Personal Finance Daily: How Twitter, Facebook and YouTube deal with misinformation and how much more likely it is Black Americans will die of COVID-19

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As Trump challenges social-media companies, how Twitter, Facebook and YouTube deal with misinformation and glorification of violence

One person’s misinformation might be another person’s truth.’

Black Americans are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 in America: 75% of frontline workers in New York are people of color

95% of workers in low-income households have either been laid off as a result of the coronavirus or have experienced a loss in income, a Gallup report released Monday found.

A corporate lawyer’s job hangs in the balance after charges in a Molotov cocktail attack — but it can take much less to get fired for what you do off hours

The alleged incident took place during national protests over George Floyd’s death.

The extra $600 Americans receive in weekly unemployment benefits ends in July — how that could cost the U.S. more jobs

For every dollar spent on unemployment insurance, there’s a multiplier effect leading to a 1.64 increase in GDP, research shows.

My son is the only one wearing a mask at his job, while all the executives are working from home — what can he do?

‘Not one person, except him, is wearing a mask.’

The No. 1 thing Americans are spending their stimulus checks on — even more than shopping at Costco, Walmart and Target

‘Americans are aware of how grim the near future could be.’

My children, aged 10 and 15, each received $1,200 stimulus checks — will the IRS penalize us if we keep them?

‘My wife is on permanent disability and she receives a Social Security payment monthly for them. Were we supposed to get this money?’

Walt Disney World cancels dining reservations and stops taking new hotel bookings ahead of planned July reopening

Travelers are rethinking their theme-park getaways as Disney eliminates some of its most popular perks for when Walt Disney World resumes operations.

Is this a good time to buy a home? Here’s what you need to know to score a deal

‘Investors who own Airbnb properties are looking for immediate liquidity.’

Be prepared to wash your own hair and pay a COVID-19 fee. Your trip to the hair salon won’t be the same after the lockdown

Getting your hair done will be a lonelier, quieter experience for the time being.

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Trump calls governors ‘weak’ on protests as designation of antifa as a terror organization is challenged

President Donald Trump blasted governors as “weak” over their responses to violent demonstrations in U.S. cities, telling them to get tougher on protesters amid outrage sparked by the death of George Floyd while he was in police custody.

People in London, Berlin, Milan and other major cities around the world protest the killing of George Floyd

In England, thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square and chanted ‘No justice! No peace!’ before marching to the American embassy.

Elon Musk demands justice for George Floyd: ‘Definitely not right’ that just one Minneapolis officer has been charged

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO questioned what message only charging Derek Chauvin sends.

If the market can’t provide the beneficial things society needs to save lives, give it a nudge

The world was not prepared for the coronavirus pandemic, and it won’t be prepared for the next one unless we ensure that necessary resources — facemasks, hospital beds, ventilators, skilled professionals — are on hand in sufficient quantities.

Next coronavirus aid package to pass Congress by late July, analysts say

As the Senate returns to Washington, D.C., on Monday after a weeklong break, analysts are predicting that another big coronavirus aid package is likely to come by late July.

Here’s why the ‘unloved but welcome’ U.S. stock market rally from March lows won’t last, Goldman says

Brief hopes that U.S.-China trade tensions may subside appear to have been dashed.

As SpaceX sends Americans into orbit, investors can take this ETF to a new frontier

The SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF focuses on spacecraft, launch vehicles, rockets and satellites.

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