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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high
The Labor Department said applications fell to 963,000, the second straight drop, from 1.2 million the previous week.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
The Latest: Both sides play the blame game as virus relief stalls, Congress leaves until September
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — With talks on emergency coronavirus aid having stalled out, both sides played the blame game Thursday rather than make any serious moves to try to break their stalemate. Official Washington is emptying, national politics is consuming the airwaves and the chasm between […]
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
N.H. tax protester in 2007 standoff: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’
Edward Brown says he has no use for guns, distrusts the court system, and sees himself as a pawn to set an example for others.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
The Latest: U.S. reports highest number of virus deaths in 1 day since mid-May
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. As the United States reported its highest number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in a single day since mid-May, President Trump continued Wednesday to press for the nation’s schools to bring children into classrooms, for businesses to open and for athletes to […]
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
U.S. adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has slowed
Job growth slowed in July, evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
The Latest: New reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports looked at children with COVID-19 who needed hospitalization. Hispanic children were […]
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
Trump appears to be using friction with China to drum up voter support in an election year.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
New York City the last holdout on in-person schooling as big districts defy Trump
New York still needs Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval as it plans on being the only major school district to have students in classrooms.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Another 1.2 million unemployment claims filed as federal jobless aid ends
For 20 straight weeks, jobless claims have remained over 1 million.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
The Latest: Africa passes 1 million confirmed virus cases; true number far more
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. JOHANNESBURG — Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing for the continent’s 1.3 billion people. While experts say infection tolls in richer nations […]
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