By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Boyrcr420/iStock Democrats in the U.S. Congress and the White House are rejoicing with glee after both congressional chambers approved President Biden’s new COVID-19 relief bill on Saturday (March 6). According to CNBC, the so-called American Rescue Plan got approved by Congress after a 50-49 vote along party lines was held. […]
Good morning. I’m Rachel Schnalzer, the L.A. Times Business section’s audience engagement editor. President Biden has issued a flurry of executive orders and other directives since his inauguration last week, many of them aimed at Americans’ well-being and workplace rights during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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Orders tend not to spell out the details of implementation, so it’s too early to know exactly how Biden’s will play out. But they do indicate where to look for changes in the weeks and months ahead. Here are some topics to watch.
The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford was approved for emergency use in the U.K. and is expected to be rolled out next week. The authorization is welcome news for Britain as cases have surged in London and southern England, pressuring hospitals capacity. People wanting to leave the U.K. have faced travel restrictions because a new coronavirus variant found in the U.K. is reportedly more transmissible. The U.S. confirmed on Tuesday the first case of the new Covid-19 strain was found in Colorado.
The U.S. is recording at least 188,167 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,257 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average calculated by CNBC using Johns Hopkins University data.
President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited Covid relief bill late Sunday night, triggering a second round of aid for Americans amid the ongoing pandemic. The bill includes $600 direct payments, more funding for small businesses and boosted unemployment benefits. Trump delayed signing the bill, insisting the stimulus check amount was too low and allowing unemployment benefits to briefly lapse for millions of Americans.
The U.S. is recording at least 184,000 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,200 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average calculated by CNBC using Johns Hopkins University data.
Here are some of the biggest developments Monday:
President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited Covid relief bill late Sunday night, triggering a second round of aid for Americans amid the ongoing pandemic. The bill includes $600 direct payments, more funding for small businesses and boosted unemployment benefits. Trump delayed signing the bill, insisting the stimulus check amount was too low and allowing unemployment benefits to briefly lapse for millions of Americans.
The U.S. is recording at least 184,000 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,200 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average calculated by CNBC using Johns Hopkins University data.
Here are some of the biggest developments Monday: