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. Nearly a year after the coronavirus outbreak, the full effect of the pandemic on the U.S. economy remains unclear. Some of the most obvious indicators are in conflict: As some companies report enormous profits, nearly 10 million more Americans are now unemployed compared with last February, and more than 1 million filed new unemployment claims last week. Are we still in the early stages of a long recession, or will the rollout of vaccines mean we will soon see the end of a short-term crisis? ...

With a coronavirus relief deal finally coming together after months of disastrous inaction from Congress and obstruction by the GOP, Rep. Ilhan Omar said late Wednesday that lawmakers should be “embarrassed” by the inadequacy of the emerging package given the scale of the public health and economic emergencies facing the country. In an interview on “The Mehdi Hasan Show,” the Minnesota Democrat lamented that the $900 billion relief measure congressional leaders are close to finalizing i...

Locals Remember Legend KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - Charley Pride, country musics first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died Saturday from complications of the coronavirus. Before he embarked on his country music career, Pride played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues. COVID Life Lesson KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Public Library is closing its Southeast Branch due to possible COVID-19 exposure. According to a spokesperson with the library, a patron who visiting the Sw...

Hours after the U.S. reported a staggering 3,000 coronavirus deaths in just 24 hours, the Department of Labor announced Thursday that an additional 1.3 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, further bolstering the case for a bold relief package and spotlighting the cruelty of the Republic...