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Virus sends jobless claims up for first time since March

by AP Economics Writer
| July 23, 2020 7:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The viral pandemic's resurgence caused the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits to rise last week for the first time in nearly four months, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is causing.

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