WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country.House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the electoral process, would restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts, strike down hurdles to voting and bring transparency to a murky campaign finance system that allows wealthy donors to anonymously bankroll political causes."Our purpose was to remove ...

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Delaware bill calls for mental health workers in elementary schools

DOVER - A bill mandating that elementary schools in Delaware be staffed with counselors, social workers and psychologists is headed to the House floor for a vote.The House Education Committee voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to release the bill for consideration by the full House.Supporters of the bill say mental health disorders are the most common health problem for school-aged children, and that half of lifetime mental health illnesses begin by age 14.RELATED: School District of Philadelphia exploring plans for additional instruction options over summerSupporters also say the coronavirus epidemic has exacerbated mental health issues among young students.According to lawmakers, almost 90% of elementary schools in Delaware do not employ a

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Biden aims to usher US into 'next phase' of pandemic in primetime speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden will use his first prime-time address since taking office to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — in the "next phase" of the fight against the pandemic that has killed more than 529,000 Americans.Previewing his remarks, Biden said he would "talk about what we’ve been through as a nation this past year, but more importantly, I’m going to talk about what comes next."Biden's challenge Thursday night will be to honor the sacrifices made by Americans over the last year while encouraging them to remain vigilant despite "virus fatigue" and growing impatience to resume normal activities given the tantalizing promise of vaccines.

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President Biden immediately begins selling virus aid plan to public

WASHINGTON – The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden’s first legislative victory.

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Biden to announce next phase of fight against Covid in his 1st prime-time speech

Joe Biden will lay out the next phase of his administration's arduous fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic during his maiden prime-time address to the nation on Thursday night since assuming office in January.In his speech, which will also mark the first anniversary of the World Health Organisation's declaration of the pandemic, Biden is likely to talk about the sacrifices made by the American people and the millions of people whose lives have been changed by the pandemic.The US is the worst-hit nation with over 29,154,600 confirmed cases and more than 529,000 deaths.He will speak about how COVID-19 has been the greatest operational challenge the country has faced and the work his team has done to rapidly increase the number of

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Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House

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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COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.Winners include those covered by “Obamacare" or just now signing up, self-employed people who buy their own insurance and don't currently get federal help, laid-off workers struggling to retain employer coverage, and most anyone collecting unemployment. Also, potentially many more could benefit if about a dozen states accept a Medicaid deal in the legislation.Taken together, the components of the coronavirus bill represent the biggest expansion of federal help for health insurance since the Obama-era Affordable Care Act more than 10 years ago.

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Rights group: Myanmar military using systematic deadly force

MANDALAY – Amnesty International accused Myanmar's military government on Thursday of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, deliberate killings.

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Mississippi governor set to sign transgender sports limit

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.

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Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

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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COVID bill gives states a pathway to reduce maternal deaths

WASHINGTON – Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the COVID-19 relief bill could help change that.

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More states on board, senators introduce bill (again) to make daylight saving time year round

ORLANDO, Fla. – Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, of Florida, is trying again to make daylight saving time permanent across the country after reintroducing the Sunshine Protection Act.

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Mexican lawmakers advance bill to legalize recreational pot

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s lower chamber approved a marijuana legalization bill Wednesday, setting the country on the path to becoming one of the world’s largest legal marijuana markets.

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As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA – In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.

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House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, Biden expected to sign on Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.The House gave final congressional approval to the sweeping package by a near party line 220-211 vote precisely seven weeks after Biden entered the White House and four days after the Senate passed the bill.

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Massive COVID-19 relief bill passed by U.S. House

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, handing a major legislative victory to U.S. President Joe Biden and a lifeline to those hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Nancy Pelosi Does A Hip Shimmy After House Passes Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill — Watch

Fans are loving that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got in a little victory dance when announcing that the House of Representatives had passed President Joe Biden‘s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, sending it to the 78-year-old POTUS for his signature. “On this vote, the yeas are 220, the nays are 211. The motion is adopted,” Pelosi joyously announced when reading off the final tally. The 80-year-old then banged her gavel and shimmied her hips back and forth in a quick happy dance.

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Florida lawmakers move to ban absentee ballot drop boxes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Republicans moved Wednesday to revise the state’s vote-by-mail system, banning ballot drop boxes and resetting the absentee ballot rolls in a step that would require millions of voters to reapply for mail-in ballots ahead of next year’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections.

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Volusia County family pushes for safer pedestrian crosswalks after daughter is killed

ORMOND BY THE SEA, Fla. – A recently published list from Smart Growth America ranked the area of Daytona and Ormond Beach as the fifth most dangerous in the U.S. for pedestrians.

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Biden to buy more COVID vaccine doses as stimulus bill passes

President Joe Biden is expected to announce that he is procuring an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine for the second half of 2021 during a meeting today with J&J and Merck executives.

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Will you get a coronavirus stimulus check and if so, when?

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the third coronavirus relief bill since the pandemic hit a year ago, passed on Wednesday by a vote of 220 to 211. The measure will soon head to President Joe Biden’s desk, where he is expected to sign it on Friday.

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What’s in the huge pandemic relief bill for science?

David MalakoffA massive $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill now on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk will deliver cash to a wide array of groups—including the scientific community.The U.S. House of Representatives today approved final passage of the bill, which Biden is expected to sign on Friday, on a 220–211 party-line vote.The bill is designed primarily to address the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate the distribution of vaccines and treatments that have proved effective against the pandemic coronavirus.

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Idaho lawmakers end Powerball, fearing foreign participation

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years.

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Maine's Golden is lone Democrat to vote down COVID-19 bill

PORTLAND, Maine – The sole Democratic congressman to vote against the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is a Marine Corps veteran who represents a vast, politically mixed district in Maine.

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$1.9T coronavirus relief bill approved by U.S. Congress in win for Biden, Democrats

COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.The House gave final congressional approval to the sweeping package by a near party line 220-211 vote precisely seven weeks after Biden entered the White House and four days after the Senate passed the bill without a single Republican vote.

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What's inside the $1.9T COVID-19 bill passed by Congress

WASHINGTON – The House approved a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Wednesday, sending it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The milestone political victory would provide $1,400 checks for most Americans and direct billions of dollars to schools, state and local governments, and businesses.

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Lawmaker calls for halt to PennDOT plan to toll nine bridges

Credit: PennDOT HARRISBURG, Pa. - The chairman of Pennsylvania's Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday said he wants to halt plans to toll nine major bridges on interstates around the state, including I-95′s mile-long Girard Point Bridge in Philadelphia.Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Wayne Langerholc, R-Cambria, introduced a bill to require legislative authorization of any proposed transportation project with a user fee, even it is approved by a public-private transportation board lawmakers created in 2012.The bill also aims to create a new process for informing lawmakers and the public about a proposed project that the state Department of Transportation brings to the Public-Private Transportation Partnership Board.The

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Coronavirus lockdown measures defy federal inmate rights, suit claims

COVID-19, a civil lawsuit alleges.The unproven claim, filed in British Columbia Supreme Court, alleges anti-pandemic measures have resulted in a wide variety of breaches by Correctional Service of Canada.“Without notice or explanation, it subjected incarcerated persons to medical and administrative lockdowns _ a form of isolation akin to solitary confinement _ for indeterminate periods of time,” the suit alleges.

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Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as housing secretary

WASHINGTON – The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress is poised to pass new benefits for renters and homeowners who have suffered economic losses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Suit: Company built 'most dangerous' facial recognition AI database in nation

More than 5000 protesters protested once again against the so-called 'Global Security Law' bill promoted by French President Macron and his majority.

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Mumbai: Amid Covid surge, BMC tightens rules for housing societies. Details here

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Trans students, allies outnumber critics of LGBTQ+ guidelines at Brevard School Board meeting

An intense school board meeting that lasted more than four hours drew more proponents than critics of the Brevard Public Schools guidelines on how transgender and other LGBTQ students should be treated in accordance with state and federal laws.

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It’s Mario Day, here’s how Nintendo is celebrating the beloved character

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s a day dedicated to everyone’s favorite plumber and one where you can snag some deals.

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Myanmar police raid housing of striking railway workers

MANDALAY – Myanmar security forces early Wednesday raided a neighborhood in the country's largest city that is home to state railway workers who have gone on strike to protest last month's military coup.

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GOP struggles to define Biden, turns to culture wars instead

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and the Democrats were on the brink of pushing through sprawling legislation with an eyepopping, $1.9 trillion price tag.

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House set to vote on virus relief, Biden on cusp of triumph

WASHINGTON – Congress is poised to approve a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, placing President Joe Biden on the cusp of an early triumph that advances Democratic priorities and showcases the unity his party will need to forge future victories.

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House approves pro-union bill despite dim Senate odds

WASHINGTON – The Democratic-led House approved legislation that would invigorate workers' unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks that have kneecapped the labor movement's once formidable ability to organize.

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Biden's first 50 days: Where he stands on key promises

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on everything from climate change to immigration reform to the coronavirus pandemic.

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$3,000 child tax credit: Here’s what parents need to know

WASHINGTON - The buzz around the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan recently passed by the U.S. Senate has been mostly surrounding the $1,400 direct payments to most individual Americans. But included in the historic bill is a plan to temporarily raise the child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty.The American Rescue Plan temporarily raises the child tax credit, now at a maximum of $2,000, to as much as $3,600 per child annually.

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‘This is not about him’: Biden’s name will not be on COVID-19 stimulus checks, White House says

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden’s signature will not appear on the next round of stimulus checks, because — according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki — "This is not about him."During a Tuesday morning press briefing, Psaki stated that the president felt getting the next round of stimulus checks to eligible Americans as quickly as possible took precedence over having his signature on the memo line."We are doing everything in our power to expedite the payments and not delay them, which is why the president’s name will not appear on the memo line of this round of stimulus checks," Psaki said. "The checks will be signed by a career official at the bureau of fiscal service.

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Covid rescue plan expected to pass US Congress Wednesday

'Remarkable, historic'"It's a remarkable, historic, transformative piece of legislation which goes a very long way to crushing the virus and solving our economic crisis," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters."It is so exciting as you know because of what it does: vaccines in the arms of the American people, money in their pockets, children safely in schools, workers safely back to work."The bill funds Covid vaccine distribution and research, pours billions into state and local governments, continues eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, increases food aid and the child tax credit, and sets aside $130 billion for schools.Progressive Democrats had pushed for higher supplemental unemployment benefits of $400, but after a last-minute

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Brevard school board discusses LGBTQ+ guidelines for anti-discrimination policy

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – One protestor shouted “shame on you” toward another person Tuesday night as they entered the Brevard County School Board meeting.

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Doctors raise concerns over Phase 2 of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan

The second phase of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan is due to begin in April but there are already issues being raised. The wide range of health issues included in Phase 2 and the province’s lack of requiring documentation required to prove someone qualifies, has some doctors sounding the alarm.

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Coronavirus: U.S. House prepares for final vote of relief bill

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to hold a final vote Wednesday on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill recently passed by the Senate, with Democrats saying they’re confident they have the votes for final passage.

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