NewsWatch: Jobless claims climb 1.88 million at end of May, but there are growing signs U.S. unemployment is peaking

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Some 1.88 million Americans applied for traditional jobless benefits at the end of May and another 623,000 filed new claims under a federal-relief program, but the number of unemployed collecting government checks appears to have stabilized as more workers return to their jobs. See full story.

This Chicago neighborhood was already combating air pollution when the coronavirus pandemic hit it hard

Little Village, a heavily Mexican-American neighborhood, has been a gateway to the Midwest for generations of immigrants. See full story.

‘No matter how well you speak, or how educated you are, my blackness will always define me.’ Black graduates on racism in America

‘This is a stressful situation for a lot of people that look like me.’ See full story.

Mattis breaks silence, harshly condemns Trump’s actions: ‘He tries to divide us’

Former Defense Secretary James Mattis has kept his thoughts on President Donald Trump largely to himself since he resigned in December 2018. Until Wednesday, that is, when he unloaded on the president in a scathing public statement. See full story.

Apple is disabling and tracking some looted iPhones

‘Local authorities will be alerted,’ warns a message popping up on stolen iPhones, per social media posts See full story.

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Little Village, a heavily Mexican-American neighborhood, has been a gateway to the Midwest for generations of immigrants. See full story.