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Cristian Cardona, an employee at a McDonald’s, attends a rally for a $15 an hour minimum wage Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian, ruled on Thursday that the Senate cannot use the budget reconciliation process to pass a minimum wage increase. The decision is a blow to Democrats who have been pushing to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour in the next coronavirus relief package. Democratic lawmakers are using… Source link

When asked about the 20 policies that define President Biden’s agenda, more Americans support than oppose all 20 of them, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. The margins are decisive. The majority of Biden’s proposals garner at least twice as much support as opposition. Nearly half are favored by more than 60 percent of Americans. The survey of 1,516 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 21, comes at a time when partisan divisions in Washington are driving a fierce… Source link

When asked about the 20 policies that define President Biden’s agenda, more Americans support than oppose all 20 of them, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. The margins are decisive. The majority of Biden’s proposals garner at least twice as much support as opposition. Nearly half are favored by more than 60 percent of Americans. The survey of 1,516 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 21, comes at a time when partisan divisions in Washington are driving a fierce… Source link

The Telegraph Italians accuse Germany of taking more than its fair share in European vaccine distribution Italians scrambling for Covid-19 vaccination appointments on Monday complained about “extra doses” of the Pfizer vaccine delivered to Germany as part of a scheme designed to treat all EU countries equally. Some politicians and public health experts bristled at the news that Germany received 10 times the number of doses as Italy on the first day of the vaccine roll-out. “The accounts… Source link

TipRanks 3 Monster Growth Stocks That Can Charge Forward in 2021 With 2020 winding down, there’s a growing belief that 2021 is going to be a growth year for the stock markets. The US elections have returned a divided government, one unlikely to have the broad majorities – or the broad support – needed to enact wide-ranging reform legislation from either the right or left, and that bodes well for the economy generally.The COVID vaccines are entering distribution, and while new anti-virus… Source link

TipRanks 3 Monster Growth Stocks That Can Charge Forward in 2021 With 2020 winding down, there’s a growing belief that 2021 is going to be a growth year for the stock markets. The US elections have returned a divided government, one unlikely to have the broad majorities – or the broad support – needed to enact wide-ranging reform legislation from either the right or left, and that bodes well for the economy generally.The COVID vaccines are entering distribution, and while new anti-virus… Source link

The Telegraph The Brexit Deal gutted: What are the good and bad bits for Britain? Fishing What was agreed The fishing industry will enter a five-and-a-half year transition period, during which the EU will give back 25 per cent of the value of its catch in UK waters. After that period, fishing rights in UK waters will be subject to an annual negotiation process, which must be concluded by December 10 in preparation for the next year. What the Government says: UK officials accepted “fisheries… Source link

Stocks were mixed Tuesday as investors weighed ongoing virus concerns against lawmakers’ approval of a long-awaited virus relief package, offering funds to help support many of the individuals and businesses hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow fell more than 200 points, or 0.7%, and the S&P 500 also ticked lower. The Nasdaq rose 0.5% to a record closing high. A day earlier, the Dow had shed more than 400 points, or 1.4%, before recovering losses to end slightly higher during a… Source link

Democratic and Republican leaders reached an agreement on a new coronavirus relief deal worth around $900 billion that includes a second round of stimulus checks and additional unemployment benefits. The bill will soon be put for a vote in the House and the Senate. “We’ve agreed to a package of nearly $900 billion, with targeted policies that help struggling Americans who’ve already waited entirely too long,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said from the Senate floor on… Source link