The massive, year-end catchall bill that President Donald Trump signed into law combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care.Highlights of the measure with overall funding amounts and specific amounts for some but not necessarily all initiatives.

COVID-19 RELIEF Unemployment insurance ($120 billion). Revives supplemental federal pandemic unemployment benefits but at $300 per week — through March 14 — instead of the $600 per week benefit that expired in July.

Extends special pandemic benefits for “gig” workers and extends the maximum period for state-paid jobless benefits to 50 weeks.Direct payments ($166 billion)..

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“We’re in! Keep it moving, baby!”: West Virginia GOP delegate records himself storming U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A West Virginia lawmaker recorded video of himself and fellow supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, triggering calls for his resignation.In the video by Republican Del.

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Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP

BRUSSELS – For European Union nations, Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S.

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What is the 25th Amendment? Here’s what you need to know

WASHINGTON - After a chaotic day Wednesday with pro-Trump rioters breaching barricades and breaking windows amid violent clashes between the mob and police inside the U.S. Capitol, some lawmakers are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office using an amendment from the U.S.

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Joe Exotic asks for presidential pardon again after father dies of COVID-19

COVID-19.The Tiger King star is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for plotting a murder-for-hire plot against Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, and has reportedly asked for pardon once more, in order to attend his father’s funeral on Saturday (January 9).According to TMZ, Exotic’s legal team flew to Washington D.C yesterday (January 7) in order to renew his request for a pardon from Donald Trump.Eric Love, leading the legal team, reportedly told the publication he had a meeting with “someone White House/pardon-related” without specifying who.They also specified that if Trump denies the request for a full pardon, the team will ask a judge for “a day pass” so that Joe Exotic may travel to Oklahoma as part of a temporary release.

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Hong Kongers call US violence a setback for democracy

HONG KONG – Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, 18 months after protesters stormed their own legislature to demand greater democracy, not the overthrow of election results.Pro-democracy activists said America’s reputation and democracy were damaged by Wednesday's violence, in which supporters of President Donald Trump smashed their way into the U.S.

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A moment in America, unimaginable but perhaps inevitable

To see it unspool — to watch the jumbled images ricochet, live, across the world's endless screens — was, as an American, a struggle to believe your eyes. But there it was, in the capital city of the United States in early January 2021, a real-time breaking and entering the likes of which the republic has never seen.The U.S.

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New Jersey State Police deployed to Washington D.C. to assist law enforcement

Protesters gather on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump's continued claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, WASHINGTON - The U.S.

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Trump pressures powerless Pence on electoral count

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws on his most loyal soldier, trying to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to use powers he does not have to overturn the will of voters in a desperate and futile bid to undo President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election.Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday’s congressional tally of Electoral College votes, bearing witness to the formality of the Trump-Pence team's defeat.Beginning at 1 p.m., Pence's role is to open the certificates of the electoral votes from each state and present them to the appointed “tellers” from the House and Senate in alphabetical order.

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Joe Exotic's dad dead from Covid as Tiger King hopes for pardon to go to funeral

Tiger King star Joe Exotic's father Francis Schreibvogel has died from coronavirus.

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China criticizes US order against dealing with Chinese apps

BEIJING – China's government on Wednesday accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hurt commercial competitors after President Donald Trump signed an order banning transactions with payment services Alipay and WeChat Pay and six other apps.Tuesday's order escalated a conflict with Beijing over technology, security and spying accusations that has plunged U.S.-Chinese relations to their lowest level in decades.

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Piers Morgan tells Covid deniers like Donald Trump to 'shut up' as they're 'proven idiots'

Piers Morgan blasted Covid deniers as he told them to "shut up".

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Scotland’s leader says Donald Trump can’t visit his golf course amid COVID-19 lockdown

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Amid Scotland’s latest coronavirus lockdown, anyone traveling from outside the country would not be allowed in, including U.S. president Donald Trump, according to the country’s leader. Speaking during a coronavirus update, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said of Trump, "We are not allowing people to come into Scotland without an essential purpose right now.

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Top US national security agencies say hack of federal departments 'likely Russian in origin'

The FBI seal is attached to a podium prior to Director Christopher Wray speaking at a news conference at FBI Headquarters, on June 14, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Top national security agencies in a rare joint statement Tuesday confirmed that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S.

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Berlin’s Terri Nunn apologizes for Mar-a-Lago show, ‘shocked’ at Trump resort’s ‘lack of regard’ for COVID-19

Terri Nunn is apologizing after she performed for a New Year’s Eve party held at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. The Berlin singer joined a list of other performers at the Florida resort who have since issued apologies for their decisions to take part in the shindig.

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Decision day in Georgia with Senate majority at stake

ATLANTA – Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden's capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.

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NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers

NEW YORK – The New York Stock Exchange says it is withdrawing plans to remove shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers under an order by President Donald Trump.The exchange cited “further consultation” with U.S. regulators but gave no other details of its decision in a notice issued late Monday.The NYSE earlier announced plans to remove China Telecom Corp.

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Fauci: Covid-19 vaccination drive is increasing 'glimmer of hope'

Covid-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday.Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, also said on ABC's “This Week" that President-elect Joe Biden's pledge to administer 100 million shots of the vaccine within his first 100 days in office is achievable.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldAnd he rejected President Donald Trump's false claim on Twitter that coronavirus deaths and cases in the US have been greatly exaggerated.“All you need to do ... is go into the trenches, go into the hospitals, go into the intensive care units and see what is happening.

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Still there: Trump's fans part of his legacy, Biden's trial

WASHINGTON – Their candidate may have lost the election, but President Donald Trump’s supporters have no intention of fading away.

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Congress starts new session amid COVID pandemic, Biden's win

106 women will serve in the next U.S. House and 25 women will serve in the next U.S.

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Fauci sees 'glimmer of hope' as US COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gives the thumbs up after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health on December 22, 2020 in Bethesda, Marylan (Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images)The U.S.

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Leak from secret Wuhan lab most ‘credible’ theory behind Covid outbreak, says US official

One of America’s most senior government officials says the most ‘credible’ theory about the origin of coronavirus is that it escaped from a laboratory in China.

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Congress opens new session as COVID-19, Biden's win dominate

WASHINGTON – Congress is preparing to convene for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a relative handful of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surge imposes limits at the Capitol.Democrat Nancy Pelosi is set Sunday to be reelected as House speaker by her party, which retains the majority in the House but with the slimmest margin in 20 years after a November election wipeout.Opening the Senate could be among Mitch McConnell’s final acts at majority leader. Republican control is in question until Tuesday’s runoff elections for two Senate seats in Georgia.

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Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races

President-elect Joe Biden is going all-in to help Democrats win two Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine party control in the critical early years of his administration, a widespread effort that not long ago would have been unthinkable in a Republican-dominated state in the Deep South.The push ahead of Tuesday's election comes with early voting making some Republicans nervous as President Donald Trump, who narrowly lost the state to Biden, continues to assert falsely that the Georgia election process is rigged.Biden and his team have steered at least $18 million to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock try to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.

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Biden promises vastly different approach to COVID-19 pandemic

Joe Biden is sworn-in as president of the United States, it will mark the beginning of a new era in the U.S. government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Americans will notice the difference on day one.

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UK judge to rule on US extradition for WikiLeaks' Assange

LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S.

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After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

WASHINGTON – Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered news he had hoped for. “He says, ‘Are you ready for this?'" Liberty recalled.

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China warns of retaliation for NYSE's delisting of companies

BEIJING – China said Saturday that it would take necessary countermeasures in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement that it would delist three major Chinese telecoms, in the latest flare-up of tensions between Beijing and Washington.The stock exchange said Thursday that it would delist China Telecom Corp. Ltd., China Mobile Ltd.

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GOP senator rebukes 'dangerous ploy' to fight Biden victory

WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska has issued a pointed rebuke of GOP attempts to object Jan.

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Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy.As the end of his presidency neared, Trump cut short his stay at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and got back to the White House a day ahead of schedule.

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McConnell blocks bid to immediately raise COVID-19 relief cheques from $600 to $2,000

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked a bid by Democrats to hold a vote to boost COVID-19 relief cheques from US$600 to US$2,000, despite President Donald Trump having urged Congress to do so when he signed a stimulus bill on Sunday.

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Trump push on $2K checks flops as GOP-led Senate won't vote

WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all but shut the door on President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, declaring Congress has provided enough pandemic aid as he blocked another attempt by Democrats to force a vote.The GOP leader made clear Wednesday he is unwilling to budge, despite political pressure from Trump and even some fellow Republican senators demanding action. Trump wants the recent $600 in aid increased threefold.

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Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain. The White House announced the abrupt change in the president's schedule late Wednesday, hours after Sen.

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Trump's $2,000 stimulus checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House.The roadblock mounted Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts. Trump wants the Republican-led chamber to follow the House and increase the checks from $600 for millions of Americans.

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Trump's $2,000 checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House. The roadblock mounted Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts.

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Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans a day after the House easily voted to override his veto of a defense policy bill.A total of 109 Republicans, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a member of GOP leadership, joined with Democrats on Monday to approve the override, which would be the first of Trump’s presidency.

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Republicans stall Trump's $2,000 covid relief checks in Senate

Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out Tuesday in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House.The roadblock mounted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts. Trump wants the Republican-led chamber to follow the House and increase the checks from $600 for millions of Americans.

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Florida reports highest virus infection rate yet, more than 11,800 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – With the country awaiting word on whether the Republican-controlled Senate will eventually approve sending $2,000 coronavirus relief checks to most Americans, Florida yet again reported thousands of new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday.The House overwhelmingly approved the measure to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 at the request of President Donald Trump but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats’ request to hold a vote on Tuesday.[TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | Will vaccine work on new strains? | Strange Florida: Here’s the proof]He saidthe chamber would “begin a process” to address the issue.McConnell, who has said little publicly on Trump’s request, objected to hold a vote but gave

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CDC forecasts 400,000 US Covid deaths before Trump’s exit

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now predicts the US will see 400,000 coronavirus deaths by Jan. 20, when President Donald Trump is to leave office.The country surpassed 100,000 deaths in May, and 200,000 four months later.

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Japan's Nikkei at 30-year high after Trump approves Covid-19 stimulus

President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package.Wall Street set fresh records on Monday after Trump opted not to veto the bill, helping to staunch uncertainty as governments reimpose pandemic-fighting travel and business curbs weighing on global economic activity.Investors and economists have been pushing for the support for months.

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Republican-led Senate controls fate of President Trump's $2,000 stimulus checks

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.The outcome is highly uncertain heading into Tuesday's session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has declined to publicly address how he plans to handle the issue.

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'The Real Housewives of Dallas' star D'Andra Simmons 'struggling' with COVID-19

D'Andra Simmons is in a COVID ICU ward in UT Southwestern Hospital in Dallas, Texas after testing positive for COVID-19. "The Real Housewives Of Dallas" star was rushed to the hospital after her oxygen levels dipped.

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Japan's Nikkei at 30-year high after Trump OKs stimulus

Stocks rose Tuesday in Asia, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index hitting a 30-year high after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package. Wall Street set fresh records on Monday after Trump opted not to veto the bill, helping to staunch uncertainty as governments reimpose pandemic-fighting travel and business curbs weighing on global economic activity.

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Fate of Trump's $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.The outcome is highly uncertain heading into Tuesday's session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has declined to publicly address how he plans to handle the issue.

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COVID relief package music to venue owner's ears

PHILADELPHIA - The sweet sound of jazz has cut to silence in the COVID pandemic. Now, for the first time, federal relief funding is on the way. The COVID relief stimulus package, signed by President Donald Trump, sets aside $15 billion dollars for live music venues.

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U.S. House approves $2,000 coronavirus aid cheques demanded by Trump

COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain.Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favouring additional assistance.

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‘Real Housewives Of Dallas’ Star D’Andra Simmons ‘Struggling’ In Hospital With COVID-19

D’Andra Simmons has been hospitalized due to COVID-19.

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Trump Signs $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill

President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It also averts a government shutdown.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Highlights of COVID-19, government funding law taking effect

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