One million US jobless to lose financial aid

More than a million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits after an emergency federal programme expires on Saturday. Lawmakers failed to agree on an extension of the scheme before the US Congress began its winter recess. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25539448#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa