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Facebook group “RVs for MDs” lets health care workers self-quarantine safely

A North Texas woman got a helping hand when she turned to the internet in a desperate bid to help her husband, an ER doctor, find somewhere to rest without the risk of exposing his family to the coronavirus. She turned her experience into a movement called “RVs for MDs,” a Facebook group which connects people in the medical profession needing to quarantine with nearby volunteers who are willing to lend their campers to them. Mireya Villarreal speaks to group founder Emily Phillips and several people who benefited from her initiative for our series A More Perfect Union. Source

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Sneak peek: Surviving Ted Bundy

“48 Hours” Live to Tell: Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy targeted three young Florida women in one of his final attacks. They survived and share their terrifying ordeal and long road to recovery. CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith reports in an all-new “48 Hours” airing Saturday, April 11 at 10/9c on CBS. Source

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Goldman Sachs pledges $550 million to small businesses amid pandemic

Small business owners are scrambling to get loans that will keep their businesses afloat while the U.S. economy weathers the coronavirus pandemic. Congress is considering a plan to give them an additional $250 billion, while Goldman Sachs has stepped up to commit $550 million to relief efforts. Company chairman and CEO David Solomon joins “CBS News” for his first network broadcast interview to talk about the donation as well as how he thinks the pandemic will continue to affect the economy. Source

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