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    In Blue States and Red, Pandemic Upends Public Services and Jobs

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Coronavirus OutbreakliveLatest UpdatesMaps and CasesC.D.C. Shortens Quarantine PeriodsVaccine TrackerFAQAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyIn Blue States and Red, Pandemic Upends Public Services and JobsAs a standoff over federal aid persists, state and local governments are making deep budget cuts. “Everything’s going to slow down,” one official said.Republican-led states that largely depend on energy-related taxes, like Wyoming, have been walloped by the sharp decline in oil prices.Credit…Stephen Speranza for The New York TimesBy More

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    Unemployment Claims Drop, but Holiday Week May Be a Factor

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Coronavirus OutbreakliveLatest UpdatesMaps and CasesC.D.C. Shortens Quarantine PeriodsVaccine TrackerFAQAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyUnemployment Claims Drop, but Holiday Week May Be a FactorThe decline was the first in three weeks, despite a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Economists warn of more job losses ahead.A lone shopper at a department store in Midtown Manhattan on the day after Thanksgiving. The drop in weekly jobless claims is likely to have been depressed by the holiday week.Credit…Gabby Jones for The New York TimesBy More