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The combined wealth of America's billionaires, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla chief Elon Musk, increased nearly 10 per cent during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published by the Institute for Policy Studies.

The wealth surge of America's richest men happened during a period that saw as many as 22 million Americans file for unemployment.

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