Who Is Getting All That Paycheck Protection Program Money?

The Daily Dive

Who is getting all the money? The Small Business Association and the Treasury Department have released the names of more than 660,000 businesses that received money from the Paycheck Protection Program. The program has given payouts to lawmaker-connected businesses including car dealerships, casinos, construction companies and restaurants. Nicholas Wu, politics reporter at USA Today, joins us for more on the PPP.

Next, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Trump have both said they are looking at banning TikTok from the U.S. The reasons may differ however. Pompeo says there are national security concerns and President Trump might want ban it to punish China for the conronavirus. Sam Shead, tech correspondent at CNBC, joins us for more.

Finally, there is an ongoing discussion about how COVID-19 spreads through the air. We know that it can spread from respiratory droplets when someone coughs or sneezes, but there is a growing body of evidence showing that is can spread through even smaller aerosolized droplets that can linger in poorly ventilated areas. Kat Eschner, contributing editor at PopSci, for why COVID’s airborne transmission may deserve more attention.

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