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House poised to pass Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Tuesday
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are opposed.
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Derek Chauvin trial: Judge postpones jury selection as murder-charge question looms
A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day.
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Audiences hold back, even as more movie theaters open
Approximately 80% of the domestic market is currently allowed to operate with limited capacity. Many areas in North America are not yet fully open.
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Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage
The $1.9 trillion bill approved Saturday carries direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and spending for vaccines.
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‘Why us?’: A year after being laid off, millions are still unemployed
Millions who lost jobs at the beginning of the pandemic are still out of the labor force, making up levels not seen since the Great Recession.
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Minimum wage hike falls short as Senate debates virus bill
Under the compromise, those payments — payable on top of regular state benefits — would be reduced to $300, but run an extra month through September.
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Senate begins considering Democrats’ $1.9T virus relief bill
Democrats have made 11th-hour changes in the measure aimed at ensuring they can pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.
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Police request 60-day extension of National Guard at US Capitol
The request underscores the continuing concerns about security and the potential for violence at the Capitol, two months after rioters stormed the building.
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House approves major election reform and voting rights bill
The "For the People Act" would dramatically overhaul the U.S. voting system and seek to limit the amount of dark money in politics.
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Senate Democrats, White House agree to tighter income limits for stimulus checks
Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1400 stimulus checks be targeted at low and moderate-income people.
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‘Now is not the time to stop wearing a mask,’ says CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
With cases teetering at about 60,000 to 70,000 per day, hyper-transmissible variants and state rollbacks of restrictions, the CDC chief urges Americans to be vigilant.
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Cuomo addresses harassment claims, vows to stay in office
Asked about calls for him to step aside, the governor said: “I wasn’t elected by politicians, I was elected by the people of the state of New York. I’m not going to resign."
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Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol
The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.
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‘Exit counselors’ strain to pull Americans out of a web of false conspiracies
With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are focusing on those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories.
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DOD took hours to approve National Guard request during Capitol riot, commander says
Maj. Gen. William Walker said the DOD took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.
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