Salary negotiations are going to look different post-Covid-19 than pre-pandemic. As the U.S. begins to reopen, companies are beginning to hire again. Although over 40 million people have filed for unemployment, reports state that in May alone, the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs. As more workers re-enter the workforce, many will have to negotiate a new salary or raise. Dr. Andria Johnson, director of human resources at NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, serves as a role model to others when navigating the negotiation landscape.

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Now that the coronavirus retail shutdowns are lifting, retailers across the country are breathing a sigh of relief. Hoping that the worst is over, retailers are encouraged that business will recover, maybe not in the third quarter, but that it will start to turn around by the fourth.

For some major retailers, things haven’t been all that bad, thanks to their online sales.

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Zoom announced this past week that those who use the video platform for free will no longer have encrypted calls and that this new change will happen sooner than later. The reasoning behind this change —according to the company — is that they want to be able to comply and work with local law enforcement agencies as well as the FBI in the event that Zoom would be used for malicious reasons.

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Kadeem Roberts is 28 years old with a total of five credit cards and an excellent credit score. But that wasn’t always the case.

Roberts, who went to college for two semesters and withdrew because of the high cost, was doing odd-and-end jobs before a sales job rewarded him with a good salary. While he was looking to buy his first car with his new salary, he soon learned that he couldn’t qualify for a loan to do so because his score was around 604 at the time, Roberts recalls.

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When schools reopen this fall – if they reopen this fall – students and teachers will not be returning to the classroom learning environments they left behind in March, when school districts across the country shuttered for more than 55 million children.

Some of the most obvious differences will be the increased sanitization of classrooms and buses, teachers and children wearing masks and other personal protective gear, frequent temperature checks and hand-washing and new rules that allow for as much social distancing as possible.

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a red-flag gun bill Tuesday that will allow state district courts to order the temporary surrender of firearms, and she urged sheriffs to resign if they still refuse to enforce it.

Flanked by advocates for stricter gun control and supportive law enforcement officials at a signing ceremony, Lujan Grisham said the legislation provides law enforcement authorities with an urgently needed tool to deter deadly violence by temporarily removing firearms from people who pose a threat to themselves or others.

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British actor Andy Serkis has raised more than £283,000 ($351,000) for charity by reading The Hobbit in full on a live stream.

More than 650,000 people worldwide tuned in for the online performance of JRR Tolkien's 1937 fantasy adventure.

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Former US President Barack Obama has strongly criticised his successor Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis.

In a private call, he called the US handling of the pandemic "an absolute chaotic disaster".

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Pioneering rock 'n' roll singer Little Richard has died at the age of 87, the musician's family has confirmed.

Little Richard's hit Good Golly Miss Molly made the charts in 1958. Other well-known songs include Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally.

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