Jun 30, 2020

Rents due tomorrow, tax returns due in two weeks

Graffiti asking for rent forgiveness in Los Angeles, California. As state eviction moratoriums start to expire, tenants will have to pay back rent or move out. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

Housing groups say they are bracing for a wave of eviction notices. And the deadline to file your tax return this year is July 15, despite calls for another extension. Plus, what it's like to work as a contact tracer.

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With July rents due, renters brace for evictions

by Jasmine Garsd

Jun 30, 2020

According to the Urban Institute, nearly 20% of people who rent did not pay in June.

A building tenant hangs a sign from his roof in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City during a rent strike on May 1.

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July 15 is Tax Day. And the IRS isn't pushing it back any further.

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder

Jun 30, 2020

Except for one or two exceptions: Victims of severe weather in parts of the South this past April will have until Oct. 15.

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What does a contact tracer's job entail?

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Jun 30, 2020

As states look for contact tracers to track potential coronavirus transmission, people with strong communication skills and an ability to work with people under stress are good candidates.

A contact tracer in Brussels. The U.S. could need as many as 100,000 of them to track potential coronavirus transmission.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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