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Rise in jobless claims reflects still-struggling US economy

by AP Economics Writer
| August 21, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus recession struck swiftly and violently. Now, with the U.S. economy still in the grip of the outbreak five months later, the recovery looks fitful and uneven — and painfully slow.

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