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The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression, laying bare both the economic and human tragedy wrought by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Americans feel economic crush of coronavirus

Todd Cornish and Daeshawna Chaney from the Carlton Street Stable use their horse Kitty to transport food to give away to West Baltimore residents amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Maryland. (Reuters)

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A woman wearing a protective face mask holds out her shopping bag, at a free food distribution for people in need, outside the West Harlem Group Assistance in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York city, New York. (Reuters)

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A resident fist bumps Todd Cornish from the Carlton Street Stable as he uses their horse Kitty to transport food to give away to residents amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in West Baltimore, Maryland. (Reuters)

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People queue to collect food distribution at Harlem's Community Kitchen and Food Pantry service by the Food Bank for New York City during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City. (Reuters)

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Daeshawna Chaney from the Carlton Street Stable uses a horse named Kitty to transport food to give away to West Baltimore residents amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Maryland. (Reuters)

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People wait one a sidewalk at a free food distribution for people in need, outside the West Harlem Group Assistance in Manhattan, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York city, New York. (Reuters)

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A man sits in a chair as he waits at a free food distribution for people in need, outside the West Harlem Group Assistance in Manhattan, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York city, New York. (Reuters)

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A homeless woman begs for money on a nearly empty sidewalk outside closed luxury retail stores on 5th Avenue, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York city, New York. (Reuters)

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A family carries groceries from a Mother's Day food distribution event organized by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters)

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