Strand bookstore to pay $1.5M over COVID loan
What each leads with
CNBC ↗ — Headline and lede call it the 'iconic New York City bookstore' and stress it 'agreed to pay' in a 'civil settlement' with 'no determination of liability.'; Body highlights the store’s statement that the error was 'unintentional' and notes Wyden’s long criticism of Trump alongside Pirro’s appointment by Trump.CNBC — Headline and lede call it the 'iconic New York City bookstore' and stress it 'agreed to pay' in a 'civil settlement' with 'no determination of liability.'; Body highlights the store’s statement that the error was 'unintentional' and notes Wyden’s long criticism of Trump alongside Pirro’s appointment by Trump.
Fox Business ↗ — Headline leads with 'owned by Dem senator’s wife' and 'ineligible COVID loan'; lede repeats 'Democratic senator’s wife' and 'barred it from receiving.'; Quotes Pirro directly: 'not to enrich those who aren’t eligible... especially the wife of a U.S. Senator' and includes the owner’s full defense about changing rules.Fox Business — Headline leads with 'owned by Dem senator’s wife' and 'ineligible COVID loan'; lede repeats 'Democratic senator’s wife' and 'barred it from receiving.'; Quotes Pirro directly: 'not to enrich those who aren’t eligible... especially the wife of a U.S. Senator' and includes the owner’s full defense about changing rules.
Strand bookstore to pay nearly $1.5 million over Covid loan tied to Sen. Wyden's wife
Nancy Bass Wyden, whose grandfather founded the New York City bookstore, had signed off on the PPP, which was off-limits because she is a senator's wife.
Iconic NYC bookstore owned by Dem senator’s wife to pay $1.5M over ineligible COVID loan
5 million to settle allegations tied to a pandemic-era PPP loan that federal law barred it from receiving.