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.

The legislation, signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday, expands a key loan program for nonprofits, boosts AmeriCorps funding and enacts or expands several programs aimed at providing direct relief to individuals.

Independent Sector, an advocacy coalition of foundations and nonprofits, said the legislation “contains important and hard-fought victories for the nonprofit sector and the people we serve during Covid-19 and these challenging economic times.” However, the statement also complained that lawmakers omitted an expansion of the

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EU plodding stirs ECB concernsThe European Union’s path to joint fiscal stimulus is looking less assured than its monetary guardians would like, casting further clouds over an outlook already stunted by the bloc’s botched vaccination drive, reports Bloomberg. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde last week gave a hint of alarm to lawmakers on the slow rollout of the 750 billion-euro pandemic recovery fund, building on the warning of colleagues.

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Biden rushes to prevent border crossings from overshadowing COVID-19 agenda

Biden administration is scrambling to manage a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda.With the number of migrants surging, administration officials say Biden inherited an untenable situation that resulted from what they say was President Donald Trump’s undermining and weakening of the immigration system.But as Congress pivots to immigration legislation, stories of unaccompanied minors and families trying to cross border have begun to dominate the headlines, distracting from the White House’s efforts to promote the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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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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'Speak out:' Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit

ATLANTA – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden “in plain sight” as they visited Atlanta, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.

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Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election.

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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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Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies

TIJUANA – It took less than a month for 200 tents to fill every spot in a Mexican plaza at the busiest border crossing with the United States.

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President Biden, VP Harris to meet with Asian-American leaders on Atlanta trip

ATLANTA - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are heading to Atlanta Friday to address two major crises in America: the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating violence against Asian Americans.Biden and Harris originally were coming to Georgia to rally support for their newly-passed COVID relief law, but the shocking shootings at three metro Atlanta spas changed their plans.Now instead of a political rally celebrating the $1.9 trillion bill, the White House says that Biden and Harris will meet with Asian American State legislators and other community leaders at Emory University to talk about racist rhetoric and actions against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.Some Asian Americans say they cannot help but feel targeted after a

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Covid vaccine: Joe Biden says US to hit 100 million vaccinations goal tomorrow

pic.twitter.com/Cj65chMhJJ When President Biden came into office on 20 January, the programme to stop the Covid-19 pandemic through national vaccination was only just getting going.Biden initially said he wanted 100 million doses administered within 100 days but after easily reaching that target he said he would announce a new benchmark next week."Eight weeks ago, only eight percent of seniors -- those most vulnerable to Covid-19 -- had received a vaccination.

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U.S. to hit goal of administering 100M COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, Biden says

Joe Biden‘s goal of injecting 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White House announced on Thursday the nation is now in position to help supply neighbours Canada and Mexico with millions of lifesaving shots.The Biden administration revealed the outlines of a plan to “loan” a limited number of vaccines to Canada and Mexico as the president announced the U.S. is on the cusp of meeting his 100-day injection goal “way ahead of schedule.”“ I’m proud to announce that tomorrow, 58 days into our administration, we will have met our goal,” Biden said.

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Biden: US approaching 100 million COVID-19 vaccine goal

With 40 days to spare, President Joe Biden today said tomorrow he will meet his goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of Americans during his first 100 days in office.

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Biden announces U.S. has administered 100M COVID-19 vaccine doses in only 58 days

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that this administration will meet its goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses within 100 days and will complete the goal as of Friday, in only 58 days.

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‘God bless America’: Ford thanks Biden amid reports U.S. sending 1.5 million vaccines to Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to a question about reports the U.S. will send 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Canada, saying “God bless America” and adding he had been pressing former president Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden for assistance.

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Pennsylvania has administered 4M doses of COVID-19 vaccine, health secretary says

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania health officials on Thursday reported that more than 25% of the state's population has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and over 1M residents are now fully vaccinated. In a press release, Pennsylvania claims it is second to only New Mexico in doses per 100,000 over the last week. While this data point often fluctuates, officials said it shows the state's "significant progress on vaccinating everyone who wishes to be vaccinated."MORE: President Joe Biden visits Delaware County to highlight aid to small businessesMeanwhile, CVS and Walgreens have given more than 404k shots to seniors and staff in Pennsylvania nursing homes, according to officials.

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US travel on the rise as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up, but medical experts warn pandemic isn’t over

LOS ANGELES - As vaccination efforts in the U.S.

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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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Canada has asked U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine help, White House confirms

White House is confirming that Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring COVID-19 vaccine doses.But press secretary Jen Psaki would only say they are considering the request, not whether the Biden administration has agreed to it. Separating noise from signals: How ‘adverse reactions’ to COVID-19 vaccines are investigated Psaki is repeating what she’s been saying for weeks: that President Joe Biden’s priority is to ensure every American is vaccinated first.She says the U.S.

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Biden to mark St. Patrick's Day virtually with Irish prime minister, praise Good Friday Agreement

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is marking St. Patrick’s Day as he recommits the U.S.

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Biden vows to reach 100 million COVID-19 vaccines in just 10 days

Yesterday President Joe Biden said in the next 10 days, he would meet his campaign promise of 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered during the first 100 days of his presidency, with about 40 days to spare. He said the vaccines, along with 100 million stimulus checks, are signs that America is on the road to recovery.

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President Joe Biden to visit Delaware County on Tuesday

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - President Biden will visit Delaware County on Tuesday.The visit is part of a nationwide push highlighting the COVID-19 relief bill as well as promoting the stimulus and vaccinationsHe will visit a small business while in Delaware County. The roadshow — dubbed the "Help is Here" tour by the White House — kicked off with remarks from President Joe Biden on the White House's effort to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan.

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Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy

WASHINGTON – After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a Rose Garden ceremony.

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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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First lady Jill Biden to visit Burlington County, NJ on Monday

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - First Lady Jill Biden is making a visit to Burlington County, New Jersey on Monday.The First Lady will tour a school in the afternoon. The nature of the visit is not yet known. Afterward, she's expected to deliver remarks with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.Her visit to the area comes just a day before President Joe Biden is expected to visit Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Last week, President Biden directed states to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine no later than May 1.

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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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Taoiseach to discuss Covid vaccinations with Biden

The Taoiseach has said he will discuss Covid-19 vaccinations with US President Joe Biden when the two leaders hold a virtual meeting on St Patrick's Day.

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Military aircraft seen flying over Delaware County ahead of President Biden's visit

DELAWARE COUNTY - Residents in Delaware County and neighboring areas reported seeing a military aircraft flying overhead on Saturday as the region prepares for a visit from President Joe Biden early next week. The West Goshen Police Department said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) designated Delaware County and roughly 12 surrounding nautical miles as "restricted airspace for a VIP until roughly 10 p.m. Saturday."President Biden, who is currently in his home city of Wilmington, will be in Delaware County on Tuesday.

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Biden played 'sheriff' on '09 aid, now salesman on COVID law

WASHINGTON – In 2009, then-Vice President Joe Biden was "Sheriff Joe,” the enforcer making sure federal dollars from a massive economic aid package were getting to the right places and quickly.

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US surpasses COVID-19 vaccine milestone of 100 million shots administered

ATLANTA - The U.S. has administered more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine according to the latest numbers posted Friday by the U.S.

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IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way

WASHINGTON – Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring Americans fatter bank balances.

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Stimulus checks on the way: US Treasury confirms $1,400 payments could hit bank accounts this weekend

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed Friday that Americans could start seeing stimulus check direct deposits from the latest COVID-19 relief package as early as this weekend.White House press secretary Jen Psaki first announced the potential timeline on Thursday after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. "As announced yesterday, some people could start seeing relief payments hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend," the Treasury Department announced on Twitter Friday.

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White House: All US adults to be eligible for COVID vaccine by May 1

A Fourth of July with family and friends. That's what President Joe Biden said was possible last night during his first televised address to the nation on his 50th day in office, on the 1-year anniversary of the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Biden says “fastidious oversight” needed to ensure “no waste or fraud” in $1.9T COVID-19 relief package

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President orders all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1 as Florida reports 5,144 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – All 50 states now have until May 1 to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Biden marks passage of $1.9T COVID-19 relief package with Rose Garden ceremony

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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Biden was Sheriff Joe on '09 aid, now salesman on COVID law

WASHINGTON – In 2009, then-Vice President Joe Biden was "Sheriff Joe,” the enforcer making sure federal dollars from a massive economic aid package were getting to the right places and quickly.

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'Quad' countries to launch joint venture to boost Covid vaccine production

New Delhi: The US, India, Australia and Japan on Friday announced the launch of their ambitious joint partnership venture to boost production of vaccines to combat covid-19, in a move seen as mounting a challenge to China, at the inaugural summit of Quad now upgraded to the leaders’s level.US President Joe Biden, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga shared a virtual stage to herald the start of a reinforced partnership aimed at global good.

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COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is being hailed by Democrats and progressive policy advocates as a generational expansion of the social safety net, providing food and housing assistance, greater access to health care and direct aid to families in what amounts to a broad-based attack on the cycle of poverty.

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President Joe Biden Addresses Asian-American Hate Crimes, COVID Vaccines & More In Coronavirus Memorial Speech

President Joe Biden marked the one year of coronavirus with an inclusive speech on Thursday (March 11).

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Biden offers US hope for summer amid virus fight

US President Joe Biden has offered his Covid-weary nation a tantalising glimpse of an almost normal July 4th, outlining in a speech how the United States can defeat the coronavirus if people stay united on prevention measures and get vaccinated.

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All adult Americans to be eligible for Covid vaccination by 1 May: Joe Biden

President Joe Biden has claimed that all adults of the country will be eligible to get anti-Covid shots by 1 May.He was speaking on the first anniversary of the Covid-19 shutdowns in the US and said that his administration is on track to beat his promise to deliver 100 million Covid-19 vaccination shots into the arms of Americans by day 60 -- 40 days before his campaign promise.Also Read | Vaccine confidence in India is ticking more boxes now"When I came into office, you may recall I set a goal, and many of you said it was way over the top," he said.

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Biden aims to have U.S. ‘closer to normal’ by July 4

U.S. President Joe Biden has unveiled his timelines on when all American adults will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and when the country will get ‘closer to normal.’ Dawna Friesen has those details, and Jackson Proskow looks at the scars COVID-19 has left on the country over the past year.

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Biden directs states to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by May 1

WASHINGTON - One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help.Speaking in the White House East Room, Biden announced moves to speed vaccinations, including directing that states lift qualifications for vaccinations by May 1, and expand the number of places and categories of people who can give shots.

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Biden to address U.S. on coronavirus anniversary after signing $1.9T relief bill

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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President Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

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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Biden to address nation 1 year after pandemic declaration

Tonight President Joe Biden is expected to address the nation, marking both his 50th day in office and the 1-year anniversary of the World Health Organization's declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic.

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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

Nonprofits hail anti-poverty aspects of COVID relief measure

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