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A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits as the coronavirus slams economy

A record 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, the government reported Thursday, as restaurants, hotels, barber shops, gyms and other businesses shut down in a nationwide effort to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

A sign in the window of the Artist and Craftsman Supply in Philadelphia alerts folks that they are closed until further notice.
A sign in the window of the Artist and Craftsman Supply in Philadelphia alerts folks that they are closed until further notice.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
    by Heather Long, Washington Post
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