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ProPublica's Big Story ... Jun 30, 2021, 11:04 AM
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This company got a $10 million PPP loan, then closed its plant and moved manufacturing jobs to Mexico ProPublica's Big Story Jun 30, 2021, 11:04 AM (1 day ago) to me ProPublica The Big Story WED. JUN 30, 2021 This Company Got a $10 Million PPP Loan, Then Closed Its Plant and Moved Manufacturing Jobs to Mexico Many American businesses received millions in federal pandemic aid intended to protect workers, but exploited loopholes and rule changes to lay off those employees anyway. by Lydia DePillis VIEW STORY MORE FROM OUR NEWSROOM Held Back: Inside a Lost School Year Teacher Ashlee Thompson had a lot to worry about this year: A deadly virus. A poor district under threat by the state. And now, a new mandate for her students: Learn to read or flunk the third grade. by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, photography by Cydni Elledge The Ultrawealthy Have Hijacked Roth IRAs. The Senate Finance Chair Is Eyeing a Crackdown. Sen. 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They’re part of an elaborate influence campaign by Chinese officials to counter reports of human rights violations in Xinjiang. by Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Raymond Zhong, Paul Mozur and Aaron Krolik, The New York Times How Our Investigation Into Untested DNA Evidence Helped Solve a 1983 Murder When reporter Catherine Rentz found a 1983 article about a student who was raped and murdered, she immediately recognized the similarities to crimes committed by a serial perpetrator she’d been investigating. by Catherine Rentz Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Watch us on Youtube Donate Get the ProPublica mobile app: Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play Was this email forwarded to you from a friend? Subscribe. This email was sent to peterbnyc@gmail.com. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe to stop receiving this newsletter. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. ProPublica • 155 Ave of the Americas, 13th Floor • New York, NY 10013 ProPublica's Daily Digest 3:00 PM (20 hours ago) to me ProPublica Donate The Daily Digest MANY AMERICAN BUSINESSES RECEIVED MILLIONS IN FEDERAL PANDEMIC AID INTENDED TO PROTECT WORKERS, BUT EXPLOITED LOOPHOLES AND RULE CHANGES TO LAY OFF THOSE EMPLOYEES ANYWAY. This Company Got a $10 Million PPP Loan, Then Closed Its Plant and Moved Manufacturing Jobs to Mexico Many American businesses received millions in federal pandemic aid intended to protect workers, but exploited loopholes and rule changes to lay off those employees anyway. by Lydia DePillis VIEW STORY RECENT HEADLINES Oregon Lawmakers Set Out to Increase the Timber Industry’s Tax Bill. Instead, They Cut It Again. Held Back: Inside a Lost School Year The Ultrawealthy Have Hijacked Roth IRAs. The Senate Finance Chair Is Eyeing a Crackdown. New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic The U.S. Is Closing a Loophole That Lured Mexicans Over the Border to Donate Blood Plasma for Cash Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Watch us on Youtube Donate Get the ProPublica mobile app: Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play Was this email forwarded to you from a friend? Subscribe. This email was sent to peterbnyc@gmail.com. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe to stop receiving this newsletter. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. ProPublica • 155 Ave of the Americas, 13th Floor • New York, NY 10013