The ranks of jobless Americans continue to surge, with about 5.2 million filing for unemployment benefits in the second week of April. Source
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Coronavirus updates: More than 33,000 dead in U.S. as COVID-19 spreads
The ranks of jobless Americans continue to surge, with about 5.2 million filing for unemployment benefits in the second week of April. Source
Fyre Festival founder asks for early prison release
His lawyers argue that his “preexisting conditions” make him “particularly vulnerable to catching and suffering from severe or fatal consequences of the virus.” Source
CBS Evening News, April 16, 2020
More than 22 million unemployment claims filed in last 4 weeks during pandemic; Celebrities and CEOs offer help to those struggling to pay rent. Source
Brian Dennehy keeps looking for the truth
The actor is always tinkering with his characters to “get the fraud out” Source
This week on “Sunday Morning” (April 19)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Space station crew returns to world changed by coronavirus
They face an extended quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Source
From 2007: Brian Dennehy on the best part of acting
Two-time Tony Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the age of 81. In this interview originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” June 10, 2007, Dennehy talked with correspondent Martha Teichner about his remarkable career, from playing Macbeth as a 13-year-old, to his roles in such popular films as “First Blood” and ”Cocoon,” to his acclaimed work as one of the stage’s leading interpreters of Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller. Source
Unlikely company to manufacture 100,000 face shields for rural health care facilities
A company that usually prints banners and business cards for its clients is shifting gears to help manufacture face shields for communities in need. E-commerce brand Vistaprint has pledged to donate 100,000 face shields to rural health care facilities across the country. Vistaprint’s chief marketing officer Ricky Engelberg joins CBSN to discuss the initiative and a new fund that aims to help small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Source
White House rolls back Obama-era EPA rule that curbed toxic pollutants
The rule compelled America’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, something the EPA chief said was regulatory overreach by the Obama administration. Source