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WhatsApp's privacy features make it a hotbed for COVID-19 hoaxes

by Jasmine Garsd
Mar 23, 2020
The app is impossible to search for conspiracy theories in order to stop their spread.
Pro-Trump extremists are joining smaller, private messaging groups on encrypted messaging apps. It might be a good thing, because then the virality of disinformation is contained, but it can also be a bad thing if law enforcement can't see their next move.
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Senate fails to agree to $1.8 trillion COVID-19 relief

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 23, 2020
Democrats have blocked an aid package for the second day running.
Democrats have called an aspect of the GOP bill a “slush fund” that would give Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (center) the ability to help industries without transparency.
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Ben Bernanke on COVID-19 downturn: "With help from the Federal Reserve and from the Treasury, I'm not really expecting a major financial crisis."

by Kai Ryssdal and Katherine Wiles
Mar 23, 2020
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed has to do what it can to limit the damage caused by the coronavirus.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the current downturn is "a different problem with different solutions."
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SEC on high alert for illegal stock market activity

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 23, 2020
Haima Marlier, a former senior trial counsel for the SEC, says recent trading suspensions show the SEC is "very much paying attention."
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Fall fashion braces for the effects of COVID-19

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 23, 2020
Most apparel companies aren’t in a state of emergency ... yet.
China's supply chain problem is starting to worry retailers.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

For two married doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding child care is a struggle

by Samantha Fields
Mar 23, 2020
It's hard to find a babysitter when you're working with coronavirus patients in the ER.
Dr. Tom Robey is an emergency room doctor near Seattle.
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Tax Day is July 15. Here's what you need to know

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 23, 2020
If you are getting a tax refund, which more than 70% of Americans do, you can still file your taxes now and get your money.
This only applies to federal tax returns. Whether you still have to file your state and local taxes by April 15 depends on where you live.
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What all-electronic trading means for the New York Stock Exchange

by Justin Ho
Mar 23, 2020
NYSE says it has run tests and is fully capable of operating electronically.
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Early indicators of a COVID-19 recession are here

Mar 20, 2020
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Should the Fed decide who gets bailout cash?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 20, 2020
That authority was curbed during the 2008 financial crisis. Some are arguing that power should be returned.
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
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