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Democrats report coronavirus relief progress as McConnell says he is prepared to support a deal
on August 4, 2020 at 9:29 pm
Negotiators said they made progress but remain far from a coronavirus stimulus deal, which Mitch McConnell said he is prepared to support.
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Herman Cain was on a ventilator before he died from Covid-19, top aide says
on August 4, 2020 at 9:06 pm
Dan Calabrese, who oversaw Cain’s website and announced his death last week, told CNBC that doctors thought Cain might recover just days before he died.
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Trump banned Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after sex criminal hit on member’s daughter, book claims
on August 4, 2020 at 8:05 pm
A new book details what led to the banishment of Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
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How Trump could force a payroll tax holiday without waiting for Congress
on August 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm
President Donald Trump may not have to wait for Congress to get the payroll tax holiday he’s been seeking. He may be able to push it through himself, according to a Wall Street Journal op-ed co-authored by Stephen Moore, a member of the president’s economic recovery task force.
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The $600 unemployment boost is gone. That leaves some with just $5 a week
on August 4, 2020 at 5:20 pm
Congress didn’t extend the $600 boost to weekly unemployment benefits, which lapsed on Friday. Now, some workers will get just a few dollars a week in jobless aid.