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This D.C. Science Teacher Turned His Kitchen into a Chemistry Lab to Teach His Students From Home
A D.C. chemistry teacher transformed his kitchen into a classroom to teach and inspire his students from home. Jonte Lee from Calvin Coolidge High School walked LX News host Tabitha Lipkin through some experiments while discussing the importance of representing Black teachers and the hearing impaired community through his popular classes on social media.
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How to Ask Your Boss to Help Cover Your Work-From-Home Costs
If you’re among the millions of Americans now working from home, you may find that the costs of your home office can add up. An economist and professor at Rutgers University, William M. Rodgers III, has some tips for how you can ask your boss to chip in.
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This Economist Says Your Boss or the Government Should Help Cover Your Work-From-Home Costs
An economist and professor at Rutgers University says that if you’re one of the millions of Americans now working from home, your employer or the government should chip in to help cover your home office expenses. Professor William M. Rodgers III joined LX News to explain how this policy would help employers, employees and the economy as a whole.
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‘Queer Eye' Host Bobby Berk Shares His Tips to Spruce Up Your Work-From-Home Space
Interior designer and “Queer Eye” star Bobby Berk shares some tips for improving your work from home space and bringing some holiday spirit into your home this season.
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City Life After the Coronavirus Pandemic May Never Be the Same
COVID-19 changed life in cities almost overnight. Maybe the most drastic shift came from the closure of office buildings and the shift to work-from-home lifestyles. Suddenly, a major incentive of living in a city — proximity to jobs — had vanished. Will an exodus to small towns change urban living forever?
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Tips to Relieve Your Work From Home Fatigue
Almost eight months after the coronavirus swept the U.S. and millions continue to work from their homes. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker shares some tips to help ease your pandemic work from home fatigue and bring more balance to your life.
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How to De-Stress by Turning Your Daily Walk Into a Mindful Meditation
With most people spending more time at home than ever before, it’s important to make the most of your time outside. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker has some tips to practice mindfulness and de-stress during your daily walk.
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Tips to Boost Your Energy
Between working from home and managing children during the coronavirus pandemic, many people are feeling fatigued. But health experts from Consumer Reports say there are some easy and health fixes that can help you get back on track.
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Even After COVID-19, Half of Mass. Office Workers Could Stay Home, Survey Finds
Massachusetts employers believe that nearly half of their workforces will continue to work remotely after a COVID-19 vaccine is made available, according to a new survey, a projection that could carry major implications for commercial real estate in Greater Boston. The results come from a survey carried out by the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership with help from several of the...
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College COVID Challenges; Future of Working From Home
Doug Banks is on the Business Beat looking at the college student return, professional sports without fans and the future of working from home.
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How to Share the Internet When the Family's All Working at Once
As more students head back to school remotely soon and join parents who are still working from home, the WiFi can be severely strained. Your home WiFi has a lot in common with your plumbing. If you run all the faucets and showers at the same time, you’ll probably notice a steep drop in water pressure. The same limitation...
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Study: Pandemic Taking a Toll on Working Parents
A new study has been released showing how the coronavirus pandemic has changed parent’s lives.
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70% of Mass. Residents Want to Keep Working From Home After Reopening: Poll
Two-thirds of people surveyed in a new poll believe the state’s transportation system will need “big changes” coming out of the COVID-19 crisis, and most respondents who are employed full- or part-time indicated they’d like to keep working from home at least partially once the state reopens. Thirty-nine percent of employed respondents in a MassINC Polling Group survey released...
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Can Your Employer Fire You For Taking Care of Your Kids on Company Time?
Kids will be kids at the worst time… right when you’re in the middle of a huge video conference with your boss. But can you really be fired for managing your children while working from home? Attorney Mandy Price discusses what your rights are as a work-from-home parent.
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How Financial Stress Can Lead to Success — Even During the Pandemic
Steve Siebold, the co-author of “How Money Works: Stop Being a Sucker,” has tips to cope with the financial anxieties that many millennials are facing during the pandemic, and advice on the benefits of starting your own business from home.
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How to Work Effectively from Home: Tips from an Expert
Judith Olson from the University of California Irvine discusses the implications of distance work and provides tips for working from home, including responding quickly and staying in constant communication with your coworkers.
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Poll Finds Sharp Shift in Commuting Attitudes as Workers Slowly Return to Offices
The full-service resumption of public transportation has been eyed as a key to restarting the state’s economy, but new polling suggests that commuting habits are likely to change as workers slowly return to the office, with more people eyeing a permanent work-from-home schedule and a majority of commuters uncomfortable, for now, with the idea of returning to trains and...
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Research Shows People Would Like to Continue Working From Home
Some workers in Massachusetts returned to their offices this week under Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan, but a new study shows people would like to keep working from home.
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Exhausted and Unfocused While Working From Home? You're Not Alone
I should be nailing this working-from-home thing these days. I’ve been based in a home office for years, so I’m not adjusting to Zoom meetings or missing my colleagues. My kids are self-sufficient. I’m not sick or caring for anyone who’s sick. With gyms and restaurants closed and travel restricted, I have lots of free time. I feel like I should be getting so...
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Dealing With Your Pet's Anxiety While Working From Home
If you’ve been working from home and have a dog, you might be dealing with some challenges. Certified dog trainer Hannah Cunningham has some tips on how to get your dog not to bark while you’re on zoom call and how to prepare your dog so it doesn’t have destructive separation anxiety when you are finally able to go back...