The COVID-19 Relief Bill Could Be A Huge Turning Point For Child Care In The U.S

4 minutes ago | The Huffington Post

There's a desperately needed $39 billion bailout for child care providers in the bill, a sign that lawmakers finally understand the importance caregiving.
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National security officials to testify on Jan. 6 mistakes

6 minutes ago | Post Gazette

Federal national security officials are set to testify in the second Senate hearing about what went wrong on Jan. 6, the day rioters overtook the U.S. Capitol.
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Canada GDP Collapse Reveals How Trudeau's Debt Binge Went Awry

34 minutes ago | Bloomberg

Justin Trudeau was more committed to borrowing his way out of the Covid-19 crisis last year than almost any other leader in the developed world. That cushioned the blow of the...
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Senate Focuses on State Spending in Biden's Relief Plan

34 minutes ago | Bloomberg

As the U.S. Senate debates President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, lawmakers are turning their attention to $200 billion earmarked to aid state governments...
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Sunak Extends Aid for Jobs Saying U.K. Recovery to Take Time

34 minutes ago | Bloomberg

Rishi Sunak warned the British economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as he announced budget measures to save jobs, help businesses and begin the painful process...
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U.S. Infrastructure Earns a C- Grade Ahead of a Biden Spending Plan: Live Updates

42 minutes ago | NY Times

Vernon Jordan Is Remembered as a Power Broker

1 hour ago | NY Times

Remembering Vernon Jordan, the civil rights leader turned corporate power broker.
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Japan's Travel Ban Has American Baseball Players in Limbo

1 hour ago | NY Times

With the Nippon league's spring training already under way, U.S.-based players are trying to stay ready despite being barred from entering the country.
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Russia Says U.S. Sanctions for Navalny Poisoning Will Fail as Putin's Popularity Plummets

1 hour ago | Newsweek

The measures come as a poll shows fewer Russians want to see Vladimir Putin remain president after 2024.
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Bradley meets S. Illinois in MVC tourney

1 hour ago | Saint Louis Today

No. 9 seed Southern Illinois vs. No. 8 seed Bradley
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A hedge fund manager who returned 146% last year shares the 6 cannabis...

Summary List Placement Jason Wild had a pretty good year last year. His hedge fund, JW Asset Management, returned over 146% in 2020 - buoyed by significant investments in the... Read more ...

Meghan Markle calls bullying claims ‘calculated smear campaign' ahead of...

“Let's just call this what it is - a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation," a spokesman said. Read more ...

Nine reported dead as police fire on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar

Local media claim that as many as nine people have died in Myanmar in deadly clashes between security forces and protesters across the country, with videos showing police... Read more ...

10 things you need to know before the opening bell

Summary List Placement Welcome to 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Sign up for Insider Investing for your weekly... Read more ...

Trump's Baseless 2020 Conspiracies Complicate Ohio Effort To Buy Voting Machines

Trump and his allies' false claims about Dominion Voting Systems are leading elected officials in one Ohio county to slow down an effort to procure new voting equipment. (Image... Read more ...

Yard sale find turns out to be artifact worth up to $500,000

A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact. Read more ...

Coalition airbase in Iraq struck by at least 10 rockets, US spokesman...

A coalition airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar has been struck by at least 10 missiles, just two weeks after a rocket attack on US-led forces in northern Iraq... Read more ...

Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops, US forces say

At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi military said. It was not... Read more ...

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

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... Read more ...

Australian AG outs himself as target of rape allegations in 1988 case that...

Australia's top law official, Christian Porter, has confirmed that he is the target of a historic rape claim which was extensively covered by the media. He emphatically denied... Read more ...