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In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Gripped by surging pandemic, US employers cut back on hiring

A man pushes carts as a hiring sign shows at a Jewel Osco grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, April 23, 2020. Friday, Dec. 4, monthly U.S. jobs report will help answer a key question hanging over the economy: Just how much damage is being caused by the resurgent coronavirus, the resulting restrictions on businesses and the reluctance of consumers to shop, travel and dine out? (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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US plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

Congressional leadership including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, arrive to watch the flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as is carried by a joint services military honor guard from Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
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COVID-19 relief: What’s on the table as Congress seeks deal

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. DeVos has extended the moratorium on student loan payments and the accrual of interest until Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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Trump administration suspends student federal loan payments through January

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Colorado student, scientist named Time’s ‘Kid of the Year’

Above: A sign at the Swarovski store in Fashion Valley Mall asking shoppers to don a mask before entering in this file photo taken Nov. 28, 2020. | PHOTO BY ALEXANDER NGUYEN
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California on the brink: Virus rages and closures imminent

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics

Biden predicts ‘bleak future’ if Congress doesn’t act on aid

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Topanga Partners, Arixa Capital Break Ground on Opportunity Zone Project in Van Nuys, California

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Fed reports slowing US economic activity due to virus surge

In this March 17, 2020, file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas. Americans who struggled through 2020 could face more hardship in the year ahead as pandemic related payments and protections come to an end. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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As some pandemic aid ends, what’s next for hurting Americans

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