States Overpaid Unemployment Benefits and Want Money Back – The New York Times

A pandemic relief program allows no forgiveness of overpayments, even when recipients are not at fault and the funds are already spent.

Government to send mass text message on new pandemic rules – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

Home Affairs Minister Mikael Damberg said the authorities wanted to remind Swedes again about how important it is to follow the Covid-19 guidelines, especially with the upcoming holidays. The text coincides with national coronavirus recommendations come into force on Monday. The message will be sent out in batches early next week to some 22 million mobile phones.

Source: Government to send mass text message on new pandemic rules – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

A crisis of invisibility: inside San Francisco’s planned Native American cultural center | San Francisco | The Guardian

The Village is an outgrowth of San Francisco’s Friendship House.

An ambitious project is hoping to help address a challenge that the region’s Native population has grappled with since the occupation of Alcatraz Island in the late 1960s and early 70s: a crisis of invisibility.

The Village, a multi-year project with funding from the philanthropic investor Kat Taylor (who is married to Tom Steyer, the billionaire financier and brief Democratic presidential hopeful), is intended to become a center of Native culture and heritage. The effort is an outgrowth of the Mission District’s 57-year-old Friendship House, which describes itself as “the longest-running social-service organization in the United States run by and for American Indians”.

Source: A crisis of invisibility: inside San Francisco’s planned Native American cultural center | San Francisco | The Guardian

How Cheese Made James L. Kraft Rich and Famous – PeoPlaid Biography

In 1909, James Kraft invented pasteurized cheese that enabled it to have longer shelf life. He continued to experiment to make cheese more palatable even after a longer period of time. Soon, he was distributing packaged cheeses in tin cans with the brand names Kraft and Elkhorn to all cities and towns of the United States. During World War I, the business grew enormously due to large orders from the government. In the succeeding years, growth was achieved with the purchased of cheese companies in Canada and Australia as well as building plants in European markets. The company also became one of the largest advertisers in print and later on radio. In the 1930s, Kraft Foods diversified into other processed foods such as salad dressing, macaroni, and margarine. Source: How Cheese Made James L. Kraft Rich and Famous – PeoPlaid Biography