5:42 pm, Thu October 15, 2020

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Poverty rates in the US are rising, as government aid winds down despite ongoing economic distress caused by the pandemic.

University researchers have said almost eight million Americans – many of them children and minorities – have fallen into poverty since May.

Last week, nearly 900,000 people filed new claims for jobless benefits – the highest number since August.

Analysts have called for aid to prevent the economic recovery from stalling.