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• The US government doubled the interest rate on coronavirus bailout loans for small businesses after banks complained they would lose money The US government began offering $350 billion in small business loans via private banks on Friday.  The interest rate was doubled on the aid after smaller lenders complained the original 0.5% rate would create losses. Larger banks like JPMorgan Chase had warned that they were not prepared to take applications as early as the White House had hoped. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The US government doubled the interest rate on $350 billion in loans available to small businesses from 0.5% to 1% on Thursday after small banks reportedly complained they couldn't afford to lend at such a…
• Georgia surpasses 6,000 cases, more than 200 deaths reported due to COVID-19 Confirmed cases of COVID-19 continued on an upward trend in the state of Georgia on Saturday, with the number of confirmed moving past 6,000, according to data released during the afternoon by the Georgia Department of Public Health. As of 12 p.m. Saturday, there were 6,160 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state -- up 193 overnight. There were 201 deaths as of Saturday afternoon, that’s an additional three from the report released Friday evening. Of the cases statewide, 68 COVID-19 cases were reported in Southeast Georgia on Saturday afternoon. The cases since the noon report include a total of 27…
• Prison sentences could turn into death sentences amid the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. Mass releases could be the best strategy to save thousands of lives. Disease spreads rapidly in jails since people are living in tight spaces, which makes the coronavirus pandemic a serious issue for US federal prisons. Of the 146,000 inmates in US federal prisons, about 10,000 are over 60, an age group the CDC deems high-risk for severe and potentially fatal cases. To combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, some US city jails, like Rikers Island in New York, are releasing select inmates over the age of 70 who are particularly high-risk for COVID-19, and President Donald Trump recently announced that he is considering implementing a similar policy on a federal…