Jobless Long Islanders say they fear the worst when the extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits they’ve been receiving comes to an end this weekend. Unless Congress acts to extend the bonus, authorized through July 31 as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, Sunday will mark the end of the final […]
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The Ili family poses outside their Long Beach condo. From left are Taylor, 22; Aoga, 46; Lina, 46; and Pele, 26. Taylor, Aoga and Lina were all hospitalized with the coronavirus in a matter of days. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) It was still early in California’s coronavirus […]