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Number of laid off workers seeking unemployment help stuck at 1.3M

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits held steady at 1.3 million last week, a historically high level indicating that many companies are still cutting jobs as the viral outbreak intensifies. The high level of claims for unemployment assistance is occurring as new confirmed cases of …

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‘Magic School Bus’ author Joanna Cole dies at 75

NEW YORK (AP) – Author Joanna Cole, whose “Magic School Bus” books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, died at age 75. Scholastic announced that Cole, a Sioux City, Iowa resident, died Sunday. The cause was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. “Joanna Cole had the perfect touch to …

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