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Jul 23, 2020

Jobless claims are up again, for the first time since March

The resurgence in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations has sent the number of unemployment claims back up. More information today on the Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 relief bill. And, an old oil tanker in Yemen could make the humanitarian crisis there worse.

The Labor Department said Thursday that roughly 32 million people are receiving unemployment benefits. — The Labor Department said Thursday that roughly 32 million people are receiving unemployment benefits.
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What Senate Republicans are proposing for the COVID-19 relief bill
by Sabri Ben-Achour, Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
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They’re divided on whether and how to extend emergency pandemic unemployment benefits.
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Weekly unemployment claims rose to 1.4 million last week
Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton, has more about how the pandemic and the U.S. response to it are affecting the foundation of our economy.
Aging oil tanker in Yemen raises concern about catastrophe in the Red Sea
by Daniel Ackerman
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Observers worry that the ship — a “pawn” in Yemen’s civil war — could spill its oil and affect fisheries and drinking water.
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Jobless claims are up again, for the first time since March