House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows agreed to address lapsed unemployment benefits and eviction restrictions this week and hold a vote in Congress next week.
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COVID-19 reshapes and reduces back-to-school spending
Parents are waiting to buy most supplies until schools announce firmer plans about what the year will look like.
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Trump’s demand for U.S. cut of TikTok deal unprecedented
The administration says the app is a national security concern.
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Jay-Z’s company to help launch music school
Roc Nation – the mogul’s agency – is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to establish the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.
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Kanye West withdraws petition to get on New Jersey ballot
The petition showed many signatures looked nearly identical and others lacked complete addresses
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Mexico arrests ‘El Marro,’ gang leader at center of bloody cartel war
Jose Antonio Yépez Ortiz, 40, runs one of the most powerful gangs in Guanajuato state.
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Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine
The CDC suggests vaccinating 12 million of the most critical health, national security and other essential workers first and then the 110 million people at high risk.
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U.S. officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation
In the span of a couple weeks, three websites published about 150 articles about the pandemic, including coverage that either propped up Russia or denigrated the U.S.
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Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
Part of his plan is to build 1.5 million new homes and public housing units in hopes of addressing the nation’s affordable housing crisis.
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Trump administration won’t accept new DACA applications
The president reiterates that he will announce sweeping new steps on immigration.