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- Stimulus checks part of looming COVID-19 relief deal as Congress finalizes negotiations USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the second-ranking Senate Republican, said he believed personal checks of $600 or $700 were part of discussions.      ...
- Fed vows to continue bond-buying stimulus until "substantial progress" is made toward full employment USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Fed vows to continue bond-buying stimulus until "substantial further progress" is made toward "maximum employment and price stability goals."Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
- Coronavirus updates: COVID baby boom didn't happen; 2M more vaccine doses to be delivered next week; Mike Pompeo is quarantining USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Operation Warp Speed says 2 million vaccine doses will be delivered next week. Meanwhile, a pandemic baby boom didn't quite happen. Latest news      ...
- Thanks to Pete Buttigieg, O'Hare Airport is now calling itself a 'place of romance' USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Pete Buttigieg, chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to head his transportation department, has already given O'Hare Airport a publicity boost.      ...
- Coronavirus updates: COVID baby boom didn't happen; 2M more vaccine doses to be delivered next week; FDA approves at-home test USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Operation Warp Speed says 2 million vaccine doses will be delivered next week. Meanwhile, a pandemic baby boom didn't quite happen. Latest news      ...
- Suspected al-Shabaab operative charged in 9/11 style hijacking plot; trained as pilot USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a suspected operative of the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, has been charged with plotting a Sept. 11-style hijacking attack in the U.S.      ...
- Stimulus checks now part of looming COVID relief deal as Congress finalizes negotiations USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the second-ranking Senate Republican, said he believed stimulus checks of $600 or $700 were part of discussions.      ...
- Federal judge strikes down Ohio policy prohibiting transgender people from correcting their birth certificate CNN National (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Ohio's policy prohibiting transgender residents from correcting the gender marker on their birth certificate, clearing the way for individuals to alter the document...
- Peters, Johnson trade sharp remarks at election hearing in Washington USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Peters, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security committee, got into it with the Republican chairman over claims of Russian disinformation.      ...
- Julia Roberts' Baublebar ring is on sale right now—and so is the rest of the site USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Baublebar is offering 20% off all its best-selling jewelry just in time for Christmas shipping deadlines—find out more.      ...
- Southwest grows again: Airline adding two more cities, giving it a dozen new destinations USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - With the new California flights, due to begin in spring 2021, Southwest Airlines has announced 12 new destinations this year.      ...
- Ex-election security chief Christopher Krebs confronts GOP on false fraud claims: 'It's got to stop' USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - "I would appreciate more support from my own party, the Republican Party, to call this stuff out and move on," Chris Krebs told senators Wednesday.      ...
- Cursing aside, Tom Cruise is right: Covid is a big problem for Hollywood CNN National (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Tom Cruise recently unleashed a profanity-filled tirade on the set of the upcoming "Mission: Impossible 7" after the star of the film reportedly became enraged at crew members for not...
- Coronavirus updates: 2M more vaccine doses to be delivered next week; FDA approves at-home COVID test USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - The FDA OKd the first at-home, over-the-counter COVID test. Operation Warp Speed says 2 million vaccine doses will be delivered next week. Latest news      ...
- 'Fatal for small businesses': Big firms delay payments to smaller suppliers during COVID-19 USA Today (Wednesday, 16 December, 2020) - Many big companies are waiting months to pay their smaller suppliers during the pandemic, even if they have the cash, threatening their survival.      ...