President Biden now needs to figure out how to distribute the $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief.
Jeff Ham
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Restaurants are big beneficiaries of COVID-19 relief bill
The relief package awaiting President Biden’s signature includes $28.6 billion in grants for restaurants whose revenue fell in 2020 because of the pandemic.
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Groups vow to stop Maine bill to ban transgender youths from sports
Republican Rep. Beth O’Connor of Berwick submits a bill that would ‘ban biological males from participating in women’s sports.’
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Roger Mudd, longtime network TV newsman, dies at 93
Over more than 30 years on network television, starting with CBS in 1961, Mudd covered Congressand politics and was a frequent anchor and contributor to various specials.
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Pentagon approves extending Guard deployment at Capitol
Close to 2,300 Guard troops will continue to provide security in Washington until May 23, at the request of the Capitol Police.
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Arrested journalist pleaded with officer: ‘This is my job’
The case against Andrea Sahouri, a reporter for the Des Moines Register, has drawn widespread criticism from media and human rights advocates, who call it an attack on press freedom.
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Pope weighed Iraq trip’s virus risk but believes God will protect
Pope Francis described his decision-making en route home from Iraq amid concerns that his 4-day visit, which featured often-maskless crowds in packed churches, singing, could spread infections.
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Michelle Obama, Mia Hamm among 9 chosen for Women’s Hall of Fame
The National Women’s Hall of Fame inducts a new class every other year in Seneca Falls, New York, the site of the first women’s rights convention.
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New York cinemas reopen, brightening outlook for theaters
For a business that has been punished by the pandemic, the resumption of moviegoing in New York is a crucial first step forward.
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New York officials altered count of nursing home deaths, newspapers report
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report that the true number of people who died in nursing homes in New York was altered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides in a report in July.