At Beleaguered U.S. Meat Plants, Inspectors Are Getting Sick Too April 23, 2020 By Deena Shanker and Lydia Mulvany One hundred U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors have tested positive for the coronavirus as the illness ravages the nation’s meat...
FBI Official: Number of Coronavirus Cyber Complaints on Rise April 23, 2020 By Eric Tucker and Christina A. Cassidy WASHINGTON — Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the pandemic, including hackers who target hospitals and medical research institutions that are...
SBA Reports Data Breach in Disaster Loan Application Website April 23, 2020 By Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK — Thousands of small business owners reeling from the aggressive measures taken to halt the spread of the...
More States Make Plans to Reopen; California Holds Firm April 23, 2020 By Rich McKay and Brendan O'Brien More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst...
Plaintiffs Hope to Consolidate COVID-19 Business-Interruption Lawsuits April 23, 2020 By Jim Sams Two groups of plaintiffs — one in Philadelphia, the other in Chicago — are asking federal courts to consolidate lawsuits...
Georgia Tests Boundaries of Life Post-Pandemic With ‘Risky’ Reopening April 22, 2020 By Howard Schneider and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON — A handful of mostly southern U.S. states will begin loosening economic restrictions this week in the midst of...
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Among Banks Sued Over SBA Virus Loans April 21, 2020 By David McLaughlin, Mark Niquette and Olivia Rockeman Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and US Bancorp were sued by small businesses...
For Meat Plant Workers, Virus Makes a Hard Job Perilous April 21, 2020 By Stephen Groves SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Kulule Amosa’s husband earns $17.70 an hour at a South Dakota pork plant doing a job...
Kansas Works to Boost Testing in Meat Processing Towns April 21, 2020 MISSION, Kan. — Kansas has received more personal protective equipment and supplies to expand COVID-19 testing in communities with meat...
Travelers Sees Rising Claims as Coronavirus Crisis Spreads April 21, 2020 Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and warned that potential...