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Unemployment Claims Rise: Due in large part to the uptick in Coronavirus cases, 1.4M jobless claims were filed last week, marking an increase from previous weeks (the weekly number had been falling since its peak in March). Some states including California, have begun to partially lockdown again, closing bars, restaurants with no outdoor seating, and movie theatres which have slowed job growth.

China Launches Mars Mission: In a renewed effort to extend the boundaries of space exploration, this week China launched a spacecraft with a rover that will conduct experiments on the surface of Mars. The U.S. is set to launch a mission to Mars on July 30th, which will collect samples from the planet’s surface. Both countries are planning to establish manned space stations on the Moon within the next two decades, whi…