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May 08, 2020
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Let's break down what happened in the news this week. Here's a preview:

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Breaking: According to the April jobs report released this morning, the U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% brought about by the loss of 20.5M jobs in April. The numbers show a level of economic devastation not seen since the Great Depression. 20.5M jobs lost in one month more than doubles the total job loss of 8.7M during the 2008-09 recession. (See April jobs report)

Charged Murder in Georgia: A father and son, both white, have been charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man who was shot on February 23rd in southern Georgia. For more than two months following the shooting, no charges were brought. However, a grap…

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