US: Many still awaiting promised stimulus cheque
The number of unemployed people in the US rose by 1.4 million last week, up slightly on the week before, as some pandemic unemployment benefits are set to expire unless Congress renews them.
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The number of people unemployed in the United States has risen for the first time since March.
It comes as some pandemic unemployment benefits are set to expire unless Congress renews them.
But as Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York, many jobless Americans are still waiting for money they were promised.
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Published On 23 Jul 2020