When people request payment on July 6, the TWC will request work search proof reports, which are due on July 19. People requesting unemployment must submit six records of work search over two weeks.

The organization encourages people on unemployment to maintain records and save documentation of work searches. TWC spokesman Cisco Gamez said this can be as easy as searching the state's online job portal, WorkInTexas, three times a week. The website enables people to keep a log of their work searches.

Benefits will continue for up to 39 weeks if a person meets the requirements, in accordance with state law and the federal CARES Act.

WorkInTexas has more than 530,000 jobs available in Texas, in addition to jobs available elsewhere. As more businesses come back online, those numbers should increase. According to the site, there are more than 2.8 million active resumes circulating in the portal.

“Let me be clear: We are not over [the pandemic]. But we’re seeing employment opportunities begin to bounce back in Texas as our economy restarts. There are opportunities out there, and getting Texans back to work and businesses up and running again will create even more,” TWC Executive Director Ed Serna said in a news release. 

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Let’s be honest—in many ways, this is probably the worst time in recent history to be job hunting. By some estimates, nearly 20% of Americans are unemployed, and social distancing requirements mean job fairs, in-person interviews, and networking events are all canceled.  But while there are hiring freezes and cutbacks at many companies, there are still some opportunities. Like much else these days, job hunting now requires some flexible thinking and adapting. Now might not necessarily be the time to climb the ladder to a bigger job, but it is the time to explore career opportunities you may have put on the back burner in more comfortable times.

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Amid the widespread protests and anger over police brutality, an iPhone shortcut that allows users to automatically record their interactions with the police is gaining popularity.

By saying, "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over," the shortcut -- which a user must first install themselves -- will pause any music that you're playing, turn down the brightness of your phone, turn on the "Do Not Disturb" mode to block any incoming calls, open up your front-facing camera and start a video recording.

It also sends a message to a predesignated contact, letting them know that you're being pulled over and where your current location is. Once you stop the recording, it sends a copy of the video to a predesignated contact and gives you the option to send it to your iCloud or Dropbox. 

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T-Mobile confirmed Monday a "voice and data issue" affected customers, some of whom reported inability to make or receive phone calls or text messages.  Downdetector reported outages for other carriers such as Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and Metro (both owned by T-Mobile).

Verizon said it is not experiencing an outage.

"Verizon's network is performing well. We're aware that another carrier is having network issues. Calls to and from that carrier may receive an error message," said Rich Young, a Verizon spokesperson. "We understand Downdetector is falsely reporting Verizon network issues."  The 92-year-old who founded the company that created Hello Kitty is leaving after 60 years and handing control to his grandson.  Despite Hello Kitty's enduring popularity, earnings at Sanrio have been under pressure for years. For the year ended March, net profits plunged 95% from the previous year to 191 million yen ($1.8 million), due largely to a drop in merchandise sales and the closure of its theme parks. Sales fell 6.5%, and the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo — also known as Hello Kitty Land — remains shut after closing in February due to the coronavirus pandemic. The park is scheduled to reopen July 20.

Family-run businesses in Japan often pass on the reins to their eldest sons. The founder's son, Kunihiko, died in 2013 from heart failure, according to the company.  North Texas is welcoming thousands of millennials to the area, though Dallas may not have benefited as much recently. That's according to some new research. Four cities in North Texas ranked among the top 20 in the nation for net migration, according to the latest analysis by SmartAsset, a financial-information provider. Texas was the clear No. 1 among the states.

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This June is National Candy Month, meaning you can eat all of these and more. Started by the National Confectioner’s Association (according to them, they’re “a trade association that advances, protects and promotes chocolate, candy, gum and mints”), the holiday celebrates the value candy adds to our lives. Candy has been produced for over 100 years, which means you have a lot of catching up to do if you want to eat it all.  

Target is extending its $2-an-hour coronavirus wage increase for its store and distribution workers through July 4.

According to the Star Tribune, which was first to report the news, CEO Brian Cornell informed workers about the extension in an email on Monday morning. Target first announced it would be raising wages in March.

"At the outset of the pandemic, we knew there was a long road ahead, that we would have to pace ourselves. These pay and benefits extensions are intended to help you and your family do just that as we all continue to support each other and move forward," Cornell said, according to the Star Tribune.  

As malls and retailers begin to reopen this month, many shoppers are getting a shock.

Your mall may not look the same. Here are some of the stores that may still be closed, so you don’t waste your money.

The balloons are out, and the doors are open at retailers everywhere.

Store owners like Kelly Stevens are hoping the shoppers come back.

"It's a very tough environment to be in, very scary, but I'm trying to stay positive."

But it’s already too late for thousands of stores that were struggling long before the pandemic hit, such as Victoria's Secret, which is closing 250 locations. That's a quarter of its stores.

How loneliness could be changing your brain and body.   A  2018 study from health care insurer Cigna found that 54% of 20,000 Americans surveyed reported feeling lonely. In the span of a bit more than a year, the number rose to 61%. Generation Z adults 18-22 years old are supposedly the loneliest generation, outpacing Boomers, Gen X and Millennials, despite being more connected than ever.  5 mistakes you’re making that are ruining your coffee.  For many of us, our morning cup of coffee is something we look forward to every day – sometimes, it’s even the highlight of our day. However, it can just as easily be the opposite if it’s not made right.  

Nearly 43,000 pounds of ground beef being sold at Walmart and other stores is being recalled because of possible E.coli contamination.

The agency has asked anyone who purchased the recalled items to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. It is important to not consume the potentially contaminated products.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday (June 14) that the New Jersey-based Lakeside Refrigerated Services is recalling 42,922 pounds of ground beef produced on June 1 due to possible E.coli contamination.

The products affected by the recall were shipped to retail stores nationwide, including Walmart, and were sold under brand names including Thomas Farms and Marketside Butcher. The recalled products have establishment number "EST. 46841" in the USDA mark of inspection, with the specific use-by dates and lot codes listed below. You can read the agency's news release here. The agency also provided some photos of the product labels, which can be viewed here.

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Customers’ shopping habits are shifting toward online, and this trend has accelerated during the pandemic. “These changes will help us deliver services to customers in a way they prefer,” according to spokesman Jim Kimberly.

Wave7 Research last week first reported that Cricket was planning to close “hundreds of doors,” citing a source familiar with the matter. AT&T acquired the Cricket brand from Leap Wireless in 2014.  Cricket is not the only brand experiencing permanent store closures. In late April, multiple sources reported that T-Mobile was closing more Metro by T-Mobile prepaid stores. T-Mobile did not provide a number of stores set for closure but said it was “optimizing” its retail footprint “as a normal course of business,” acknowledging that it notified some dealer stores that it was transitioning them to T-Mobile stores and closing a “small number” of redundant locations.

Speed is key with Wi-Fi, and the category has certainly been moving fast as of late. First came Wi-Fi 6, a brand-new, faster version of Wi-Fi that started hitting the market in 2019. Now, after a unanimous vote in April, the Federal Communications Commission is opening up an entire new band of spectrum to accommodate next-gen devices designed to tap into it.

The Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group that manages Wi-Fi nomenclature, branded this new spectrum and the devices that can take advantage of it under a new name: Wi-Fi 6E. The first such devices are expected to begin hitting stores by the end of this year. One industry-funded report claims that, along with providing faster speeds and new room for growing internet traffic, the move will generate more than $180 billion in US revenue over the next five years.