U.S. Layoffs Remain Elevated As 803,000 Seek Unemployment Aid
The latest figure shows that many employers are still cutting jobs as the pandemic tightens business restrictions and leads many consumers to stay home.
Paul Wiseman
WASHINGTON (AP) The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy into recession and caused millions of layoffs.
The latest figure, released Wednesday by the Labor Department, shows that many employers are still cutting jobs as the pandemic tightens business restrictions and leads many consumers to stay home. Before the virus struck, applications typically numbered around 225,000 a week before shooting up to 6.9 million in early spring when the virus and efforts to contain it flattened the economy. It has since come down but remains at historically high levels.
Dwayne The Rock Johnson Saves Christmas For Widowed Father You inspire so many people. the truth is you represent so many parents around the world who are going through the struggle this Christmas.”
Ash Percival
HuffPost UK
Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest role has seen him transform into a real-life Santa Claus to save one family’s Christmas.
The former wrestler came to the aid of a widowed father-of-two as part of fellow actor John Krasinski’s YouTube series, “Some Good News.”
“Super dad” Jay Abel was invited on Krasinski’s show after the host learned Jay – who lost his wife three years ago – was selling off memorabilia on eBay to raise money for his children’s Christmas presents.
U.S. Immigration Arrests Down 27% In 2020, A Trend Activists Hope Biden Will Continue
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested about 104,000 people during fiscal year 2020.
Ted Hesson
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration arrests fell by 27% in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic led to fewer border crossings and reduced operations, a falloff that pro-immigrant activists say should continue when President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Wednesday that it arrested roughly 104,000 immigration law violators in fiscal year 2020, which ended on Sept. 30. ICE arrested 143,000 during the previous year.
The agency deported 186,000 people this year, a 30 percent decline from a year earlier.
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Dec 23, 2020
Biden Warns Americans That Darkest Days Of COVID-19 Pandemic Are Still To Come
“As frustrating as it is to hear, it’s going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus, the president-elect said.
President-elect Joe Biden warned Americans on Tuesday to steel themselves for the “darkest days” of the coronavirus pandemic, which he said are still to come.
“One thing I promise you about my leadership during this crisis: I’m going to tell it to you straight. I’m going to tell you the truth. And here’s the simple truth: Our darkest days in the battle against COVID are ahead of us, not behind us,” Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, ahead of the Christmas holiday.