Coronavirus live updates: Big unemployment numbers; stimulus checks on the way; US death toll nears 15,000
On the day some Americans could begin receiving stimulus checks from the federal government amid the coronavirus pandemic that has eroded the country’s financial footing, the Labor Department reported another 6.6 million initial claims for unemployment insurance. That’s down just slightly from the the record 6.8 million who sought benefits for the report issued a week ago after 3.3 million claims, then a record, were reported the previous week. […]
