The US Congress has passed Joe Biden's record economic relief package, delivering a resounding victory for the president and a desperately needed injection of cash to millions of families and businesses enduring the coronavirus pandemic.

The $1.9 trillion plan, which funds Covid-19 vaccines and sends stimulus payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans, passed the House of Representatives with zero support from Republicans, who accused President Biden of abandoning his Inauguration Day pledge to unify the nation.

The White House said Mr Biden - who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority - planned to sign the measure into law on Friday, days before unemployment benefits were scheduled to expire for millions of people.

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Brian Laundrie’s full autopsy and forensic reports were released on Monday, revealing new information about the circumstances around his death — including details about items found near his remains.The 47-page report described a "main" scene that contained personal items belonging to Laundrie, including a "pair of green shorts with a green belt, two slip-on shoes, a backpack with unknown contents, a white metal ring," as well as a handgun. The "secondary" scene contained skeletal animal remains, a "half handwritten note" and a hat with the logo "MOAB Coffee Roasters," according to the report.RELATED: Gabby Petito update: Everything known about her death, search for Brian LaundrieLaundrie had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for clues in the slaying of Gabby Petito. His remains were later discovered within the vast Carlton Reserve wilderness park in Sarasota County, Florida.The new documents revealed that Laundrie’s body was likely submerged in up to 3 feet of floodwater "for an extended period of time," which likely contributed to the lengthy search for him.The release comes weeks after the FBI released its final update on the Gabby Petito investigation, saying a review of the notebook found near Laundrie's remains showed he claimed responsibility for her death.

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Woman dies after fall at shuttered scenic hiking trail in Pa.

JIM THORPE, Pa. - A woman has died after she fell while hiking with a group on a scenic trail that was closed by the state three years ago due to safety concerns.State police were called to a site near the Glen Onoko Falls in Carbon County around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. They were met there by several emergency responders who had carried the 72-year-old woman down the mountain from near the first of three waterfalls at the site, a trip officials said was made over "treacherous, steep, ice-covered terrain."The woman, whose name has not been released, suffered a head injury and was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead there a short time later.

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Suspect charged after Philadelphia SWAT officer shot in vest while serving warrant

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia have identified and charged a suspect accused of shooting a SWAT officer who was serving a warrant late last week, striking him in his bulletproof vest. The incident occurred around 12:37 p.m. Friday, when members of the Philadelphia Police Department SWAT unit were serving a search warrant on the 100 block of West Lehigh Avenue. Authorities say the warrant was to search for Kristian Reyes, 35, who was wanted for parole violations. Members of the SWAT team had entered a three-story building on the block after announcing their presence, and approached the door to the third-floor apartment. Police say SWAT officers attempted to breach the door, firing three rounds from a breaching shotgun on the door lock and deadbolt, but were unsuccessful. As the officers prepared to ram the door, authorities say Reyes fired multiple gunshots through the wall, striking one of the officers once in the chest.

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Police: 18-year-old Delmar man killed in crash

SEAFORD, Del. - Delaware State Police say an 18-year-old Delmar man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving went off the road and crashed. Police say the crash happened Sunday morning on Seaford Road when the driver of a Toyota Tundra failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The truck hit a fence, a tree and a parked Chevrolet Silverado before overturning. Police say the driver wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle as it rolled.He was transported to an area hospital, where police say he later died.___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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14 patients in Guelph hospital with COVID-19, 2 active outbreaks in the city

Guelph General Hospital is reporting Monday that it is treating 14 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, while 22 staff members are off work due to the virus.The number of patients has increased by three over the weekend from what was reported on Friday, while the number of staff off work has increased by five. Ontario to end COVID proof of vaccination March 1, mask mandate to remain in place Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, public health reports 25 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including seven in an intensive care unit.Guelph’s coronavirus death toll remains at 52 during the pandemic with the latest fatal case being reported on Feb.

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Trudeau expected to invoke Emergencies Act to aid convoy blockade response: sources

Justin Trudeau is expected to announce Monday he will invoke emergency powers to support provinces in ending the blockades and public disorder that have gripped Ottawa for 18 days, Global News has confirmed.One national security source and one source that participated in a Monday morning Liberal national caucus meeting said the government is poised to invoke the act and that senior officials are preparing for an imminent announcement.Multiple sources have also told Global News federal officials are weighing options for the military to help law enforcement with logistics. But there is no plan at this time, according to the sources, to have the military help police in dealing with civilians or deploying into the streets.What exactly are the powers coming into play? Let’s take a look.First, a quick history recap: the Emergencies Act is not the War Measures Act.The War Measures Act was the controversial piece of legislation that Trudeau’s father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, used back in 1970 during the October Crisis, which saw a series of terrorist attacks by a Quebec separatist group.The law allowed the federal government to suspend civil liberties, and it was in response to questions over how far Trudeau senior would go in suspending these liberties that he offered the infamous phrase: “Just watch me.”That law, however, was repealed and replaced in 1988.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Tests Positive for COVID Following Prince Charles' Diagnosis

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, Clarence House released an official statement sharing the royal’s diagnosis. “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating.

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Biden's top aides unlikely to qualify for relief payments

WASHINGTON – At least one group in America is unlikely to get any money from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan — his own top aides.

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Biden calls on Congress to ‘swiftly pass’ the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden called on Congress to "swiftly pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act" — expediting the federal government’s response to recent violent acts against the Asian community in the United States."Jill and I share in the nation’s grief and outrage at the horrific killings of eight people, among them six Asian American women, in Georgia on March 16th," Biden wrote in a statement.President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House on March 18, 2021 in Washington, DC "I urge Congress to swiftly pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would expedite the federal government’s response to the rise of hate crimes exacerbated during the pandemic, support state and local governments to improve hate crimes reporting,

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Treasury says some state tax cuts OK under Biden relief act

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Responding to concerns from state officials, the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that states can cut taxes without penalty under a new federal pandemic relief law — so long as they use their own funds to offset those cuts.

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Biden to join road show promoting relief plan with Pa. visit

LAS VEGAS – President Joe Biden is joining top messengers already crisscrossing the country to highlight the benefits of his massive COVID-19 rescue plan, in his case by promoting aid for small businesses.

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President Biden to name Sperling to oversee COVID-19 relief package

Gene Sperling, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the oversight for distributing funds from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package, a White House official said Monday.

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Biden, Harris and others to promote COVID-19 relief plan's benefits

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.The roadshow — dubbed the "Help is Here" tour by the White House — begins Monday with Harris heading to a COVID-19 vaccination site and a culinary academy in Las Vegas and first lady Jill Biden touring a New Jersey elementary school.The president will have more to say about the plan Monday at the White House, and he plans to visit a small business in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.

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Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan's benefits

WASHINGTON – Let the sales push begin.

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Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but acknowledged she wasn’t sure whether the next major item on President Joe Biden’s agenda will attract Republican backing.

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Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?

WASHINGTON – Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of America’s most entrenched economic woes: The vast inequality that divides the richest from the rest — a gap made worse by the viral pandemic.

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IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way

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WASHINGTON - A day after President Joe Biden signed into law his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package aimed at helping to defeat the virus and help the U.S.

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Nonprofits hail anti-poverty aspects of COVID relief measure

Nonprofit advocates have hailed Congress’ passage of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure that has the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty at a scale not seen since the New Deal.

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COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net

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Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.

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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to sign into law Thursday the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the virus and nurse the economy back to health.

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COVID-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office.The measure provides $400 billion for $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, $350 billion in aid to state and local governments, an expansion of the child tax credit and increased funding for vaccine distribution. Forecasters expect it to supercharge the US economic recovery."Help is here," Biden wrote in a tweet after the vote.

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WASHINGTON – A Congress riven along party lines has approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.

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Biden to buy more COVID vaccine doses as stimulus bill passes

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House poised to vote on COVID-19 relief plan, $1,400 stimulus checks this week

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives is moving toward a final vote on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan this week, which could send the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law before unemployment benefits expire.On Saturday, the Senate approved the massive rescue package on a party-line 50-49 vote.

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Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help.That sentiment became a well-worn punchline under Ronald Reagan and shaped the politics of both parties for four decades. Democrat Bill Clinton declared the era of big government over in the 1990s, Barack Obama largely kept his party in the same lane and Republican Donald Trump campaigned on the premise that Washington was full of morons, outplayed by the Chinese and others.But Biden is now staking his presidency on the idea that the government can use his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan not only to stop a pandemic and jobs crisis but also to catapult the country forward to tackle deep issues of poverty, inequality and more.

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An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums. After laboring through the night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from Republicans and rejected — bleary-eyed senators approved the sprawling package on a 50-49 party-line vote.

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Senate passes Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill on party-line vote

WASHINGTON : The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that saw Democrats battling among themselves over jobless aid and the Republican minority failing in attempts to push through some three dozen amendments.The final bill includes $400 billion in one-time payments of $1,400 to most Americans, $300 a week in extended jobless benefits for the 9.5 million people thrown out of work in the crisis, and $350 billion in aid to state and local governments that have seen the pandemic blow a hole in their budgets.The Senate voted 50-49, with no Republicans voting in favor, on what would be one of the largest stimulus packages in U.S.

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Senators works through night with pandemic relief on path to passage

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats' showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between leaders and moderate Sen. Joe Manchin on emergency jobless benefits broke a logjam that had stalled the package.The compromise, announced by Manchin, D-W.Va., and a Democratic aide late Friday and backed by President Joe Biden, cleared the way for the Senate to begin a marathon series of votes on amendments before eventual approval of the sweeping legislation.

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Democrats advance Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill in marathon Senate session

Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan early on Saturday, turning back Republican attempts to modify the package in a marathon session that had begun the prior day.With Republicans united in opposition, Democrats who narrowly control the chamber must keep all 50 of their members on board in order to pass the package, as they hope to do this weekend.Progress ground to a halt for more than 11 hours as Democrats negotiated a compromise on unemployment benefits to satisfy centrists, chiefly Senator Joe Manchin, who worried the massive package might overheat the economy.With that issue resolved, the chamber then voted on some of the hundreds of proposals to modify the bill.Democrats voted down a Republican proposals that would have

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Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

WASHINGTON – Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party's showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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Yellen says Congress needs to 'go big' for relief package

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday that despite the strong job gains last month, Congress still needs to “go big” by passing President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package to get millions of people back to work sooner.

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