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(NPR) Congress Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate

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Congress Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus — co-chairs Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., at podium, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., right — took credit for helping to break the logjam on an emergency COVID-19 relief bill. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Politics Congress Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate ...

(NPR) House Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate

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House Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus — co-chairs Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., at podium, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., right — took credit for helping to break the logjam on an emergency COVID-19 relief bill. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Politics House Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate Th...

(NPR) '$4 In My Bank Account': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo

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'$4 In My Bank Account': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo More than 10 million people are currently out of jobs, and the hardest hit industries are also some of the lowest-paying, including retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism. Sarah Gonzales for NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah Gonzales for NPR The Coronavirus Crisis ...

California could see 100, 000 hospitalizations in January|||California could see 100, 000 hospitalizations in January (LATEST)

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California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January Health Dec 21 California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January By Don Thompson, Associated Press

(NPR) Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care?

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Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care? Face masks hang from an IV pole at a hospital. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Investigations Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care? ...

Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries|||How to care for your mental health in a difficult holiday season, according to therapists (LATEST)

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Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries Science Dec 21 Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

How to care for your mental health in a difficult holiday season, according to therapists|||How to care for your mental health in a difficult holiday season, according to therapists (LATEST)

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How to care for your mental health in a difficult holiday season, according to therapists Health Dec 21 How to care for your mental health in a difficult holiday season, according to therapists By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries|||Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries (LATEST)

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Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries Science Dec 21 Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine|||Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine (LATEST)

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Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine Politics Dec 21 Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine By Jill Colvin, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion|||Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion (LATEST)

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Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion Economy Dec 21 Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion By Associated Press

U.S. nuclear submarine transits waterway near Iran amid tensions|||U.S. nuclear submarine transits waterway near Iran amid tensions (LATEST)

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U.S. nuclear submarine transits waterway near Iran amid tensions World Dec 21 U.S. nuclear submarine transits waterway near Iran amid tensions By Associated Press

Congress approves 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program|||House panel alleges Trump officials attacked CDC reports about coronavirus spread (LATEST)

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Congress approves 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program Nation Dec 21 Congress approves 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program By John Flesher, Associated Press

House panel alleges Trump officials attacked CDC reports about coronavirus spread|||House panel alleges Trump officials attacked CDC reports about coronavirus spread (LATEST)

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House panel alleges Trump officials attacked CDC reports about coronavirus spread Politics Dec 21 House panel alleges Trump officials attacked CDC reports about coronavirus spread By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

WATCH: HHS Secretary Azar says 7.9 million vaccine doses being distributed in U.S. this week|||Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from the U.S. Capitol (LATEST)

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WATCH: HHS Secretary Azar says 7.9 million vaccine doses being distributed in U.S. this week Health Dec 21 WATCH: HHS Secretary Azar says 7.9 million vaccine doses being distributed in U.S. this week By Associated Press

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from the U.S. Capitol|||Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from the U.S. Capitol (LATEST)

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Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from the U.S. Capitol Nation Dec 21 Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from the U.S. Capitol By Associated Press

EU drug regulator approves Pfizer̢۪s COVID-19 vaccine|||WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion (LATEST)

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EU drug regulator approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine World Dec 21 EU drug regulator approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine By Aleksandar Furtula, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion|||WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion (LATEST)

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WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion Nation Dec 21 WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion By Associated Press

(NPR) Here Is What's In Congress' COVID-19 Relief Package

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Here Is What's In Congress' COVID-19 Relief Package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak Sunday following a press conference on Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Politics Here Is What's In Congress' COVID-19 Relief Package ...

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’ s Big Island|||Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’ s Big Island (LATEST)

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Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island Nation Dec 21 Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island By Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: Congressional leaders reach agreement on COVID-19 economic relief|||WATCH LIVE: Congressional leaders reach agreement on COVID-19 economic relief (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Congressional leaders reach agreement on COVID-19 economic relief Politics Dec 21 WATCH LIVE: Congressional leaders reach agreement on COVID-19 economic relief By Associated Press

As concern mounts, new virus strain in UK interrupts travel across Europe|||Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding (LATEST)

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As concern mounts, new virus strain in UK interrupts travel across Europe World Dec 21 As concern mounts, new virus strain in UK interrupts travel across Europe By Pan Pylas, Associated Press