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Coronavirus relief via executive order?
Aug 4, 2020

Coronavirus relief via executive order?

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President Trump has said he wants to bring back some of the coronavirus pandemic relief himself, through executive orders. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Trump is proposing bringing back the eviction moratorium and enacting a payroll tax cut through executive orders. Tyson Foods has a new CEO. And, we hear from the unemployed people in this country who still have not gotten payments.

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COVID-19

Trump considers carrying out COVID-19 economic relief with executive orders

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Aug 4, 2020
That includes an eviction moratorium and a payroll tax cut.
President Trump has said he wants to bring back some of the coronavirus pandemic relief himself, through executive orders.
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COVID-19

Tyson Foods appoints new CEO while meat industry struggles with continued COVID-19 challenges

by Erika Beras
Aug 4, 2020
The industry has had to change how it prepares products, pivoting from places like restaurants and arenas to grocery stores.
Food companies like Tyson have not been able to make up all of the ground they lost during the pandemic through grocery store sales.
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COVID & Unemployment

Months into pandemic, many still not getting unemployment

by Samantha Fields
Jul 29, 2020
Some who have lost jobs because of COVID still have not filed for unemployment benefits, even though they’re eligible.
For every 10 people who successfully filed for unemployment benefits, an April study found that three or four were unable to get through, and two didn’t even try because it was too difficult.
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