The latest figure shows that many employers are still cutting jobs as the pandemic tightens business restrictions and leads many consumers to stay home.
Katherine Lee
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The Latest: Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Trump ‘failed’ to shore up nation’s cybersecurity, Biden says
The president-elect also expresses empathy with families who have struggled this year through the pandemic and resulting economic uncertainty.
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White House virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
Her comments came just days after The Associated Press reported that she traveled out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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Justice Department suing Walmart, alleges company helped fuel opioid crisis
The suit alleges the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies.
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Virus mutation, looming Brexit puts Britain in uncertain isolation
Stranded Europe-bound truckers are hoping to receive the green light to get out of Britain soon, after some of the most dramatic travel restrictions of the pandemic were imposed on the country following the discovery of a potentially more contagious strain of the coronavirus
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California governor picks election chief Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be the state’s first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the state’s population.
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California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors
California is desperately searching as far away as Australia, as the coronavirus surge pushes hospitals to the breaking point.
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Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary
Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher, was appointed to the top education post in Connecticut just months before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
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Beer, restaurants and NASCAR win tax breaks in virus relief bill
Tucked in among more than 5,000 pages of legislative text, Congress’s bill providing COVID-19 relief and 2021 government funding includes dozens of tax breaks for beneficiaries ranging from downtown restaurants and the film industry to motorsports racetracks. And many of the benefits will stick around long after the pandemic is over. Besides granting temporary tax […]