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Senate resumes work on virus bill after jobless benefit deal

Senate resumes work on virus bill after jobless benefit deal

Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin have struck a deal over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. 
by The Associated Press

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

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

Democrats have made eleventh-hour changes in the measure aimed at ensuring they can pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber. They hope for Senate approval of the package before next week.
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Effort to replace MPD moves forward

Effort to replace MPD moves forward

A proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency passed a hurdle in a City Council committee Thursday.  
by Brandt Williams

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North Dakota House expels lawmaker accused of misconduct

North Dakota House expels lawmaker accused of misconduct

The North Dakota House has expelled a lawmaker accused of threatening and sexually harassing women at the Capitol. The resolution to expel GOP Rep. Luke Simons was approved 69-25 on Thursday.
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Capitol Police chief appeals for National Guard to stay

Capitol Police chief appeals for National Guard to stay

The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is appealing to congressional leaders to back her request to keep National Guard troops protecting the building and lawmakers for another two months
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Scotch whisky, English cheese prices could ease as U.S. halts tariffs

Scotch whisky, English cheese prices could ease as U.S. halts tariffs

Scotch whisky and other goods have been subject to a 25 percent tariff. The levies cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars in lost exports, according to the Scotch industry.
by Bill Chappell

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Takeaways: What hearings have revealed about Jan. 6 failures

Takeaways: What hearings have revealed about Jan. 6 failures

Many questions remain unanswered about the failure to prevent the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But after six congressional hearings, it's clear that the Capitol Police were unprepared and overwhelmed as hundreds of Donald Trump's supporters laid siege to the building. It's also clear that no one wants to take responsibility for it.
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