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The Jobless | Where Does the Money Go? | The State of Texas

TV Flash files “The Jobless | Where Does the Money Go? | The State of Texas” as hour 567 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 52, episode 28, aired 2020-05-03, 60 min.

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This leaf is S52E28: listed hour 567 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 28 of 36 in season 52. It aired 2020-05-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “On the Line | Outbreak Science | The Unseen Enemy” (S52E27). Next is “Pandemic Politics | Amazon | Ghost Guns” (S52E29). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

60 Minutes — The Jobless | Where Does the Money Go? | The State of Texas (S52E28)

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The Jobless – The prospects of finding a job in America in the time of the virus has become increasingly daunting. Scott Pelley reports on job seekers who the pandemic prevents from sharing a handshake and a smile with potential employers.  Where Does the Money Go? – Some farmers affected by the pandemic shutdown were already hurting. They lost their export market to China in retaliation for trade war tariffs and then watched most of the U.S. trade relief payments go to the largest farms. Lesley Stahl reports.  The State of Texas – Texas, like other states, is beginning a slow, gradual re-opening of business. But health care providers in rural areas tell Sharyn Alfonsi if COVID-19 outbreaks get worse, their financially fragile health care systems could become overwhelmed or even close.

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S52E28 is listed hour 567 of 767 — hour 28 of 36 in season 52, season 52 episode 28.

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The Jobless | Where Does the Money Go? | The State of Texas aired 2020-05-03 and is listed at 60 minutes.

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Tick, tick, tick — not a theme song, a weapon. CBS's 60 Minutes, Don Hewitt's stopwatch since 1968, was an 1980s Nielsen bully that outrated sitcoms on Sunday night: investigative pieces, profiles, commentator segments, correspondent star power. Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner, Ed Bradley, Diane Sawyer, Andy Rooney's endnotes. **Ambush interviews and gotcha lore made Wallace a fearsome brand.** The museum guard wants the package as civic virtue. The flash is the ambush. Appointment news before the…

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