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US deficit racks up record deficit with 4 months still to go

by AP Economics Writer
| June 11, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recorded a budget deficit of $1.88 trillion for the first eight months of this budget year, larger than even any annual shortfalls in U.S. history.

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