Ivette Cruz, a furloughed food and beverage worker, stands outside the entrance to her home Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. Florida's unemployment rate shot up to 4.3% in March, as coronavirus-induced closures of Florida's theme parks, hotels and large numbers of businesses caused the highest levels of joblessness in almost two years.It was a dramatic increase from the state's previous month's unemployment rate of 2.8%, and economists warned that March's preliminary numbers didn't capture the extent of the damage caused by business closures. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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