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$300 in US jobless aid running out even as more seek help

by Associated Press
| September 10, 2020 2:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's unemployment safety net is looking increasingly shaky, with a $300-a-week federal jobless benefit from the Trump administration running out just weeks after it began and millions of laid-off Americans nearing an end to their state unemployment aid.

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