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Congress ready to fight as unemployment cliff looms

Congress is moving toward a showdown over federal unemployment benefits, with millions of Americans in the balance. As part of the March $ 2.2 trillion coronavirus bill, Congress agreed to a $ 600 per week increase in unemployment benefits, but they will begin to expire in a matter of days. …

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Close the United States and start again

By Shelby Lin Erdman, Jacqueline Howard, Jen Christensen, and Katia Hetter | CNN More than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses, and other Americans have signed a letter urging political leaders to close the country and begin again to contain the growing coronavirus pandemic. “The best thing for the …

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