The number of people receiving the aid now tops 30 million – one in five workers.
Katherine Lee
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Trump backs away from his incendiary Minneapolis ‘thugs’ post
Twitter flagged the president’s late-night tweet, saying it violated rules against ‘glorifying violence.’
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Virus deaths hit 100,000 and U.S. funeral business is in trouble
COVID-19 has made large, traditional funeral services a thing of the past.
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The Latest: South Africa has virus testing backlog of nearly 100,000
The latest news on the pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. JOHANNESBURG — South Africa says it has a backlog of nearly 100,000 unprocessed tests for the coronavirus, a striking example of the painful shortage of testing kits and reagents across Africa as cases steadily rise. “This challenge is caused by the limited […]
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AMC drama revisits ‘Millionaire’ quiz show coughing scandal
In 2001, a couple was accused of cheating their way to the top prize on the British version of TV’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”
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Minneapolis police station set on fire in violent protest over black man’s death
Minneapolis-St. Paul had its third straight night of protests, which spread to other cities, including Los Angeles and Memphis.
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Top spellers prepare to crown national champion – from home
With the Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled, many top spellers who would have been on the bee stage this week are instead competing online.
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U.S. on cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from virus
Public health experts cautioned that even more death is in the offing.
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Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe
Entertainment companies like AT&T’s WarnerMedia are broadly shifting to streaming video, following in Netflix’ wake.
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House casts first-ever remote vote as Republicans wage constitutional challenge
The new system of remote voting by proxy was pushed forward by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democratic leaders this month as a temporary measure.