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World Brief: Congress Passes Massive Stimulus in ‘Big Win;’ Isolated U.K.'s Covid Border Chaos
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3:08Now PlayingUS RESCUE PACKAGE: Congress passed the second-biggest economic rescue package in U.S. history as part of a massive year-end spending bill, concluding months of discord between Democrats and Republicans over how to address the pandemic that continues to surge across the country.
In addition to funding government operations for the rest of the fiscal year, the legislation will provide aid for small businesses, supplemental unemployment benefits and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans and their children starting as soon as next week. It also includes money for schools, airlines and for distribution of vaccines. MORE
UK'S MUTATING MISFORTUNESBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is desperately trying to reopen trade routes to France after a day of crossChannel political bartering failed to end the chaos at the U.K.’s busiest port. MORE
SELFDRIVING CARSApple plans to build a selfdriving car for consumers and is targeting 2024 to produce the vehicle, Reuters reported on Monday. The company is developing its own battery technology that could reduce the cost of power packs and extend the vehicle’s range, Reuters said, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. An Apple spokesman declined to comment. MORE
VIRUSFREE STREAK ENDSThe first locally transmitted case of Covid19 in more than eight months was reported in Taiwan, ending what was the world’s longest stretch without a domestic infection and providing a reminder of the virus’s ability to outfox even the most successful efforts to contain it. MORE
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