U.S. Small Business Administration has yet to make public the names of companies that tapped the $660 billion program. Source
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Survivor recalls final moments of plane crash that killed 97
Mohammad Zubair was one of just two surviving passengers. Source
CBS Weekend News, May 24, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 death toll nears 100,000 as millions celebrate Memorial Day; Teacher infected with coronavirus continues her remote class. Source
Pro-democracy protesters clash with police in Hong Kong over Beijing’s proposed law
Protesters in Hong Kong clashed with police over Beijing’s plan to impose a tough new security law. There’s fear it would crush freedoms in the former British territory. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source
Trump threatens to move Republican National Convention out of North Carolina
The Republican National Convention in Charlotte is expected to kick off August 24. Source
Nick Cordero suffered a new lung infection
Cordero, a 41-year-old Tony nominee, was initially hospitalized March 30 after developing pneumonia and later tested positive for the coronavirus. Source
Despite COVID-19 risks, some Americans ignore social distancing guidelines over holiday weekend
The unofficial start of summer in the United States is seeing Americans venture out, appearing to dismiss social distancing guidelines. Don Dahler shows “CBS This Morning” how some Americans spent their Memorial Day weekend, despite the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Source
Deadlines for laid-off workers to get health care coverage looming
Taxpayer-subsidized health insurance is available to many laid-off workers who have lost their health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown. Source
N.Y. public workers killed by virus to get line-of-duty death benefits
“I want to make sure we repay them — and not just by saying thank you and running nice television commercials,” Cuomo said. Source
Cuomo says state frontline workers who died from coronavirus will get death benefits
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that frontline workers who were state employees will receive death benefits if they died in the line of duty. “I want to make sure that we repay them — not just by saying thank you and running nice television commercials,” Cuomo said. Source