So much for expanded unemployment
Expanded unemployment insurance runs out; Belarus sees mass protests before its elections. Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters. TOP NEWS Expanded unemployment insurance ends with tens of millions still out of work Drew Angerer/Getty Images On Friday, expanded federal unemployment insurance expired, putting an end to the $600-per-week benefit that has kept many Americans afloat through the historic economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. [ WSJ / Andrew Duehren and Te-Ping Chen ] That expiration comes after a week of negotiations on a new coronavirus relief package that could renew unemployment benefits, with little headway apparent. As things stand, dueling proposals by the House and Senate are ab...
