Turning to social media for help in the wake of COVID-19
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Turning to social media for help in the wake of COVID-19
More than 16 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits in the last three weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds the economy to a near halt. Even as many wait for the first direct payments from the U.S. government as part of the recovery bill, people in dire financial straits have been turning to social media to ask for help. NewsHour Weekend's Sam Weber reports.
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Turning to social media for help in the wake of COVID-19
Clip: 4/11/2020 | 6m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
More than 16 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits in the last three weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds the economy to a near halt. Even as many wait for the first direct payments from the U.S. government as part of the recovery bill, people in dire financial straits have been turning to social media to ask for help. NewsHour Weekend's Sam Weber reports.
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