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Jobless Americans missed $17.6 billion in benefits last month because of relief bill delays By: CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) -- Jobless Americans missed out on billions of dollars of benefits last month because then-President Donald Trump and Congress did not finalize a coronavirus relief bill until the end of December. And many may face another break in payments next month if lawmakers again wait until the last minute to approve yet another extension of key federal pandemic unemployment programs, which are set to start expiring in mid-March. The ...

SALT LAKE CITY — In November, the Downtown Dollars program was established to help struggling restaurants and retailers in Salt Lake City's commercial core. Utahns can purchase electronic gift cards and get a certain amount of "bonus bucks" tacked on to spend at dozens of downtown businesses. With the end of the year approaching, the Downtown Alliance is now upping the ante and sweetening the bonus bucks deal to sell more Downtown Dollars and help more downtown businesses. Previously, Utahns who purchased Downtown Dollars could get 10 bonus bucks for a $50 gift card purchase, or 25 bonus bu...