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COVID-19 drives unemployment claims up
Mar 19, 2020

COVID-19 drives unemployment claims up

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There were 281,000 more people who signed up for unemployment benefits last week. The big three Detroit automakers say they're shutting down factories until at least March 30. The cities and states putting temporary holds on evictions.

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HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and growing list of cities suspend evictions because of coronavirus

by Samantha Fields
Mar 18, 2020
Lawmakers are calling for a moratorium on evictions across the country, as more and more schools, events, restaurants and bars shut down.
San Francisco was one of the first big cities in the country to put a temporary moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus.
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