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US families with kids are getting monthly payments from the government: 4 essential reads
Emily Schwartz Greco, The Conversation Most U.S. families with children will get six monthly payments from the government in 2021, starting July 15. Parents and guardians may spend this money – $300 per child under 6 and $250 for every kid or teen who is 6 and up – on groceries, computers, child care, sneakers or however else they see fit. Eighty-eight percent of U.S. families with children under 18 are eligible for this new allowance Congress approved in March
House okayed select committee formation to probe Capitol attack
A creation of a select committee to probe the fatal US Capitol violence last January 6 got the nod of the House on Wednesday, as Republican leaders maintained its stand not to be part of the body. With a vote
Biden pitches infrastructure plan to Americans in Wisconsin
US President Joe Biden pushed forward his massive infrastructure plan on Tuesday as he positioned in a Wisconsin warehouse, stressing that better connectivity — from bridges to broadband — is essential for America. The president said that “only the government
COVID eviction moratorium to stay as SC denies petition
A petition to hinder the order of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ban landlords from evicting unpaid tenants during the COVID-19 crisis was turned down by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. With the denial, the moratorium
US infrastructure deal achieved between Biden, senators
A deal was achieved on Thursday by US President Joe Biden and a bipartisan bloc of 21 senators to update the country’s decaying public works and transportation systems, giving the president the permission to approve the foundation of his significant