Watchdog reports over two hundred billion in COVID aid may be stolen
The SBA inspector general estimates fraud and potential losses exceed 200 billion across the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection programs. The report finds at least 17 percent of funds disbursed to potentially fraudulent actors, with figures disputed by SBA officials and White House observers noting ongoing investigations and a large backlog of leads.
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Mike” Ware
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Isabella Casillas Guzman
Labor Department
Larry Turner
Biden
Bob Westbrooks
Federal
University of Texas At Austin
McCombs School of Business
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Prigozhin lands in Belarus as charges drop in Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin the Wagner Group founder arrives in Belarus under a deal ending the aborted mutiny. Belarusian President Lukashenko says Prigozhin and some troops may stay for a time at their own expense while Moscow reports no charges against him or followers.
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Heat dome to scorch much of U S this week
Heat dome conditions threaten record highs across Texas and forecast to expand to Kansas City, Oklahoma, Mississippi Valley, western Florida Panhandle and western Alabama. Temperatures near 110 F loom in western Texas with no relief before the Fourth of July, forecasters say.
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Video shows Cormier heated with officers during hallway exchange
In footage from an apartment hallway Officer Dustin Lister and two others confront Cormier as he opens his door and shouts that he did not have sex with the woman. He says they planned to go out next day, insists he did nothing wrong, and questions Miranda rights. He appears emotional and at times aggressive, offering to be shot. A court hearing notes no blood footage from the complex. Cormier remains free on a $75,000 bond as trial continues.
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Teske files for Kansas school board seat amid residency questions
Teske plans a month and a half living in Kansas City before possibly returning to Lawrence creating residency questions. Her name stays on the August primary ballot after missing the June 1 filing deadline. Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew says the August 1 primary will proceed with several candidates for the seat once held by Andrew Nussbaum.
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