TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The head of the state agency distributing unemployment benefits acknowledged Thursday that Floridians are experiencing difficulties applying for aid and vowed to improve the jobless assistance program. "You need to understand that, from my heart, I apologize for what you are going through," Florida Department of Economic Opportunity director Ken Lawson said in a video conference hosted by a state lawmaker. "You can count on us to do everything we can, and we're not going to stop." In addition to the agency's website and phone system used to accept unemployment benefit applications, Lawson announced his staff will soon create paper applications that can be filled out by hand and mailed in.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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