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1.4 million seek jobless aid as virus surges in South, West

by AP Economics Writer
| July 30, 2020 6:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed on the U.S. economy.

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