The coronavirus pandemic has become a factor in politically explosive cases involving voting rights, immigration and abortion. Source
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Many small businesses say Paycheck loan program is flawed
Millions of smaller employers may not benefit from the government’s flagship loan program — here’s why. Source
Rhino poaching surges across Africa amid virus pandemic
Rhino poaching is surging across Africa as a lack of funding causes security shortages in conservation areas. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports. Source
Medication abortions can resume in Texas and Oklahoma, courts rule
In two separate rulings, federal appeals courts allowed the majority of abortion services to resume in Oklahoma and Texas despite the coronavirus pandemic. Source
Lives to Remember: Reverend Dick Ottaway
Reverend Richard “Dick” Ottaway, a retired Episcopal minister, passed away from COVID-19 at 88 years old. Ottaway was a renaissance man, whose Cape Cod home was always “open to everyone,” his family said. Anthony Mason tells his story. Source
Wynton Marsalis on the legacy of his dad, jazz legend Ellis Marsalis
Ellis Marsalis Jr. died earlier this month from complications of coronavirus. Source
Lives to Remember: Baseball coach Ben Luderer
Ben Luderer, a special education teacher and baseball coach, passed away on March 30 after battling coronavirus. He was 30. His former college teammates remember him as a “goofball” who loved working with children. Anthony Mason looks back on Luderer’s legacy. Source
Oscar honors Gena Rowlands
Throughout a remarkable six-decade career, the actress has captivated audiences with dramatic, unconventional and offbeat characters of startling honesty Source
Trump’s name will appear on printed stimulus checks
The president’s name will appear in the memo line, but Treasury Dept says the addition won’t delay checks. Source
Latino lawmakers call for protections for undocumented farmworkers
At least half of the nation’s agricultural workers are undocumented — and they will not be getting coronavirus relief checks. Source