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"We are very far apart," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. "It's most unfortunate."
The viral video app has become an unlikely flashpoint amid larger concerns about national security.
Experts say it's far from clear whether the decline in jobless claims represents a statistical blip or a sign of an awakening job market.
That extra aid has become a major sticking point in negotiations over another big aid package.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs...
Consumers could be entitled to millions of dollars in rebates under Obamacare rules that cap insurance companies’ profits.
