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  • The Labor Department said Thursday that roughly 32 million people are receiving unemployment benefits.
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    This Thursday, we’re going to find out what happened to U.S. GDP in the second quarter. Google is adding a new undersea cable network. The Trump administration’s plans to regulate social media. And, Marketplace’s new podcast kids and their families.

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  • Despite having a bill, Senate Republicans themselves remain divided.
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    We now have two competing bills for COVID-19 relief after Senate Republicans released theirs Monday. Plus, the latest on President Trump’s picks for the Fed. And, a French solution for hand sanitizer shortages.

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  • Faith and Serlina Boyd founded their own magazine, Cocoa Girl, after noticing a gap in the U.K. market for diverse and inclusive coverage.
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    One mom spotted a lack of diversity in magazines for young Black girls in the U.K. So she started her own. Malaysia’s former prime minister is convicted in 1MDB financial scandal. Google announces a new transatlantic data cable.

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  • Among the orders is allowing the importation of cheaper drugs from other countries, and requiring drug rebates paid to insurers and others to get passed down to patients.
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    Pharmaceutical executives are expected at the White House Tuesday to talk drug prices. What will Fed Chair Jerome Powell have to say about the economy this week? And, in California, Latino communities continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic.

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  • The benefits vary from state to state, though right now, recipients also qualify for $600 a week in federal pandemic unemployment benefits.
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    Republicans are expected to roll out their trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package today. A 17% jump in the number of people in the U.S. relying on food stamps. And, how have plant-based meat companies fared during COVID-19?

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  • Gold hits another record high amid concerns of a slow recovery from the coronavirus health crisis.
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    European travel shares plummet amid concerns of a slow economic recovery from the pandemic. What’s in the Philippines’ COVID-19 recovery plan? Restaurants struggle with an increase in “no-shows” after lockdown.

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  • Fabiana Estrada of Accion says a lot of the minority business owners she's worked with are confused about how the PPP loans work.
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    There’s a lot of disagreement among Republicans about what a COVID-19 relief bill should look like. Plus, the wait for many movie theater reopenings continues. And, yes, it appears the U.S. is in a tech cold war with China.

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  • Financial companies, afraid of getting caught up in the new national security law for Hong Kong, are self-censoring.
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    The law concerning Hong Kong appears to be affecting financial companies, who are self-censoring. Plus, a bid from Airbus to settle to a 16-year dispute between the U.S. and EU over aircraft manufacturing. And, how the pandemic is hitting HBCUs.

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  • China orders U.S. consulate closure in tit-for-tat move, worrying markets.
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    An escalation in tensions between the U.S. and China adds to gloom in global financial markets. Has Airbus done enough to end a subsidies dispute between Europe and the U.S.? The price of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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