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Mar 31

Reversing Trump order, Pentagon to release new policy for transgender people in military

By Associated Press

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Mar 31

NFL owners approve regular season of 17 games, 3 preseason games

By Associated Press

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Progressives Want Biden’s Infrastructure Plan to Include $10T for Climate

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Progressive lawmakers and environmentalists have reportedly urged President Joe Biden to use the coming infrastructure package to finance parts of their radical Green New Deal. The Green New Deal Network – a group of 15 national climate organizations – is pressuring Biden to “incorporate the entirety of the THRIVE Agenda” i

Politics
Mar 31

Eager to build infrastructure, Biden plans for corporate taxes

By Associated Press

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Mar 31

Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in New York City is arrested

By Associated Press

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Mar 31

WATCH LIVE: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 3 | Direct Feed

By Associated Press

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Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Will Target Business With Major Tax Hikes

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President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America’s infrastructure and expects the nation’s corporations to pay for it. Biden would undo the signature policy achievement of the Trump administration by lifting the corporate tax rate to 28% from the 21% rate set in a 2017 overhaul. “It seems like President Biden has an insatiable appetite to

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Workers improve a busy highway intersection in Miami. President Biden is proposing roughly $2 trillion to invest in the nation’s infrastructure. His plan includes improvements for roads, bridges, transit, water systems, electric grids and Internet access.

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Biden Set To Unveil Expansive $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

The proposal would overhaul roads, transit, utilities, Internet access and more in the name of creating jobs. It’s also intended to combat climate change, racial inequality and competition from China.

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Fraction of Biden’s $2.25T Infrastructure Plan Would Go Toward Roads, Bridges: Report The plan, sources tell the Washington Post, provides only $650 billion for roads, bridges, highways, and ports. It also includes various other allocations: $400 billion for home care for the elderly and the disabled, $300 billion for housing, $300 billion to revive U.S. manufacturing, and $400 billion in clean-energy credits.