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Happy Tuesday, Illinois. When they say Midwestern weather is a confusing pile of garbage, they mean today. Enjoy the snow.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot couldn’t control her frustration Monday with the persistent crime problem in the city that saw five more deaths over the weekend, including a 7-year-old in her dad’s car at a McDonald’s.
3 arrested after shootout with detectives in Portales
VIDEO: 3 arrested after shootout with detectives in Portales By Bailie Myers | February 25, 2021 at 11:31 AM CST - Updated February 25 at 5:24 PM
PORTALES, N.M. (KFDA) - Officials said three people were arrested after a shooting involving detectives from the Portales Police Department last night.
Police were sent at 7:37 p.m. to follow up on a reported shooting. The investigation led detectives to a home in Alta Tera later that night.
Detectives attempted to gain access to the home by knocking on the door, and the occupants verbally threatened the officers.
While detectives awaited backup, shots were fired from within the home.
The number of Paycheck Protection Program loans to U.S. small businesses more than doubled in the third week of the latest round of pandemic relief aid, as Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase each processed more than $1 billion in funding.
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The Paycheck Protection Program was a lifeline for millions of small businesses brutalized by the pandemic. Over a four-month span, the government program distributed $523 billion in forgivable loans to more than 5 million companies. The average recipient got just over $100,000.
And then there were the roughly 300 business that received loans of $99 or less.
Judith Less, who runs a thrift shop in New Jersey, got $27. Nikki Smith, a baker and caterer in Oregon, collected $96. A.J. Burton, the founder of a record label in Arkansas, got $78. And Susana Dommar, a chiropractor in Texas, received a loan for just $1.
Stephanie Ackerman, a self-employed college admissions consultant, was shocked when her loan deposit, for $13, showed up in her bank account.