Federal prosecutors charged and tried Hunt, the son of retired New York City family court judge John Hunt. Brendan Hunt will be sentenced in June and faces up to 10 years in prison, the Eastern District said in a statement. Hunt took the stand in his own defense on Tuesday, […]
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Biden Wants Congress To Pass COVID Relief Before March
Congress should pass a COVID-19 relief bill before federal unemployment benefits begin to expire in March, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. “We are going to hit a cliff, an unemployment insurance cliff, in March, where millions of people won’t be able to have access to unemployment insurance,” […]
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PPP: Congress made changes but businesses say it’s not enough
Retail businesses like Georgie Lou’s Retro Candy store in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will likely receive the same amount of money they did in the spring — which lasted Georgie Lou’s only a few months, leaving owner Stephanie Patterson Gilbert to piece things together on her own ever since. “It’s helpful, but […]
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Here’s What’s In Congress’ $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Deal
WASHINGTON — After months of delays, Congress finally has agreed to a $900 billion deal on COVID-19 relief, giving jobless Americans some respite with direct payments and unemployment insurance, as well as funding for public schools and vaccine distribution. Perhaps of greatest interest to most Americans will be the stimulus […]
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Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress
FILE – In this July 10, 2018, file photo bottles of medicine ride on a belt at a mail-in pharmacy warehouse in Florence, N.J. President-elect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but there’s a menu of narrower actions he can choose […]
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How to create your own next stimulus check (and stop counting on Congress)
How to create your own next stimulus check (and stop counting on Congress) Here we go again. The U.S. House has passed another coronavirus relief package including a second round of those $1,200 “stimulus checks,” to help family budgets and stimulate the economy. But the last COVID aid measure from […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA finalizes rule allowing some major polluters to follow weaker emissions standards | Trump executive order seeks to use Defense Production Act to bolster mining | Asbestos ban stalls in Congress amid partisan fight
HAPPY THURSDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. CLICK HERE to subscribe to our newsletter. ONE […]
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OU Undergraduate Congress discusses food pantry operations, dispersing funds to student organizations | Coronavirus
The SGA Undergraduate Congress discussed OU Food Pantry operations and saw a bill dispersing funds to different student organizations at its Tuesday evening meeting. Congress members welcomed Food Pantry Student Director Ethan Maddy, who provided information about operations. The pantry has transitioned to a fully online order system, Maddy said. […]
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Forget Congress. Here’s how to DIY a 2nd stimulus check
Forget Congress. Here’s how to DIY a 2nd stimulus check Congress and the White House still haven’t made a deal to give you a second $1,200 coronavirus stimulus payment, similar to the direct deposits, checks and money orders Americans started receiving in the spring. Democrats who control the U.S. House […]
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How to give yourself a stimulus payment (if Congress won’t)
How to give yourself a stimulus payment (if Congress won’t) Congress still can’t get its act together on giving Americans more of those $1,200 coronavirus “stimulus checks,” similar to the direct payments made in the spring. Another round of cash to relieve financial pain and stimulate the economy was missing […]
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9 ways to make your own stimulus check (and forget Congress)
For a while there, it was looking pretty certain that Americans were going to get another round of those $1,200 coronavirus “stimulus checks.” Democrats, Republicans and the White House all said they wanted to give out more money to relieve financial pain and stimulate the economy, and the U.S. House […]
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10 ways to make your own stimulus check (and forget Congress)
For a while there, it was looking pretty certain that Americans were going to get another round of those $1,200 coronavirus “stimulus checks.” Democrats, Republicans and the White House all said they wanted to give out more money to relieve financial pain and stimulate the economy, and the U.S. House […]