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Governors' Companies Among Recipients of Virus Relief Loans

By Julie Carr Smyth | Jul 8, 2020

Governors who ordered shutdowns as their states responded to the coronavirus pandemic were among millions of beneficiaries of the loan program created to help small businesses weather COVID-19.

Fox's Carlson Criticized for Saying Democrats Hate America

By David Bauder | Jul 8, 2020

Television's most popular political host, Tucker Carlson, says leaders of the Democratic party should be disqualified from running the country because they "despise" it.

Trump Increasingly Turning to Executive Orders, More to Come

By Kevin Freking | Jul 8, 2020

President Donald Trump is setting a brisk pace lately in issuing executive orders and he's just getting started as he tries to position himself as a man of action on everything from foreign policy to racial justice.

Kanye West? The Girl Scouts? Hedge Funds? All Got PPP Loans

By Christopher Rugaber | Jul 8, 2020

The government's small business lending program has benefited millions of companies. Yet the recipients include many you probably wouldn't have expected.

TikTok to Leave Hong Kong as Security Law Raises Questions

By Zen Soo | Jul 7, 2020

TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily eyeing ramifications of a sweeping national security law that took effect last week.

Doctors Say Experimental Treatment May have Rid Man of HIV

By Marilynn Marchione | Jul 7, 2020

A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant virus from his body, doctors reported Tuesday.

Grindr, Worth Over $600M, Cleared for Trump Admin's PPP Loan for Small Business

Jul 7, 2020

The gay dating app Grindr, which was valued at $620 million when it was recently sold, is cleared for a $1 million to $2 million small business loan that aims to help companies suffering from the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump Revives J. Edgar Hoover's Tyrannical Playbook

Jul 7, 2020

Trump is lifting freely from former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's playbook.

Seattle City Council Approves New Tax on Big Business

By Lisa Baumann | Jul 7, 2020

The Seattle City Council on Monday approved adopting a new tax on large businesses, two years after the council repealed a big business tax amid pressure from corporations.

Trump Donors Among Early Recipients of Coronavirus Loans

By Brian Slodysko | Jul 7, 2020

As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trump's election efforts.

$1.2 Million Bail for Driver That Hit 2 Seattle Protesters

By Martha Bellisle | Jul 7, 2020

A judge on Monday set a $1.2 million bail for the man accused of driving a Jaguar on to a closed Seattle freeway and hitting two protesters, killing one and seriously injuring the other.

Protesters Back Indiana Pastor Who Called Activists Maggots

Jul 7, 2020

Supporters of an Indiana minister who was suspended for calling organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement "maggots and parasites" walked out of a service and shouted at a bishop.

GOP Worries Trump's Divisive June Imperils Senate Control

By Alan Fram | Jul 7, 2020

President Donald Trump's June began with his Bible-clutching photo op outside a church after authorities used chemicals and batons to scatter peaceful demonstrators. It never got less jarring or divisive.

Indiana Officials Investigate Report of Assault on Black Man

By Casey Smith | Jul 7, 2020

A Black man says a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to "get a noose" after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property as they gathered at an Indiana lake.

Virus Loans Helped Entities Tied to Trump Evangelical Allies

By Elana Schor | Jul 7, 2020

Churches connected to President Trump and his evangelical advisers received at least $17.3 million in loans from a federal rescue package designed to aid small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

America Disrupted: Troubles Cleave A Nation, and A City

By Josh Boak and Kat Stafford | Jul 7, 2020

It was difficult to celebrate America in Saginaw this year. The deadly coronavirus had torn through the county. Unemployment had surged five-fold. Weeks of protest over racial inequality left many debating.

Jerusalem Offers A Grim Model for A Post-Annexation Future

By Joseph Krauss | Jul 7, 2020

It's hard to say what exactly will change in the West Bank if Israel follows through on its plans to annex parts of the occupied territory, but east Jerusalem may provide some answers.

No More Delays: What to Know About the July 15 Tax Deadline

By Sarah Skidmore Sell | Jul 6, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15.

Sex Workers Lack Food for Taking HIV Drugs During COVID-19

By Ignatius Ssuuna | Jul 6, 2020

As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, it threatens in multiple ways those who earn their living on the streets — people like Mignonne, a 25-year-old sex worker with HIV.

Gig Workers Face Shifting Roles, Competition in Pandemic

By Cathy Bussewitz and Alexandra Olson | Jul 6, 2020

Gig workers are clamoring for jobs that often pay less while facing stiff competition from a crush of newly unemployed workers also attempting to patch together a livelihood.

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