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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has hit a record high for the second week in a row as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus intensifies.
More than 6.6 million people filed jobless claims in the week ended 28 March, the Department of Labor said.
That is nearly double the week earlier, which was also a new record.
The deepening economic crisis comes…
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