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For many, pandemic's economic crisis is 2nd financial blow

The U.S. suffered a big financial hit during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. As the novel coronavirus pandemic yields another economic collapse, many of those people are losing jobs, businesses and investments again. Here are stories from four people who endured major financial hardship during the last downturn -- and are now facing the jarring reality that it’s happening a second time.