The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.
Music streaming social platform, Lum, is gaining popularity after closing a $3 million Series II funding and a partnership with singer/songwriter Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo, along with Lum co-founder, Max Ferguson, joined Cheddar to discuss benefits for artists and fans in joining the platform.
Hurricane Sally crawls ashore along the Gulf Coast as a major flooding event; a major foreign policy victory for President Trump; everything that Apple just announced, and more.
Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons owner and Home Depot co-founder, joined Cheddar to discuss business values beyond making a profit and the NFL's stance on racial inequality issues today.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says the city has agreed to a settlement with the family of Breonna Taylor that includes a $12 million payment and police reforms after the Black woman was fatally shot by police who burst into her home at night.
A nurse at an immigration detention center in Georgia says authorities performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
Dole has pledged to bring healthier options to 1 billion people by 2025 in the company's new #SunshineForAll initiative. Dole's North American president, Brad Bartlett, joined Cheddar to discuss the campaign kickoff in Jackson, Mississippi.
