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Massive U.S. coronavirus stimulus includes research dollars and some aid to universities

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By Jeffrey MervisThe $2 trillion stimulus package that the U.S. Senate is working to approve today is aimed at helping the country cope with the massive impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

But it also includes at least $1.25 billion for federal research agencies to support scientists trying to better understand coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

In addition, it extends a financial hand to universities that have shut down because of the pandemic, some of which could go to support research that has been disrupted.Details of the legislation have yet to emerge after Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress worked out their differences in negotiations that ran into the early morning.

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