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Hospitality workers wait in line to apply for unemployment benefits at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
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Education and Community Culture
Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most
Tonya Mosley
Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.
Argentina's Lionel Messi scores his team's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match against Bosnia in Rio de Janeiro, June 15, 2014.
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Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina
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A drone view shows the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli River amid a freshwater surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district in Nepal on Sunday.
Rajesh Kumar Singh
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Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief comes under scrutiny
Omkar Khandekar, Mamita Bhandari

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