Why $4 trillion in bailouts didn't save the economy

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<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A6a9ynaWSSeKpVoOXZEdIgA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on the president&rsquo;s call for an end to stimulus-bill negotiations. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ac-FVhixfQbK7sWRhAbV5tQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> also offers an extensive analysis of the effectiveness of past coronavirus-relief spending.</p> <p>Two homes, less than a 30-minute drive from each other, highlight the different ways the economic crisis is impacting people in the U.S., particularly when it comes to homeowners and renters. <a href="https://apple.news/A73VVB9yERHKMHGQhyCK31w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AjeFlm_TSQfWVCrOMVz1euQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> explains the origins and implications of a California wildfire that reached &ldquo;gigafire&rdquo; status this week.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A7kPjrwq2TK2VDfH_w5UuBg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> says more than 4 million people have already voted in the 2020 election. And <a href="https://apple.news/A5cwQDbCBSMaQZP4dogBFyg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS</a> has the story of Beatrice Lumpkin, a 102-year-old woman who cast her ballot in a hazmat hood.</p>