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Coronavirus Makes Cooling Centers Risky, Just as Scorching Weather Hits
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As Hunger Swells, Food Stamps Become a Partisan Flash Point

As Hunger Swells, Food Stamps Become a Partisan Flash Point

By JASON DePARLE

Democrats are seeking to raise benefits as research shows a rise in food insecurity without modern precedent amid the pandemic. But Republicans have balked at a long-term expansion of the program.

Coronavirus Makes Cooling Centers Risky, Just as Scorching Weather Hits

Coronavirus Makes Cooling Centers Risky, Just as Scorching Weather Hits

By CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE

Officials are scrambling to find ways to protect residents against dueling threats of extreme heat and the coronavirus.

E.U. Is Facing Its Worst Recession Ever. Watch Out, World.

E.U. Is Facing Its Worst Recession Ever. Watch Out, World.

By MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF and JACK EWING

New forecasts predict a 7.4 percent economic collapse and risks of even worse decline if the reopening triggers a second virus wave.

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