At least three major banks have decided to opt out of a new process for getting Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven directly by the Small Business Administration, The Intercept has learned, leaving their small business customers with no other recourse if the banks refuse to forgive loans or drag out the process.
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The brigade commander over the Al Isha unit, Nawazuddin Haqqani, bragged in an interview with Zenger News that his unit is using U.S.-made hand-held scanners to tap into a massive U.S.-built biometric database and positively identify any person who helped the NATO allies or worked with Indian intelligence. Those who try to deny or minimize their role will find themselves contradicted by the detailed computer records.
The Associated Press reports that headstones from a historic African American cemetery in Washington, D.C., which were being used for erosion control, are being moved to Maryland’s National Harmony Memorial Park. This action will pay tribute to the 37,000 people who’ve been buried in the D.C. cemetery.
“It would be one thing if Congress had specifically authorized the action that the CDC has taken. But that has not happened,” the judges wrote in their opinion.
The biggest inequality affected Black infants, who had more than twice the White infant mortality rate. In 2019, almost 3,600 more Black babies died before their first birthday.
Marchers rallied in the nation’s capital and cities across the country, demanding passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the For the People Act, and for D.C. statehood.
“In what is already a challenging time for the people of Haiti, I am saddened by the devastating earthquake that occurred in Saint-Louis du Sud, Haiti,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. “We send our deepest condolences to all those who lost a loved one or saw their homes and businesses destroyed. I have authorized an immediate U.S. response and named USAID Administrator Samantha Power as the senior U.S. official to coordinate this effort.”
With Adam Harris’ new book, “The State Must Provide,” that conversation is brought up once again, this time directing those funds towards the education system at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
At least 22 people were killed when more than a foot of rain fell in just hours, causing a creek to rise and tear through the town of Waverly, Tennessee.