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Millions could lose homes homes as federal eviction protections expire

About 13 million people could be pushed out of their homes as a result of expiring federal eviction protections, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The organization’s president and CEO, Diane Yentel, spoke to CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the expected wave of evictions coming this fall. Source

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Rockefeller Foundation: More COVID-19 testing could help U.S. reopen economy

The Rockefeller Foundation has proposed a new $75 billion effort to bolster the nation’s coronavirus testing and contact tracing capabilities. Currently, the U.S. tests about 4.5 million people each week, but the foundation says we need to boost that number to 30 million per week in order to safely reopen the U.S. economy. Rockefeller Foundation president Dr. Rajiv Shah joins CBSN to discuss the proposal. Source

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Portland protest leader speaks out about federal troops

Protests that started after the death of George Floyd have continued for 56 days now in downtown Portland, Oregon. Teressa Raiford, founder of Don’t Shoot Portland, joins CBSN to discuss the role of federal troops and what the demonstrations aim to achieve. Source

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