Evening Edition: White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small-business program dry
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The $349 billion program ran out of money Thursday, leaving traditional small businesses without funding and leading to a backlash that prompted one company to give the money back.
Some of these payments have been taken by banks and private debt collectors from people who have overdraft fees, delinquent loans or other debt obligations. Advocates say low-income families need the money for food.
Amid an outcry over test availability, Democrats are pushing for a "comprehensive national testing strategy," while the Trump administration is seeking a state-driven approach.
Monday's sudden collapse in the cost of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude is mostly owing to the mechanics of the futures market, which closes for May delivery Tuesday amid a worldwide glut.
Protests against stay-at-home restrictions are spreading in the United States as governments around the world face pressure to ease lockdowns and resume normal economic activity.
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Laura Reiley explains the kinks in the food supply chain leaving grocery shelves bare. Grocery workers share their well-founded fears with Abha Bhattarai. Erin Patrick O'Connor hears from sanitation workers on the pandemic's front line.
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For the nearly 70 million residents of multifamily buildings in the United States — from co-ops to public housing complexes — isolation is often impossible. Many fear they risk infection by riding the elevator or using the laundry room.
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