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Destinations

The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans

In this June 26, 2020, file photo, volunteers Juanita MacKenzie, front, and Dave Stutman carry boxes of food to a waiting car at a large mobile pantry set up by the Food Bank of the Rockies in the parking lot of Empower Field at Mile High in west Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Money

US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

Job seekers wait in a line at a career fair in Arlington, Va. PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDREW HARRER — BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES
United States

US jobless claims rise to 742,000; millions to lose aid

A sign announces a coronavirus closure at a flower shop in Jay, Maine, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Money

US layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid

Passersby walk past a business storefront with store closing and sale signs, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Dedham, Mass. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels and many other businesses six months after it first erupted. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Money

Fraud, backlogs disrupt US unemployment benefit payments

Amy and Cody Morgan look over their next appointment, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Cypress, Texas. The couple, who lost their jobs as corporate executives during the coronavirus pandemic, decided to start a pool servicing company, Pit Stop Pools. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Money

New companies face tough task overcoming pandemic, recession

FILE - In this June 28, 2018, file photo, rolls of finished steel are seen at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill. Companies seeking relief from President Donald Trump’s taxes on imported steel and aluminum ran into long delays and cumbersome paperwork, a federal watchdog found, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Money

US companies seeking tariff relief faced red tape, delays

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a help wanted sign hangs on the door of a Target store in Uniontown, Pa. Hundreds of thousands of Americans likely applied for unemployment benefits last week, a high level of job insecurity that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
United States

COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US

An affordable East Naples home designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane is under construction on Thursday, May 10, 2018. | Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Construction

August US home building slides 5.1% after months of gains

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, empty boxes await packages at the Wake County Board of Elections as workers prepare absentee ballots for mailing in preparation for the upcoming election in Raleigh, N.C. Democrats are unveiling new operations to try to make it easier for their voters to cast ballots. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Election

Democrats try to streamline mail balloting for their voters

FILE - In this July 21, 2020, file photo, a homeowner tours his new home, in Washingtonville, N.Y. U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages fell this week amid signs that the halting economic recovery slowed over the summer. The key 30-year mortgage again marked an all-time low. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate on the 30-year home loan declined to 2.86% from 2.93% last week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Real Estate

US long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year at 2.86%

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