Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020)

Economic Aid, Once Plentiful, Falls Off at a Painful Moment

PORTLAND, Ore. — For the better part of last year, the pandemic eased its...

House Democrats Say Stimulus Bill ‘Meets the Moment’

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Democrats to Unveil Up to $3,600 Child Tax Credit as Part of Stimulus Bill

WASHINGTON —  Top House Democrats are preparing to unveil legislation that would send up...

Federal Aid for Closed Cultural Venues Will Be a Race for Cash

An aide to Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican and one of the proposal’s...

Biden to Discuss Pandemic Relief Package With Republicans

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Fed Leaves Interest Rates Near-Zero and Pledges to Keep Buying Bonds

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates near-zero and pledged to continue making huge purchases...

McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure

But the majority of Senate Republicans remain opposed to the plan.“What we ought to...

Jobless Benefits Run Out as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill

Hicham Oumlil, a self-employed fashion designer in Brooklyn, said that he and his wife,...

Unemployment Aid Set to Lapse Saturday as Trump’s Plans for Relief Bill Remain Unclear

“Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600?” he...

Buried in Covid Relief Bill: Billions to Soothe the Richest

WASHINGTON — Tucked away in the 5,593-page spending bill that Congress rushed through on...
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689,914,590
Total confirmed cases
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Italy
25,870,833
Total confirmed cases
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Spain
13,890,555
Total confirmed cases
Updated on June 5, 2023 8:19 pm
Iran
7,611,931
Total confirmed cases
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Germany
38,428,685
Total confirmed cases
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