Garment workers going unpaid as fashion labels cancel orders
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A survey of factory owners in Bangladesh found that major fashion retailers that are closing shops and laying off workers in Europe and the U.S. are also canceling their sometimes already completed orders, as workers often go unpaid. A report...
Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations
CINCINNATI (AP) — In the battle to keep their New York City restaurant going despite sharp restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of Il Posto Accanto tried something Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta would have considered sacrilege in normal times.That was...
Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million
Canceling March Madness because of the coronavirus pandemic will cost the NCAA about $375 million that it would have distributed to 350 schools across the nation.Some will be able to absorb the losses better than others. The NCAA announced Thursday it will distribute...