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751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy

by Paul Wiseman
| November 6, 2020 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic.

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