TBC Weekly Newsletter October 26, 2020

US Sees Highest Number Of New COVID-19 Cases In The Past Two Days

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-sees-highest-number-of-new-covid-19-cases-in-past-two-days-idUSKBN27A0JK

The US is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases that surpasses any records set so far in the spring and summer.

The End Of The Eviction Moratorium Comes With A New Set Of Problems

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/10/23/13-million-american-households-could-owe-72-billion-in-unpaid-rent-by-end-of-this-year/amp/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie%2F&__twitter_impression=true

According to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia 1.3 million Americans will owe up to $7.2 billion in rent when the eviction moratorium comes to an end.  

Does Trump Have Business in China?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/21/why-trump-chinese-bank-account-beijing-business-tax-returns-joe-hunter-biden/

President Trump has a bank account in China, allegedly used for business purposes. He has paid more in taxes to the chinese government than to the government of the country he currently leads. 

Lawyers Can’t Find the Parents of 545 Migrant Children Separated by the Trump Administration

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1244066

Lawyers have been unable to locate the parents of 545 migrant children, with ⅔ of them already being deported back to Central America.

The Pandemic Is Causing Women To Be More Likely to Want To Quit Their Jobs

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/opinion/articles/2020-10-20/covid-19-explodes-the-myth-that-women-opt-out-of-the-workforce

80% of the million people who dropped out of the workforce in August and September were women. This is the first time in 6 years that research has shown a difference in the interest of men and women quitting.

Three Vaccine Trials Have Been Paused

https://www.fastcompany.com/90566024/3-covid-19-trials-paused-vaccine-safety

We’ve seen headlines about vaccine trials being forced to pause. What does this mean and should we be worried?