A year of pandemic restrictions has meant some friends are flush and others foundering. Robin Arnone, a part-time trainer before the coronavirus pandemic, hasn’t set
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Coronavirus: Joe Biden’s €1.5 trillion COVID relief bill passes House vote hurdle
The US House of Representatives approved a $1.9 trillion (€1.5 trillion) pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats
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Assessing Claims in the Coronavirus Stimulus Debate
Lawmakers have made an array of misleading claims about “Pelosi’s subway,” unauthorized immigrants receiving checks, school funding and the minimum wage as they debate the
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Federal Scientists Plead for Pandemic Controls as Infection Declines Stall
“Now is not the time to relax restrictions,” the C.D.C. director, Rochelle Walensky, said, pointing to a leveling of coronavirus infections as governors move to
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Kevin McCarthy blasts Pelosi ‘payoff’ bill, declares ‘The Swamp is back’; Pelosi counters
As Congress debated a massive coronavirus bill Friday night, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy derided the proposed $1.9 trillion package as “Pelosi’s Payoff Bill.” McCarthy,
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F.D.A. Expert Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine
With this last hurdle cleared, formal authorization of the one-dose vaccine is expected on Saturday and distribution within days. Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine was
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Capitol Report: Biden matches Obama’s ‘social cost of carbon’ for now — it’s a figure roughly 50 times greater than Trump’s
President Biden’s climate-change team is temporarily returning to numbers used by the Obama administration to assign monetary value to greenhouse gas emissions. The group indicated
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FDA panel endorses Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday voted to endorse Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, clearing the way for FDA leaders to grant emergency use
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Market Snapshot: Dow closes 470 points lower as rising yields saddle stocks with weekly losses
The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded to a close below the 31,000 milestone Friday, while the Nasdaq Composite eked out a slight gain, capping a
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The Benefits of Putting Stimulus Aid in ABLE Accounts for the Disabled
Advocates for tax-favored ABLE accounts have spread the word about the benefit of putting at least part of the pandemic relief check in one. Special
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