April 2020

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1918 Spanish flu pandemic
The 1918 flu pandemic was one of the worst in human history. It killed an estimated 50 million people -- and that’s on the low end. Adjusted for population, that would add up to 220 million people dead today. So, what can we learn from what we experienced over a century ago?
April 24, 2020
Angel Ortiz
Angel Ortiz is a chef at the celebrated FnB restaurant. The restaurant industry was one of the first and hardest hit as businesses were forced to shutter to mitigate the spread of the virus. And Ortiz knew it was just a matter of time before it drove her out of the kitchen.
April 24, 2020
Andrei Cherny and Emily Ryan in studio
KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week. The Show discussed the week in news with Emily Ryan of Copper State Consulting; and Andrei Cherny, former chair of the Arizona Democratic Party.
April 24, 2020
Adventurous Stills hand sanitizer
Distilleries, usually known for selling alcohol, are now making and selling hand sanitizer. One of them is Adventurous Stills Distillery in Tempe.
April 24, 2020
stars in the sky
With fewer people are on the roads right now due to COVID-19, there’s an upside: Air pollution levels have gone down and the sky has become a little clearer. One thing you can do during this time of clearer skies is stargaze.
April 23, 2020
COVID-19 graffiti in Tempe
An ASU history professor is leading an effort to create a public history of the pandemic as it plays out. It’s called "A Journal of the Plague Year: An Archive of COVID-19."
April 23, 2020
farm land
On April 21, the Trump administration clarified that its immigration suspension will last 60 days and will not affect temporary workers for the tourism or farming industries. However, that doesn't relieve Arizona farmers of their worries.
April 23, 2020
The Show is hearing from Arizonans who — like so many — have lost their jobs because of the pandemic and its fallout. Autumn Markley knows she hasn’t been as badly hurt by the virus as others, but without a clear path forward, it's hard to imagine what her life will look like after the coronavirus pandemic.
April 23, 2020
hot Thermometer
Triple-digit temperatures are already here — it's not even May and forecasters are already predicting temperatures as high as 104 degrees as April wraps up.
April 23, 2020
Michelle Ugenti-Rita
Plans to adjourn the state's 2020 legislative session on May 1 have been put on hold. But were all legislative members even aware of this initial plan?
April 23, 2020

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