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1.4 million seek jobless aid, first increase since March

by AP Economics Writer
| July 23, 2020 6:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is causing to the economy.

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