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Majority of Americans Want Focus On Containing Virus Over Economy, Call for Unemployment Benefits to Extend

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Majority of Americans Want Focus On Containing Virus Over Economy, Call for Unemployment Benefits to Extend

Majority of Americans Want Focus On Containing Virus Over Economy, Call for Unemployment Benefits to Extend

As the country continues to reopen for the summer, most Americans are hesitant to go back to normal activities and a majority want an extension to weekly unemployment benefits set to run out in July.

Veuer’s Justin Kircher has the story.


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