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News Wrap: Unemployment numbers underscore pandemic's damage

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News Wrap: New unemployment numbers underscore the pandemic's economic damage

In our news wrap Thursday, another 712,00 people filed for jobless benefits last week, tripling the average total from before the pandemic. And momentum is building for a new economic relief measure in Washington as COVID-19 numbers continue to surge in the United States.

12/03/2020

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