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1. Democrats' $1.9 trillion relief plan stalls in Senate amid impasse over unemployment aid  CNBC
2. Biden's relief bill isn't getting bipartisan support like previous stimulus bills. What do Republicans dislike so much?  USA TODAY
3. Covid Relief Bill Advances In The Senate Without Republican Support | NBC Nightly News  NBC News
4. Why Democrats may look back on the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill with regret  CNN
5. Newsflash: Biden actually is governing in a bipartisan... Читать дальше...

The Governor of the Central Bank Riad Salameh said Friday that he would slap a lawsuit against Bloomberg News and its reporter in Beirut for claiming that the US authorities were contemplating sanctions against him for alleged financial misconduct.

1. Senate Democrats to reduce jobless aid boost in Covid relief bill but extend it another month  CNBC
2. Covid Relief Bill Advances In The Senate Without Republican Support | NBC Nightly News  NBC News
3. Biden's relief bill isn't getting bipartisan support like previous stimulus bills. What do Republicans dislike so much?  USA TODAY
4. Why Democrats may look back on the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill with regret  CNN
5. Newsflash: Biden actually is governing in a bipartisan... Читать дальше...

Welcome to the U.S. Foreign Policy Monitor where every week we track the “who,” “what,” and “so what” for the new U.S. administration and Congress. This week the Monitor looks at the Biden administration’s first major military strike and the reaction in Congress. Sign up here to receive the newsletter every Friday in your inbox.

Farm stir: Protesting farmers to free toll plazas on March 6 to mark 100 days of agitation

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The president and Congress, said one leading anti-war campaigner, "must work together to actually end the decades long fighting, killing, dying, and spending that is on automatic pilot."

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A 14-year-old Kingston boy and two teen passengers face charges after police called on the OnStar service to locate and stop a stolen vehicle by remote control on Highway 401. Leeds County OPP was alerted to the vehicle stolen from Kingston just before 9 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle was brought to a halt on the […]

During a tense round of sudden death, Tipping Point player Tayler failed to hit the buzzer on time on Friday’s show, meaning she was sent home by an apologetic Ben Shephard

ATLANTA — An Alabama rapper was arrested in connection to a shooting at a music video set in downtown Atlanta, authorities said.

After years of failed attempts to bolster struggling multi-employer pension funds, help finally may be coming through via the Democrats' $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. The measure allocates an estimated $86 billion to ensure that pension plans in critical or declining conditions can continue to pay full pension benefits to an estimated 1.3 million retired truckers, construction workers, and others.

Ottawa police Const. Corey Bourguignon was the first officer to approach the shaken and tearful bus driver.

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Friday proposed adjusting automatically the cash assistance extended for beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). In a statement, the state think tank cited a paper, titled “Giving Cash to the Poor: A Study of Pantawid Pamilya Cash Grants Generosity, Frequency and Modality,” in highlighting […]

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Tesla has launched a new social platform on its website geared at letting owners and fans of the brand “[t]ake actions on behalf of Tesla and the movement for cleaner energy.” The new microsite — called the “Tesla Engagement Platform” — already features information about how Nebraska residents can help support the company’s push to allow direct sales and service in the state, upcoming owner events, and fundraising for disaster relief in Texas following the recent winter storm. Читать дальше...

Rep. Paul Gosar's racism and conspiracy-mongering has slipped under the radar during his decade in Congress, but one prominent Republican says it's time for him to go.

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In a world where everyone drops 25 pounds, ONE MAN reveals his secret

When Finnish solo skipper Ari Huusela crossed the finish line of the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe this Friday morning, it marked the ultimate conclusion of an ocean racing dream which has occupied almost all of his spare time over the last 22 years.

"We will maintain our ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, while seeking to further its integration with its neighbors and resuming our role as promoter of a viable two-state solution."

This week marked a kind of coming out party for the Biden-era fossil fuel industry. At CERAWeek, the industry’s annual energy conference, its top brass talked about how eagerly they’re participating in an energy transition that will allegedly happen at some point, eventually. The American Petroleum Institute—the trade lobby for the oil and gas industry—expressed its openness to some kind of carbon pricing, which some of its members have backed for years. ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said his company is “supportive” of net-zero goals. Читать дальше...

It’s fourth v sixth in the Gallagher Premiership this Friday night

BEHIND HER EYES has left viewers confused following its bizarre ending and fans are wondering whether Rob will ever get found out. Has Louise's keychain been a clue all along?