US poverty fell in April and May due to federal relief programs, even as COVID-19 ravaged the economy, new study suggests

· Poverty in the US dropped in April and May, even as the economy cratered due to the pandemic, a new study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago suggests.
· Researchers estimate the poverty rate fell 2.3 percentage points to 8.6% in April and May, from 10.9% in January and...