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The House of Representatives approved legislation providing $42 billion in COVID-19 assistance to restaurants and $13 billion to hotels, gyms, and event venues.

Yahoo Finance editor in chief Andy Serwer discussed the future of restaurants amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Deepak Singh talked about his book, How May I Help You?: An Immigrant’s Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage, about his experiences working in the service sector in the United States.

Filmmaker Ezra Edelman talked about the making of his ESPN documentary, O.J.: Made in America. He was interviewed by Ta-Nehisi Coates. A video clip was shown. Then chef David Chang discus…

Eric Danziger made opening remarks at the grand opening of Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. It was a re-development of the Old Post Office, an 1899 Romanesque Revival building. …

Stephen Fried, adjunct journalism professor at Columbia University Graduate School, recounts the life of Fred Harvey, one of the earliest innovators of the American hospitality industry. Mr…

Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the nation’s largest union, talked by remote video from San Francisco about employment numbers, minimum wage, i…

Telephone lines, including a line for minimum wage workers, were open for viewer commentary on the question: Should the minimum wage be raised? Davie Jamieson also spoke by telephone abou…

Fred Vogelstein talked by remote video from San Francisco about his book, Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution, in which he traces the origins of two of the la…

Marriott International President and CEO Arne Sorenson talked about the U.S. economy, tax reform, hotel industry trends, immigration reform, and his company’s new business strategies. He was…

New advances in refrigeration made sweet treats like ice cream widely available in the early twentieth century. Two of the first companies to develop frozen desserts like ice cream bars and …

Gregory Peerbolte talked about his book Randhurst: Suburban Chicago’s Grandest Shopping Center. He was interviewed by the crew of the C-SPAN Digital Bus. The date and location are not known.

Howard Schultz, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks, recounts his return to a leadership position in the company in 2008 after an eight year absence .Mr. Schultz rep…

David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research, teaches a class at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas’s Honors College on the History of Gambling in America. The day’s lecture fo…

Chick-fil-A, Inc. founder, chairman, and president Truett Cathy and his son, Chick-fil-A president and chief operating officer Dan Cathy, spoke about the success and continued growth of thei…

Kenneth Jost of Congressional Quarterly was on the phone and spoke on the Supreme Court Securities Fraud Case.

Senator Conrad Burns, who serves on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, was interviewed about telecommunications issues. He discussed rural telecommunications and the…

The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on financing water infrastructure projects. They focused on the fundi…

Mr. Hoch talked about Wal-Mart’s business model, its impact on the U.S. market, and the state of competition in the retail industry. He responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic ma…

Ms. Grant talks about Wal-Mart’s growth in the retail industry, labor practices, dependence on foreign goods and the company’s worldwide image. She responded to telephone calls, faxes, and e…