Americans face debt, evictions and hunger as unemployment runs out
August 11, 2020
Thirty million Americans currently collecting unemployment have gotten by in recent months with $600 added to their weekly checks from the federal government. With Congress and the Trump administration unable to reach a deal on a new package, many face what could be insurmountable financial challenges as debt piles up and paying for items such as food, rent or mortgages becomes nearly if not impossible.
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