(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) The Associated PressWASHINGTON -- An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running total since the coronavirus shutdowns took hold in mid-March to about 41 million, the government said Thursday. The figures come amid an intensifying debate in Congress over whether to extend $600 in extra weekly federal unemployment benefits, provided under rescue legislation passed in March but set to expire July 31. She said she is still receiving far less in benefits than the $1,250 per week or more that she made on tour. If all else fails, I could go back to doing hair.”U.S. layoffs have hit some parts of the country with particular force. Russia reported a steady increase in its caseload, even as the city of Moscow and provinces across the vast country moved to ease restrictions in sync with the Kremlin’s political agenda.

Source: ABC News May 28, 2020 06:55 UTC