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Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill
Congressional negotiators closed in Wednesday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300 per week jobless checks, and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans. But there was no deal quite yet.
From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies
When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small insurance firm Thimble fled their Manhattan offices. CEO Jay Bregman planned to call them back soon — as soon as New York was safe again.
Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out
As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects.
Senate report: Opioid industry has paid advocacy groups $65M
A bipartisan congressional investigation released Wednesday found that key players in the nation’s opioid industry have spent $65 million since 1997 funding nonprofits that advocate treating pain with medications, a strategy intended to boost the sale of prescription painkillers.
Vaccinations reach nursing homes as California faces crisis
The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed more than 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarming it has spurred California to dispense thousands of body bags and line up refrigerated morgue trucks.
