AP business writer. Covering workers and workplaces. Venezuelan-American. She/Her/Hers. habloespañol

New York, NY
Looking to talk to people for an AP story about office holiday parties. Do you like them? Wish they would never come back? Somewhere in between? D/M or email me if you want to chat. aolson@ap.org
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If you're a food blogger, let me give you some advice: All we want is the recipe. We don't need the backstory, the origin of the flour, or info about how much your kid ate. TIA.
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In April 2020 I wrote a story with @Alexolson99 about how front-line workers were faring during the early days of the pandemic. We checked in with some of them a year and a half later to see how they were doing. apnews.com/article/business-…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden says he's directing military to develop plan for making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for service personnel.
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In the last few months, the growing ranks of dictators have flexed their muscles, and freedom has been in retreat. The list is grim: a draconian crackdown in Nicaragua, a military takeover in Myanmar, a tightening grip by Beijing on Hong Kong... apnews.com/article/joe-biden…
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In Arkansas, where only about 33% of the population fully protected, cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising. “It is sad to see someone go to the hospital or die when it can be prevented,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson tweeted. apnews.com/article/coronavir…
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Congrats to The Associated Press @AP team of Bernard Condon, Matt Sedensky, Jim Mustian, Jennifer Peltz and Meghan Hoyer for winning the Silurians Press Club Award for investigative journalism for coverage of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of coronavirus in nursing homes.
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My first story on the new beat: A look at the concerning rate at which Latinas have left our vulnerable workforce, what that means for *their* future and what needs to be done about it apnews.com/article/coronavir…
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Has the number of people you can count on grown or dwindled during the pandemic? AP poll sought to quantify what's known as "social capital" among Americans. My story.
A new Impact Genome/AP-NORC poll finds 18% of U.S. adults, or about 46 million people, say they have just one person or nobody they can trust for help in their personal lives. apne.ws/J8m6UIU
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19 of those states are also ending benefit programs for self-employed and gig workers and for the long-term unemployed. One recipient may have to cut Internet: "That’s my kids who can’t do schoolwork at home on the computer.” Story from yesterday: apnews.com/article/jobless-c…
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Here are the 22 states that are moving to cut off the extra $300 weekly federal unemployment benefit, and the three considering taking that step:
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