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Austin Anderson, an 18 year old high school Football player was charged with a 🤬 charge in June that alleged he sexually assaulted an female in a bedroom at a friends house after repeated refusal from the female. She didn't tell anyone what he did until august when she came and told her mother.

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FESTUS - A Festus High School football player was charged this month with felony rape in connection with an assault that authorities say occurred at a home here in June.

Austin Anderson, 18, of Herculaneum, was charged Oct. 9 with second-degree rape and sodomy.

Charging documents allege that Anderson sexually assaulted a female in a bedroom at a friend's house after repeated refusals by the female.

The victim told police she spent the next three days in her room and didn't tell anyone because she didn't know what to say, according to charging documents. She told her mother about the rape allegations in August and the family then went to Festus police, the documents say.

Anderson, a senior at Festus High, was 17 in June and considered a legal adult in Missouri.

Anderson has been a star running back for the Festus football team and was named an Athlete of the Week by the Post-Dispatch in September after running for a 90-yard touchdown against De Soto High School.

A spokesperson for the Festus School District said the district could not comment publicly on Anderson's discipline or eligibility to play on the football team, but added that the team was following Missouri State High School Activities Association guidelines. Anderson played for Festus as recently as the Sept. 25 game against Hillsboro High School, according to the game coverage in the Post-Dispatch.

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Festus High School football star faces rape charge

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FESTUS - A Festus High School football player was charged this month with felony rape in connection with an assault that authorities say occurred at a home here in June. Austin Anderson, 18, of Herculaneum, was charged Oct. 9 with second-degree rape and sodomy.

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More jobless claims have appeared in Missouri after 3 weeks of decline. The ending of the week Oct. 3, over 8000 people have filed for unemployment benefits. Despite this Mike Parson has said the state's 7% unemployment rate was less than what his office had projected. Now because of the latest numbers, the state is no longer able to supply unemployment benefits. Missouri's jobless rolls have decreased since May.

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JEFFERSON CITY - New jobless claims rose in Missouri after three straight weeks of decline.

For the week ending Oct. 3, 8,797 people filed for unemployment benefits, up from about 7,300 the previous week, signaling that the pandemic continues to rattle the economy.

In Illinois, new claims ticked up by 3,400 to 29,390 last week.

Nationally, another 840,000 workers filed for initial unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor reported Thursday, down from 849,000 the previous week.

Despite the uptick, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican running for a full, four-year term on Nov. 3, said the state's 7% unemployment rate was less than half what his office had projected four months ago.

And, he said, it remains less than the national average of 8.4%.

But the latest numbers mean the state is no longer allowed to offer extended unemployment benefits.

In an announcement Thursday, the Missouri Department of Labor said it was notified by the U.S. Department of Labor that the state's economic recovery makes Missouri no longer eligible for the program.

The program, which will end Friday, provided up to 20 weeks of additional benefits to workers who have exhausted their regular benefits.

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Missouri, Illinois see uptick in jobless claims; extended unemployment benefits to end in Missouri

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JEFFERSON CITY - New jobless claims rose in Missouri after three straight weeks of decline. For the week ending Oct. 3, 8,797 people filed for unemployment benefits, up from about 7,300 the previous week, signaling that the pandemic continues to rattle the economy. In Illinois, new claims ticked up by 3,400 to 29,390 last week.

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Friday night lights will be back on for more than a dozen high schools in St.Louis county. The St.Louis County Department of Public Health has approved more than a dozen school football teams to play against other schools in the county. Schools will have to submit safety plans in order to be approved to play. These plans has to include the screening, quarantining and isolation guidelines plus how fans and spectators will be managed.

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County executive Sam Page said the approval process is ongoing and more schools will continue to be cleared to play

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Friday night lights will be back on at more than a dozen high schools in St. Louis County this week.

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health has approved the safety plans for several schools and school districts, allowing them to play competitive football games against other teams in the county.

So far, the county has approved the following schools and school districts to play:

Affton High School

De Smet Jesuit

Chaminade

Clayton School District

Jr. Cadets Athletic Program

Kirkwood School District

Ladue High School

Lindbergh School District

Lutheran North

Lutheran South

Mehlville School District

MICDS

Parkway School District

Rockwood School District

Saint Louis Priory School

Webster Groves School District

Westminster Christian Academy

County executive Sam Page said the approval process is ongoing and more schools will continue to be cleared to play.

Right now, the health department is working with CBC and Vianney high schools on their plans. Trinity Catholic High School was told to resend theirs, the county spokesman said.

The Chesterfield Hockey Association's plan also is under review.

School districts were allowed to begin submitting their safety plans Monday after Page announced restrictions on high-contact sports would be loosened, allowing athletes to compete in football, ice hockey and basketball.

The plans must include the screening, quarantining and isolation guidelines other youth sports already are following. They also need to include how fans and spectators will be managed along with a pledge to cooperate with contact tracing efforts.

"Many of those athletic directors submitted their guidelines on Monday and they're in the process of being reviewed," Page said Wednesday.
You can watch Sam Page address high school sports in the video player below.
In announcing the loosened restrictions on high school sports, Page said there have been improvements in COVID-19 rates and cases among the 15- to 19-year-old age group. The rate of new cases has declined along with the positivity rate. Page said more teens are getting tested, a trend that needs to continue.

Monday's announcement also included a recommendation for a return to in-person learning for high school students. Page stressed this is a recommendation and not a mandate for schools and families.

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Which high schools can play football in St. Louis County this week?

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County executive Sam Page said the approval process is ongoing and more schools will continue to be cleared to play ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Friday night lights will be back on at more than a dozen high schools in St. Louis County this week. The St.

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He says that we can reopen a lot of the economy if we take social distance and precautions to keep transmission low. Reopening can begin to happen if we sterilize surfaces, wash hands, and practice social distancing as we venture out. if they go back to normal before COVID the rates will continue to rise higher.

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ST. LOUIS - Dr. Alex Garza, the Incident Commander of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force gives updates on the status of patients hospitalized in BJC, SSM Health, Mercy, and St. Luke's. He says that we can reopen a lot of the economy if we take social distance and precautions to keep transmission low. The key is reducing transmission. Reopening can begin to happen if we sterilize surfaces, wash hands, and practice social distancing as we venture out.

If we went back to normal, before COVID-19, then we will drive the rates up. But if we reopen with an acknowledgment to social distancing and keeping transmission low, then it is possible to open more of the economy.

The task force includes health professionals from major healthcare systems. They are now all working as a team to deliver the latest numbers and our progress in hospitals during this crisis.

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The economy can open soon with social distancing, according to St. Louis Region Pandemic Task Force

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ST. LOUIS - Dr. Alex Garza, the Incident Commander of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force gives updates on the status of patients hospitalized in BJC, SSM Health, Mercy, and St. Luke's. He says that we can reopen a lot of the economy if we take social distance and precautions to keep transmission low.

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The U.S. economy added 661,000 jobs in September, it's well below the combined 7.5 million jobs added in May and June before hiring cooled in July, with the growth of 1.9 million positions, and in August, with 1.4 million. It showed the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.9% from 8.4% and professional and business services increased by 89,000 and the transportation and warehousing sector grew by 74,000. Manufacturing added 66,000 and financial activities rose by 37,000.

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ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch will debut a new can made from "infinitely recyclable" low-carbon aluminum.The beer giant is working with London-based mining company Rio Tinto to manufacture the cans out of recycled aluminum, using hydropower. A-B said production could reduce carbon emissions by more than 30% per can compared to traditional manufacturing techniques. It called the move a first for the beverage industry.A-B plans to fill the first million cans with Michelob ULTRA, one of its fastest-growing brands.“Michelob ULTRA has a responsibility to our consumers and our planet to use our platform for good and lead the way in sustainability,” said Michelob marketing vice president Ricardo Marques. “Sustainable packaging is a key opportunity to highlight our commitment to the environment.”Anheuser-Busch announced sustainability goals in 2018, which include a target to reduce carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2025 and invest in more sustainable packaging.The Rio Tinto partnership, A-B said, is a key step towards reducing carbon emissions in its packaging, the largest contributor of emissions in the company.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even during the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession.
The Labor Department said Thursday that U.S. jobless claims fell by 33,000 form the previous week and that 12.6 million are collecting traditional unemployment benefits, compared with just 1.7 million a year ago. The outbreak slammed the U.S. economy in the spring, causing the economy to collapse at a 31.7% annual rate from April through June, by far the worst three months on record. Companies and government agencies slashed 22 million jobs.

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, a customer leaves a Pier 1 retail store, which is going out of business, during the coronavirus pandemic in Coral Gables, Fla. The Labor Department reported unemployment numbers Thursday, Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.

Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even during the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession.

The Labor Department said Thursday that U.S. jobless claims fell by 33,000 form the previous week and that 12.6 million are collecting traditional unemployment benefits, compared with just 1.7 million a year ago.

The outbreak slammed the U.S. economy in the spring, causing the economy to collapse at a 31.7% annual rate from April through June, by far the worst three months on record. Companies and government agencies slashed 22 million jobs.

The outbreak slammed the U.S. economy in the spring, causing the economy to collapse at a 31.7% annual from April through June, by far the worst three months on record. Companies and government agencies slashed 22 million jobs.

Since then, the economy and job market have been rebounding. Employers added 10.6 million jobs from May through August - but the United States still has recovered less than half the jobs lost in March and April.

The recovery remains fragile, imperiled by continuing COVID-19 cases and a failure to deliver another economic rescue package in Washington.

An extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits ran out July 31, squeezing households that had depended on the beefed-up payments. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Aug. 8 providing a scaled-back version of the expanded jobless aid. Most states signed up for federal grants that let them increase weekly benefits by $300 or $400.

That program is expiring.

Charissa Ward, 37, was furloughed in April from her job as a server at a restaurant in Disney's Hollywood Studios resort near Orlando, Florida. Since then, she's been helping at her partner's online retail business, applying for jobs and waiting to see what Disney will do. "We have no idea when we're going to get called back,'' she said.

The extra $600 in weekly jobless benefits didn't replace all her lost income but helped. The reduced $300 she received briefly from Trump's program made life "a little less stressful.'' But Ward said Congress needs to agree to another financial rescue and do "what's best for working people.''

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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US

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by: Associated Press Posted: / Updated: WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even during the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession.

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The United States has been through a tough year, now in September of 2020, things don't seem to be heading in the right direction still. With rising COVID cases reaching over 200,000 and businesses increasingly laying off workers, the economy is taking a big hit by those who aren't too optimistic about the turnaround. Not only are workers being laid off, but certain sectors of the business industry aren't being allocated with the necessary funds needed, in order to keep people from losing their jobs. Some sectors can't even handle the wave of demand that's been caused by the effects of COVID; the housing industry is one of them. Though economic numbers surprisingly look good, and the fact that this is the best year on record for the U.S. since 1983, this new era of COVID has made these numbers look deceiving; yet consumers are still remaining upbeat. With that said, the unemployment rate has still risen to 7.9% percent, and though 11 million jobs have been replaced, those numbers are expected to fade as well. Talks within the Congress over stimulus bills have either stalled or been very slow, leading to less commerce put into the economy to stabilize it, leading more jobs and businesses being at risk of loss due to the lack of help coming from the government. Though there are some signs of some positive aspects through this dark time, the country's economy is still teetering a thin line for recovery.

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Weaker than expected job growth in September sent a signal that the sharp economic recovery off the coronavirus shutdown may be hitting a wall.

The Labor Department reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by 661,000 in September, held back by declines in government employment and an exodus of workers from the labor force.

In normal times, that type of hiring pace would be considered a sign of a robust job market. The total, in fact, would have been the best month the U.S. had seen since 1983 - if these were normal times and not amid the Covid-19 era that has changed the benchmarks by which economic data is measured.

As it stood, the total was a fairly wide miss from Wall Street's expectation of 800,000. The unemployment rate fell more than expected to 7.9%, but that was mostly due to a sharp decline in labor force participation.

Taken together, the report is a potential early flare from the business community that a rebound during which 11 million jobs were refilled in four months could be petering out.

"This report is an illusion of progress at a time when we needed accelerating gains in the labor market.
The number of jobs added this month is just not enough," said Nick Bunker, economic research director at job placement site Indeed. "This report is massively concerning. We are not where we need to be, nor are we moving fast enough in the right direction as we head into fall."

The timing of the report is inauspicious in that most of the backward-looking economic indicators have been solid.

Housing stands out the most as the residential market is struggling to find supply to meet all the demand. Retail sales have been solid, and manufacturing is back solidly into expansion after heading in the wrong direction for a few months.

The Citi Economic Surprise Index, which measures the data vs. Wall Street expectations, has cooled since soaring to its historic peak in mid-July but still is above anything prior to the pandemic.

Most tellingly, consumer confidence remains strong. But that may not last, particularly if the jobs numbers weaken and the stock market continues to struggle.

"The real question in my mind is why consumers are so upbeat and why they remain upbeat. Until I can answer that, I don't know how persistent the expansion is going to be," said Drew Matus, chief market strategist for MetLife Investment Management. "People are underestimating how long the impact of what we've been through is going to last. In that regard, there's some downside risk to the outlook."

At the moment, the economy remains mostly in a rally mode off the unprecedented slump in the second quarter brought on by the coronavirus-induced shutdown. GDP is projected to increase by as much as a 32% annualized pace in the second quarter after tumbling 31.4% in Q2 and 5% to start the year.

The trick will be keeping that momentum going, particularly if the virus spreads and results in more hospitalizations and an accelerating death toll, which already has exceeded 200,000.

"For activity to rise after essentially shutting down for two months was never going to be too tough. Now is when additional positive economic surprises become harder to come by," said Seema Shah, chief strategist at Principal Global Investors. Shah sees the sledding getting tougher for businesses as the year goes on, particularly with warring factions in Washington unable to come up with more fiscal stimulus.

"Economic scarring is likely to become more apparent in Q4 as more companies finally start to throw in the towel, reporting closures and job cuts," she said. Without additional aid, "the struggles will become more widespread and evident."

Companies increasingly are indicating that they may not survive without persistent growth and additional aid. About one-third of small- and mid-size businesses indicated to PNC that they would close in a year or less absent a change in conditions, said Gus Faucher, the bank's chief economist.

"The low-hanging fruit has been picked, and the job market recovery will slow further going forward," Faucher added in a note. "A surge in coronavirus cases in late 2020 could lead to further business closures. An inability to pass additional fiscal stimulus - including aid to households, small and mid-size businesses, and state and local governments - is another downside risk."

Whether the disturbing economic omens impact the financial markets likely will depend on the path of the virus and the stimulus talks.

Wall Street appeared like it might shake off the letdown as well as news that President Donald Trump has the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average recovered almost all of its early-day losses Friday, a sign perhaps that investors remain hopeful that the recovery can continue despite the jobs news.

To be sure, there were a few positives out of the Labor Department report, among them being that private sector job creation of 877,000 - the net nonfarm figure included a loss in government jobs - was only a touch off the 913,000 FactSet consensus.

Still, lacking a boost from Capitol Hill and some better economic news, the market could face a tough road ahead.

"You would think that [the report] would put some incentive into the talks to get something done for more fiscal relief for people who are unemployed, particularly in some of the hard-hit sectors like airlines, transportation, hotels, etc.," said Kathy Jones head of fixed income for Charles Schwab. "This seems to be confirmation that the pace of recovery is headed into a new phase. Most of us anticipated that we'd get a little more help from the fiscal side to get us into next year."

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'Massively concerning' jobs report sends a signal that the economic recovery could be fading

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Weaker than expected job growth in September sent a signal that the sharp economic recovery off the coronavirus shutdown may be hitting a wall. The Labor Department reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls increased by 661,000 in September, held back by declines in government employment and an exodus of workers from the labor force.

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Covid has impacted our economy in numerous ways. It has messed up senior years , sports , jobs , and many more things. Since the Corona virus has broke out there has been a massive change in everything we do now. You have to wear mask every time you leave the house , use hand sanitizer after you touch something , etc. 2020 will be the year everyone remembers. The Corona virus has also impacted us because we have to do online school for the first couple of months. 2020 will definitely be the year to remember.

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Many resturants in St.Louis have had to change it´s policy to adapt to what will be the new normal due to coronavirus. Some not as lucky as others have had to shut down completely.

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Two restaurants in St. Louis' Central West End neighborhood are the latest to announce they're closing for good

ST. LOUIS - Many restaurants in the St. Louis area have had to change to adapt to the new 'normal' as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Unfortunately, some restaurants had to shut their doors permanently during the pandemic.
Here's a list of the restaurants that made the decision to close:
* 5 Star Burgers - Creve Coeur

* BRAVO! - West County Mall

* Cousin Hugo's Bar & Grill in Maplewood announced on Sept. 9 it would be closing due to the pandemic.

* Cusanelli's shut its doors on Aug. 30. "Due to covid and unforeseen circumstances we will be closing permanently on Sunday the 30th. We thank all our customers for supporting Cusanellis through out the years it has been our pleasure to serve you all," it said on Facebook.

* Dubliner in Maplewood - The restaurant posted in April that COVID-19 forced it to close for good.

* Feasting Fox in St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood. It announced the closure on Sept 1.

* Gamlin Whiskey House - announced its closure on May 22. "The weight of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic were simply too much to bear," the owners wrote on Facebook.

* Melting Pot in University City - closed on April 9 due to the franchise owner's desire to retire, which was accelerated by the pandemic, according to its website.

* P.F. Chang's in Richmond Heights - This restaurant closed its doors at the end of March when its lease experience.

* Ryder's Tavern - announced its closure on Facebook on May 15.

* Roux Royale Bar & Bistro - announced its closure on Facebook on Sept. 29. "With the events of 2020 we don't believe the odds are in our favor to make it through the winter months. Winters have been hard every year, but unfortunately with the unpredictability this year has brought and the craziness of life we feel it is time to move on," it wrote on Facebook.

* Sub Zero Vodka Bar - announced its closure on May 22. "The weight of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic were simply too much to bear," the owners wrote on Facebook.

* Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill - "Unfortunately, economic conditions and other factors brought on by the Coronavirus have forced me to close the restaurant permanently," it wrote on its Facebook on March 31.
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These are the St. Louis area restaurants that have permanently closed during the coronavirus pandemic

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Two restaurants in St. Louis' Central West End neighborhood are the latest to announce they're closing for good ST. LOUIS - Many restaurants in the St. Louis area have had to change to adapt to the new 'normal' as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Unfortunately, some restaurants had to shut their doors permanently during the pandemic.

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In America, employers have added 661,000 jobs in September. But before September, the United States were in the middle of slower hiring for three months straight. Fortunately, with September’s hiring gain, the economy has recovered only slightly more than half the 22 million jobs that were wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.

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by: Alexa Mencia

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FILE - In this July 18, 2020 file photo a closed sign hangs in the window of a barber shop in Burbank, Calif. A critical snapshot of the job market and the economy to be released Friday, Oct. 2, is expected to show a further deceleration in hiring as the nation's viral caseload creeps higher just as financial aid from the government has faded. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

WASHINGTON ( NewsNation Now) - America's employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring, according to the final jobs report before the presidential election.

With September's hiring gain, the economy has recovered only slightly more than half the 22 million jobs that were wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic. The roughly 10 million jobs that remain lost exceed the number that the nation shed during the entire 2008-2009 Great Recession.

The unemployment rate for September fell to 7.9%, down from 8.4% in August, the Labor Department said Friday. Since April, the jobless rate has tumbled from a peak of 14.7%.

The September jobs report coincides with other data that suggests that while the economic picture may be improving, the gains have slowed since summer. The economy is under pressure from a range of threats. They include the expiration of federal aid programs that had fueled rehiring and sustained the economy - from a $600-a-week benefit for the unemployed to $500 billion in forgivable short-term loans to small businesses.

Friday's data offers voters a final look at the most important barometer of the U.S. economy before the Nov. 3 presidential election - an election whose outcome was thrown into deeper uncertainty by the announcement early Friday that President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Final jobs report before Election Day: US unemployment drops to 7.9%; 661,000 jobs added

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by: Alexa Mencia Posted: / Updated: WASHINGTON ( NewsNation Now) - America's employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring, according to the final jobs report before the presidential election. With September's hiring gain, the economy has recovered only slightly more than half the 22 million jobs that were wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mortgage rates are at an all time low due to COVID. The article states, "...That is the lowest in the 30-year history of the MBA survey..." Despite another interest rate drop, demand for refinancing and purchasing mortgages fell last week, with total mortgage application volume down 4.8% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage demand has fallen 5% setting a record low.

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Despite another interest rate drop, demand for refinancing and purchasing mortgages fell last week, with total mortgage application volume down 4.8% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Record-low mortgage rates are apparently not as impressive as they used to be, likely because rates have been so low for so long.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of up to $510,400 decreased to 3.05% from 3.10% last week, while points, including origination fee, increased to 0.52 from 0.46 for loans with a 20% down payment. That is the lowest in the 30-year history of the MBA survey. The rate was right around 4% one year ago.

Applications to refinance a home loan, which are usually sensitive to weekly rate moves, still fell 7% for the week, although they were still 52% higher compared with a year ago, according to the seasonally adjusted index.

"There are indications that refinance rates are not decreasing to the same extent as rates for home purchase loans, and that could explain last week's decline in refinances," said Joel Kan, an MBA economist. "Many lenders are still operating at full capacity and working through operational challenges, ultimately limiting the number of applications they are able to accept."

Mortgage applications to purchase a home fell 2% for the week and were 22% higher than a ago. That is a slightly smaller annual gain than the previous week. Demand for housing has been incredibly strong in recent months, as pent-up demand from the pandemic-struck spring combined with a resulting desire for larger suburban homes.

There is far less supply, however, than demand, and that is lighting a fire under home prices, which are surging by double digits in some markets. Most of the sales activity is now on the higher end of the market, where there is more supply.

"Even as pent-up demand from earlier in the year wanes, there continues to be action in the higher price tiers, with the average loan balance remaining close to an all-time survey high," added Kan.

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Mortgage demand falls nearly 5%, even as interest rates set another record low

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Despite another interest rate drop, demand for refinancing and purchasing mortgages fell last week, with total mortgage application volume down 4.8% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Record-low mortgage rates are apparently not as impressive as they used to be, likely because rates have been so low for so long.

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As the pandemic continues millions of people who were temporarily layed off are now finding out that they have completely lost their jobs. All these temporary job loses are becoming permanent as business begin to shut down and cut costs. The recovery after this would take years.

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nearly 4 million us jobs have vanished forever - cnn

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Nearly 4 million US jobs have vanished forever

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There's mounting evidence that the pandemic is dealing a lasting blow to the American economy, with millions of jobs vanishing forever.

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Economists says that they expect an additional 850,000 new jobs! Its lesss and the smallest portion since recovery began in May. This happened and september. As covid continues to reek havoic, the unemploymennt rate begans to increase, it has recently increase around 1%

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The U.S. economy added 661,000 jobs in September, suggesting the labor market's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to plateau amid fading government relief money and a gradually growing virus caseload.

The Labor Department's payroll report released Friday is the last before the Nov. 3 presidential election, for which the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic recession have been a major issue.

It showed the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.9% from 8.4%.

Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expected the report to show that unemployment dropped to 8.2% and the economy added 850,000 jobs.

It's well below the combined 7.5 million jobs added in May and June before hiring cooled in July, with the growth of 1.9 million positions, and in August, with 1.4 million created. There are still roughly 10.7 million more out-of-work Americans than there were in February before the pandemic hit, according to the report.

"These data are consistent with a labor market that is rebounding, albeit at a slower pace than a few months ago, which should be enough to support consumers and consumption," said Sameer Samana, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo. "While risks remain, such as election and COVID-19-related uncertainty, we believe investors should continue to remain fully invested."

Leisure and hospitality, one of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic, once again led in terms of job growth, with gains of 318,000. Retail added 142,000, and health care and social assistance rose by 108,000.

Several large employers have recently warned of, or implemented, job cuts.

Disney laid off 28,000 workers, mostly at its two U.S. theme parks. United and American Airlines sent furlough notices to 32,000 employees on Wednesday after federal COVID aid expired, and Royal Dutch Shell said it planned to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs by the end of 2022.

The report comes as a $300-a-week federal unemployment boost that President Trump issued at the beginning of August is beginning to expire in some states.

Economists have urged Congress to overcome a month-long stalemate and pass another round of emergency relief for workers and businesses reeling from the pandemic and have warned that without additional stimulus, the recovery could stall out.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Final jobs report before Election Day shows US employers added 661,000 workers in September

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The U.S. economy added 661,000 jobs in September, suggesting the labor market's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to plateau amid fading government relief money and a gradually growing virus caseload. The Labor Department's payroll report released Friday is the last before the Nov.

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Corona-virus affects the workforce dramatically. Due to out-breaks of covid-19. Unemployment are one of the man factors being looked at when it comes to covid-19 and people having a job. Just last week the number of people applying for unemployment fell to 860,000, before this crazy pandemic the number of people signing up for jobless aid never exceeded 700,000 a week until the introduction of the corona virus. Since the outbreak in April companies and government have slashed 22 million jobs leaving many people with no source of income. Covid-19 has been successful in taking over the world and the workforce. Before we know it Covid-19 will be running the world.

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, a customer leaves a Pier 1 retail store, which is going out of business, during the coronavirus pandemic in Coral Gables, Fla. The Labor Department reported unemployment numbers Thursday, Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.

Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even during the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession.

The Labor Department said Thursday that U.S. jobless claims fell by 33,000 form the previous week and that 12.6 million are collecting traditional unemployment benefits, compared with just 1.7 million a year ago.

The outbreak slammed the U.S. economy in the spring, causing the economy to collapse at a 31.7% annual rate from April through June, by far the worst three months on record. Companies and government agencies slashed 22 million jobs.

The outbreak slammed the U.S. economy in the spring, causing the economy to collapse at a 31.7% annual from April through June, by far the worst three months on record. Companies and government agencies slashed 22 million jobs.

Since then, the economy and job market have been rebounding. Employers added 10.6 million jobs from May through August - but the United States still has recovered less than half the jobs lost in March and April.

The recovery remains fragile, imperiled by continuing COVID-19 cases and a failure to deliver another economic rescue package in Washington.

An extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits ran out July 31, squeezing households that had depended on the beefed-up payments. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Aug. 8 providing a scaled-back version of the expanded jobless aid. Most states signed up for federal grants that let them increase weekly benefits by $300 or $400.

That program is expiring.

Charissa Ward, 37, was furloughed in April from her job as a server at a restaurant in Disney's Hollywood Studios resort near Orlando, Florida. Since then, she's been helping at her partner's online retail business, applying for jobs and waiting to see what Disney will do. "We have no idea when we're going to get called back,'' she said.

The extra $600 in weekly jobless benefits didn't replace all her lost income but helped. The reduced $300 she received briefly from Trump's program made life "a little less stressful.'' But Ward said Congress needs to agree to another financial rescue and do "what's best for working people.''

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by: Associated Press Posted: / Updated: WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even during the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession.

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The president of the united states, Donald trump, admits that him and his wife, The First Lady, tested positive for the corona virus.  He tested positive and kept it a secret because he had just finished downplaying the threat of COVID. His test came back positive just shortly after finding out that his senior aide, Hope Hicks, had the virus after traveling with him majority of the days out of the week. If you didn't know, Donald Trump is 74 which puts him at risk for higher complications of COVID. The diagnosis came in just weeks before the election. Trump and his wife a shown to be fine and healthy now though.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, just a month before the presidential election and after having spent much of the last year largely downplaying the threat of the virus.

Trump's positive test came just hours after he confirmed that senior aide Hope Hicks, who had traveled with him several times this week, had come down with the virus. Trump was last seen by reporters returning to the White House on Thursday evening and looked to be in good health. Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has now killed more than 205,000 people nationwide.

"Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" Trump tweeted.

In a memorandum, the president's physician said that Trump and the first lady, who is 50, "are both well at this time" and "plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence."

"Rest assured I expect the President to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering," he added.

The diagnosis, just weeks before the Nov. 3 election, marks a major blow for a president who has been trying desperately to convince the American public that the worst of the pandemic is behind them, despite a growing nationwide death toll of more than 205,000 and 7 million confirmed infections. And it stands as the most serious known public health scare encountered by any sitting American president in recent history.

Trump's handling of the pandemic has become a major flashpoint in his race against Democrat Joe Biden, who spent much of the summer off the campaign trail and at his home in Delaware. Biden has since resumed a more active campaign schedule, but with small, socially distanced crowds because of the virus. Biden also regularly wears a mask in public, something Trump mocked him for at Tuesday night's debate.

"I don't wear masks like him," Trump said of Biden. "Every time you see him, he's got a mask. He could be speaking 200 feet away from me, and he shows up with the biggest mask I've ever seen."

There was no immediate comment from the Biden campaign on whether the former vice president had been tested since appearing on the debate stage with Trump or whether he was taking any additional safety protocols.

Symptoms of COVID-19 can include fever, cough and breathing trouble. Most people develop only mild symptoms. But some people, usually those with other medical complications, develop more severe symptoms, including pneumonia, which can be fatal.

Trump had been scheduled to attend a fundraiser at his Washington, D.C., hotel and hold a political rally in Sanford, Florida, on Friday evening. But just after 1 a.m., the White House released a revised schedule with only one event: A phone call on "COVID-19 support to vulnerable seniors."

Hicks, one of the president's most trusted and longest-serving confidants, began feeling mild symptoms during the plane ride home from a rally in Minnesota on Wednesday evening, according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose private information. She was isolated from other passengers aboard the plane, and her diagnosis was confirmed Thursday, the person said.

Hicks had been with Trump aboard Marine One en route to that rally and accompanied him aboard Air Force One to Tuesday's presidential debate in Cleveland.

The first lady said in a tweet that she had postponed all upcoming engagements. "Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together," she wrote.

Trump had consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable to contracting COVID-19, even after White House staff and allies were exposed and sickened.

"I felt no vulnerability whatsoever," he said told reporters back in May.

He has instead encouraged governors to reopen their states and tried to focus the nation's attention on efforts to revive the economy - not a growing death toll - as he seeks another four-year term.

The news was sure to rattle an already shaken nation still grappling with how to safely reopen while avoiding further spikes. The White House has access to near-unlimited resources, including a constant supply of quick-result tests, and still failed to keep the president safe, raising questions about how the rest of the country will be able to protect its workers, students and the public as businesses and schools reopen.

Senior staff have been tested for COVID-19 daily since two people who work at the White House complex tested positive in early May, prompting the White House to step up precautions. Everyone who comes into contact with the president also receives a quick-result test.

Yet since the early days of the pandemic, experts have questioned the health and safety protocols at the White House and asked why more wasn't being done to protect the commander in chief. Trump continued to shake hands with visitors long after public health officials were warning against it and he initially resisted being tested. He has been reluctant to practice his own administration's social distancing guidelines for fear of looking weak, including refusing under almost all circumstances to wear a mask in public.

The pandemic has hit world leaders along with everyone else, previously infecting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spent a week in the hospital, including three nights in intensive care, where he was given oxygen and watched around the clock by medical workers. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized last month while fighting what he called a "hellish" case of coronavirus

The White House got its first COVID-19 scare in early March when at least three people who later tested positive came in close proximity to the president at his private Florida club.

In mid-March, as the virus continued to spread across the country, the White House began taking the temperature of everyone entering the White House complex, and in April, it began administering rapid COVID-19 tests to all those in close proximity to the president, with staffers being tested about once a week.

On May 7, the White House announced that a member of the military serving as one of the president's personal valets tested positive for the virus, followed a day later by a positive diagnosis for Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary.

Even then, Trump said he was "not worried" about the virus spreading in the White House. But officials again stepped up safety protocols for the complex, directing everyone entering the West Wing to wear a mask.

By June, concerns at the White House had dissipated once again, with few staffers bothering with masks even as more and more people tested positive for the virus, including campaign staffers preparing for a Tulsa rally, Secret Service agents, Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, who works for Trump's campaign and is dating his eldest son.

While there is currently no evidence that Trump is seriously ill, the positive test raises questions about what would happen if he were to become incapacitated due to illness. The Constitution's 25th Amendment spells out the procedures under which a president can declare themselves "unable to discharge the powers and duties" of the presidency. If he were to make that call, Trump would transmit a written note to the Senate president pro tempore, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Pence would serve as acting president until Trump transmitted "a written declaration to the contrary."

The vice president and a majority of either the Cabinet or another body established by law, can also declare the president unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, in which case Pence would "immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President" until Trump could provide a written declaration to the contrary.

Associated Press writer Kevin Freking contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, just a month before the presidential election and after having spent much of the last year largely downplaying the threat of the virus.