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One in four US workers claiming jobless benefits

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by almost 3 million last week as virus shutdowns continue to weigh on the US economy. The…

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Urban air quality improves as coronavirus empties U.S. highways -NOAA

U.S. air quality has improved since the coronavirus crisis emptied the roads of traffic, giving the country a futuristic glimpse of the clearer skies that…

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US anti-Semitic acts hit record high: Jewish NGO

The United States saw a record number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, the Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday, as it warned that extremists are exploiting the…

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Over 80% of U.S. small businesses expect longer impact of pandemic: survey

Eighty-one percent of small U.S. companies surveyed by Veem, a global payments network, expect the new coronavirus pandemic to affect their business over the next…

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No ‘V’-shape return from devastating U.S. job loss, Fed policymakers say

As many parts of the world’s biggest economy begin to reopen after weeks of stay-at-home orders that slowed the spread of the coronavirus but gutted…

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China, US agree to move forward with trade deal despite Covid-19 blame game

Chinese and US trade representatives agreed Friday to “create favourable conditions” for the phase one trade deal signed in January, Beijing officials said, despite recent…

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Critics alarmed by US nuclear agency’s bid to relax rules on radioactive waste

The federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could allow dangerous amounts of…

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EU to propose process for how WHO can learn from Covid-19 outbreak

The European Union is to put forward proposals for a mechanism to learn from the coronavirus pandemic at the next meeting of the World Health…

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U.S. processes over $500 billion in small business loans to stem coronavirus fallout

The United States has made over $500 billion in loans to small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and about $145 billion remains in…

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Fed likely to renew vow to use all tools to brace economy

The Federal Reserve, which has pumped trillions in emergency funding into U.S. financial markets to stem the damage from the coronavirus pandemic, is expected on…

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