KNX In Depth: Long COVID taking people out of the workforce--Record heat wave smothers the UK--New and better antibiotic shows promise--Fast food sign war puts small town on the map

If you want to know why businesses are having trouble finding workers, you can blame COVID. A recent estimate finds one million Americans have been forced to leave the labor market because of long COVID. We go In Depth into the impacts on the economy. Doctors are starting to pay even more attention to another omicron subvariant that's been found in southern California. We do have positive medical news though. Scientists say they've developed an antibiotic that can stop antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We talked about that heat wave in the UK. It's still there, baking the country. Record high temperatures never even imagined there were set today. We go In Depth into that and the possibility President Biden could declare a climate emergency. A movement is getting bigger to unionize workers at local Korean BBQ and other Korean-owned restaurants. But there are some barriers. A war between fast food giants is brewing in a small Missouri town. It's all because of what's being written on their big outdoor signs.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices