Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo delivers remarks after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced her as his Commerce Secretary nominee at The Queen theater on January 08, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Biden announced he is nominating Rhode Island Gov WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov.

Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy's recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic.The vote was 84-15.Raimondo, 49, was the first woman elected governor of Rhode Island and is serving her second term.

She is a Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of Yale Law School who went on to become a venture capitalist before turning to politics.Raimondo will be.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday during question period blasted the Conservatives for their support of the trucker protests in Ottawa and at Canada-U.S. border crossings in Coutts, Alta.

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B.C. marine company records massive rogue wave off coast

A Victoria-based marine data company says it’s recorded what it calls the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded, off the coast of Ucluelet. Kylie Stanton has the details, and whether the wave posed a danger to the coastline.

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‘Snowball effect’: Canada’s trucker convoy sparks anti-mandate protests globally

“Freedom Convoy” protest movement against COVID-19 vaccine mandates that has paralyzed the Canadian capital and spilled over to key Canada-U.S. border crossings has gained global momentum, with similar demonstrations popping up in other parts of the world.Since Jan.

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Misinformation fuels copycats as Ottawa convoy gains international support

With the occupying protests in Ottawa gaining international support, similar movements hoping to protest COVID-19 mandates are underway in other countries, especially the United States.

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Most extreme rogue wave ever was recorded off B.C. coast

rogue wave ever recorded has been measured off the coast of Vancouver Island, near Ucluelet, B.C.The wave, measuring 17.6 metres – which is as high as a four-storey building – was recorded in November 2020 by Victoria, B.C.-based MarineLabs Data Systems.It is the subject of a scientific report by Dr. Johannes Gemmrich and Leah Cicon, from the University of Victoria, and published last week in the journal, Scientific Reports.Rogue waves are waves with more than double the height of the waves currently happening around them. According to MarineLabs, they can also be known as “freak” or “killer waves” as they can occur unexpectedly, and, because they are so huge, can be very dangerous.

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How a 93-year-old B.C. senior lost $8,900 after falling victim to ‘grandson scam’

Consumer Matters.The fraudster instructed Rice to withdraw $8,900 in cash and to tell bank staff the funds were needed for renovations.Rice said a staff member at the CIBC where she has been banking since the 1970’s suggested a bank draft, but Rice said the con artist had convinced her cash was the only option.She had a $1,000 limit at the ATM but bank staff eventually raised her limit so she could withdraw the funds, Rice explained.“I really didn’t know how to withdraw from the ATM machine and she did it for me,” said Rice. WestJet Vacations customer endures long battle getting refund after COVID cancellation The fraudster eventually arrived at Rice’s door where he took off with thousands of dollars of Rice’s money.“I feel so bad being taken by these people,” she said.Rice’s daughter, Jo, says the bank should have asked her mom more questions.

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Thailand suspends AztraZeneca vaccine rollout

Thailand has joined several European nations in suspending the AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears, despite a range of health authorities around the world insisting it was safe.

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Democrats muscle ahead with Biden's health secretary pick

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted on Thursday to advance President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary as Democrats muscled past Republican opposition using a new procedure put in place to avoid gridlock in the evenly divided Senate.

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Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be US attorney general

WASHINGTON – The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the widely-respected, veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden has vowed to restore the Justice Department's reputation for independence.

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Marcia Fudge confirmed by Senate as Biden’s HUD secretary

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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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Biden's big relief package a bet gov't can help cure America

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help.

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Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

WASHINGTON – The massive coronavirus relief plan making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty.

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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill

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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'We can do big things,' Schumer says as Senate approves aid

WASHINGTON – Tensions were raw ahead of midnight as Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose in the Senate for the purpose of publicly ridiculing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the daylong delay as Democrats argued among themselves over the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package.

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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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U.S. Senate works through the night with coronavirus aid bill on path to passage

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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Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy

WASHINGTON – Republicans have one goal for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package: to erode public support for the rescue plan by portraying it as too big, too bloated and too much wasteful public spending for a pandemic that’s almost over.

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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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Senate nears pandemic relief package votes after GOP forces near 12-hour reading of bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate steered on Friday toward a voting marathon on Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after enduring an extraordinary half-day holdup forced by a Republican foe of President Joe Biden's top legislative priority.The chamber planned to begin voting around midday on a mountain of amendments, mostly by GOP opponents and virtually all of which were destined to be rejected. That would set the Senate on course toward approving its reworked version of the massive measure, probably over the weekend, and shipping it back to the House so it could whisk the final package to Biden for his signature.Moments after the Senate took up the legislation Thursday, Sen.

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Reading aloud of 628-page Covid bill delays debate in US Senate

The US Senate finally took up the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package but a ploy by opponents - reading the entire 628-page bill aloud on the chamber floor - promptly stalled the action.

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By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill

WASHINGTON – The Senate is beginning debate on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.

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GOP senators criticize Pentagon nominee's 'partisan' tweets

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration's nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan.

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Deb Haaland nomination for interior secretary approved by key panel, moves to full Senate

WASHINGTON - A key Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Haaland's nomination, 11-9, sending it to the Senate floor.

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U.S. House cancels Thursday session after police uncover possible plot against Capitol

Capitol Police warned on Wednesday of a possible plot by a militia group to breach the building, an threat that echoed the deadly Jan. 6 attack.The House had been scheduled to debate and vote on a police reform bill on Thursday.

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Biden's Cabinet half-empty as confirmations trickle in

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Jobless aid, direct checks in play as US Senate nears vote on covid-19 aid bill

WASHINGTON : The US Senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on whether to move forward on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, an action that would set up a final Senate vote on passage for later this week.The 100-seat chamber, which is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, is due to consider a motion to begin 20 hours of debate on the sweeping legislation, according to a Senate Democratic aide. A vote to proceed could be an early indicator of how much Republican opposition the package faces.The bill would pay for vaccines and medical supplies, boost jobless assistance and send a new round of emergency financial aid to households, small businesses and state and local governments.

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Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats to rally behind a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and stood by his proposed $1,400 payments to individuals, even as some party moderates sought to dial back parts of the package.

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Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with fewer than a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure.

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Senate votes to confirm Biden pick as commerce secretary

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy's recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

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Senate vetting Biden's choice for SEC head amid stock drama

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is coming before a Senate panel for his confirmation hearing at a moment when a roiling stock-trading drama has spurred clamor for tighter regulation of Wall Street.

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Miguel Cardona confirmed as education secretary by Senate

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.Cardona, 45, a former public school teacher who went on to become Connecticut’s education chief, was approved on a 64-33 vote.He takes charge of the Education Department amid mounting tension between Americans who believe students can safely return to the classroom now, and others who say the risks are still too great.RELATED: Dr. Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's schools chief, tapped as Biden's education secretaryFILE - Miguel Cardona speaks after President Joe Biden announced his nomination for Education Secretary at the Queen theatre on Dec.

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Senate confirms Cardona as Biden's education secretary

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Senate panel votes to advance Garland's nomination to be AG

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to advance the nomination of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general.

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Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are considering reshaping parts of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed by the House, as party leaders hoping to salvage a minimum wage increase have abandoned one proposal aimed at pressuring big companies to boost workers' pay.

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Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss

ORLANDO, Fla. – Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions by attacking fellow Republicans and promoting lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force.

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Biden says ‘overwhelming majority’ of public supports his American Rescue Plan as bill moves to Senate

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke Saturday about his American Rescue Plan, a proposed $1.9-trillion stimulus package to speed up the recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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House passes $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill on near party-line vote, sends it to Senate

US Capitol Building (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)WASHINGTON - The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.The new president's vision for flushing cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities battered by COVID-19 passed on a near party-line 219-212 vote.

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House passes $1.9 trillion relief bill, Senate expected to vote next week

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.The new president’s vision for flushing cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities battered by COVID-19 passed on a near party-line 219-212 vote. That ships the massive measure to the Senate, where Democrats seem bent on resuscitating their minimum wage push and fights could erupt over state aid and other issues.Democrats said the still-faltering economy and the half-million American lives lost demanded quick, decisive action.

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Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

LANSING, Mich. – Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly.

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Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary

WASHINGTON – Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Thursday to be President Joe Biden’s energy secretary. The vote was 64-35.

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GOP rallies solidly against Democrats' virus relief package

WASHINGTON – Republicans rallied solidly Wednesday against Democrats' proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as lawmakers awaited a decision by the Senate's parliamentarian that could bolster or potentially kill a pivotal provision hiking the federal minimum wage.

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Manchin says he'll vote for Haaland for interior secretary

WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Wednesday that he will vote for New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to serve as interior secretary, clearing the way for her likely approval as the first Native American to head a Cabinet agency.

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Republicans push back on Pelosi proposal for riot commission

WASHINGTON – Republican leaders in the House and Senate say a proposed plan for an independent commission to study the Capitol insurrection is overly tilted toward Democrats, arguing that the panel should have an even party split like the one formed to study the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia

ATLANTA – Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Now, Republicans are trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.

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Senate confirms Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary

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