May 24, 2019

When elder fraud is a family affair

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Farmers get some help from the Trump Administration to deal with the repercussions of the trade war with China. When an older person is being scammed by family, when does protecting them turn into discrimination?

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Brains and Losses

Brains and Losses: Part VI

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff , Eliza Mills and Daniel Shin

May 24, 2019

Scammers are not always a faceless voice on the phone.

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Farmers to get $16 billion in aid as trade war hurts exports

by Andy Uhler

May 24, 2019

The new package totals $16 billion, with $14.5 billion of it going directly to producers.

A cow looks on at the farm of Sid Ready storm, at his farm near Scribner, Nebraska on May 5, 2019.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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