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So much for expanded unemployment

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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

Election Day is still Nov. 3

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Trump ponders delaying the November election; a new Mars rover is on its way to the Red Planet.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters. TOP NEWS Can Trump delay the November election? No. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images On Thursday, President Donald Trump went on Twitter to dash off a quick thought: Should we, maybe, delay the November election, which polls currently suggest he is poised to lose? [ Twitter / Donald J. Trump ] The short answer is no. The slightly longer answer is that Trump doesn't have the legal authority to do a thing about the November election — it would require an act of Congress to change the date. [ Vox / Ian Millhiser ] Plus, as presidential historian Michael Beschloss points