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South Dakota rejects Trump’s widespread unemployment

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, one of President Trump’s closest allies, has rejected the additional unemployment benefits delivered by an executive measure of Mr. Trump. The executive measure provided an additional $ 300 in unemployment benefits per week, but it required states to kick in another $ 100. In a …

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Japanese economy shrinks at record pace as pandemic hits spending

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan was hit by its biggest economic contraction on record in the second quarter when the coronavirus pandemic burned businesses and consumer spending, keeping policymakers under pressure for bold action to prevent the recession from escalating. FILE PHOTO: People cross a street in a business district in …

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Hotels in New York City reopen for new customers

About five months after closing their doors, some of Big Apple’s finest hotels are starting to take reservations again, bordered by signs of renewed demand from composite New Yorkers. Tourists and business travelers have been displaced, and in their place treacherous suburbs are being sought to celebrate a birthday or …

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