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"My wife and I stumbled on this place while cruising coastal Maine in 2019 and we got the biggest and tastiest lobster rolls I've ever eaten," said Karen's Hideaway patron JS O'Connor.

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The Year We Learned to Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

9:38am May 28, 2021

by Fred Bever

A lot of Americans learned to shuck oysters and cook fish at home during the pandemic. Now that restaurants are getting back to normal, there's a supply crunch.

Marissa Lovell had hoped to buy her small Boise, Idaho, rental home until the price shot up by nearly $100,000 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Homebuyers Squeezed As Western States See Prices Double Or More In Last Decade

9:32am May 28, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

The pandemic has made the housing market even tighter in the mountain West, where first-time buyers are trying to decide whether this is just the future or a bubble headed eventually for a bust.

Employers are grappling with the question of whether they should require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine to return to work.

Employers Can (Mostly) Require Vaccines For Workers Returning To The Office

9:13am May 28, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says employers can legally require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the office. But workers can claim exceptions.

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Months After Texas Blackouts, Critics Say Lawmakers Aren't Doing Enough

9:05am May 28, 2021

by Mose Buchele

After February's deadly blackout, Texas lawmakers are taking steps to protect energy infrastructure from a cold freeze. But critics say they're not going far enough to prevent another disaster.

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Senate Republicans, White House Move Closer To Infrastructure Deal

7:28am May 28, 2021

by Scott Detrow

The White House says a new counteroffer from Senate Republicans on funding for roads and bridges is encouraging, but there are still a lot of hurdles to overcome before reaching a deal.

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Marcia Fudge Picked To Head U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

7:28am May 28, 2021

by Pam Fessler

The agency's focus will be different from the Trump administration, which fired the head of the interagency council on homelessness and replaced him with an advocate for a more punitive approach.

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Breweries Are Facing A Reckoning Amid Accusations Of Harassment, Racism

7:28am May 28, 2021

by Cristela Guerra

When a brewery worker went to Instagram to complain about sexual harassment in her workplace, thousands of other women – and a few men – chimed in with their stories.

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Ralph "AK" Angkiangco spent just under a decade in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman. He deployed to Afghanistan twice and served alongside the Marines.

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A Path To Peace: How A Former Navy Corpsman Honors His Fallen Friends On Memorial Day

6:00am May 28, 2021

by Dustin Jones

In Afghanistan, Ralph "AK" Angkiangco was a medic with a Marine platoon that suffered terrible casualties. For years, the holiday was a time to drink and forget, not remember. This year is different.

Cathy Sprigg with her son, Army Spc. Robert Joseph Allen, at Tampa International Airport in 2010. At the time, Allen was headed back to Iraq after being on leave for the birth of his son.

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Encore: This Memorial Day, Remembering The Overlooked Heroes

5:06am May 28, 2021

by Jud Esty-Kendall

At StoryCorps, a mother remembers her son, an Army specialist who died by suicide in 2012. His wounds may not have been immediate or physical, she said, but war gave him a "sad heart."

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San Jose Community Mourns 9 Killed In Rail Yard Shooting

5:06am May 28, 2021

by Julie Chang

The city of San Jose held a vigil last night to remember the lives of the 9 victims of the transit facility shooting earlier this week.