Quick Take
- GDP shrank at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter.
- Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential nominee, has died from COVID-19.
- Outbreaks have swept through at least three Alaska fish-processing facilities in recent weeks.
- An effort to extend enhanced unemployment benefits failed after Democrats blocked a bid to slash payments.
Newsletter: https://inamericapod.substack.com
The economy shrinks by 32.9% in the second quarter, congress fails to extend enhanced jobless payments, and Johnson & Johnson starts Phase I human vaccine trials.
Quick Take
- GDP shrank at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter.
- Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential nominee, has died from COVID-19.
- Outbreaks have swept through at least three Alaska fish-processing facilities in recent weeks.
- An effort to extend enhanced unemployment benefits failed after Democrats blocked a bid to slash payments.
Newsletter: https://inamericapod.substack.com