Testing Labs Falling Behind; SCOTUS Rules On Trump Taxes

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Testing Labs Falling Behind; SCOTUS Rules On Trump Taxes

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With so many new coronavirus cases, testing labs are falling behind and people are waiting days for results.

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Trump was not immune from a grand jury subpoena for his financial records. But Americans are not likely to see the president’s taxes before Election Day.

There were nearly 2.4 million new applications for state and federal unemployment benefits last week, according to the Labor Department. After four straight months of people applying for unemployment by the millions, NPR’s Scott Horsley reports there are growing signs it won’t be getting better anytime soon.

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