This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. In a series of conversations between film director Martin Scorsese, 78, and the famously acerbic humorist Fran Lebowitz,
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Romney calls Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill a ‘clunker’
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Tuesday joined other Republicans who’ve expressed disapproval of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, calling the bill a “clunker.” Romney
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House to vote on Biden-backed coronavirus relief package Friday, Steny Hoyer says
House lawmakers will vote Friday on whether to approve President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. “The
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AOC says GOP minimum wage compromise is ‘legislated poverty’
New York Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, rejected the GOP’s latest attempt to counter Democrats calls for a $15 minimum federal wage, saying any attempt
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Altcoins nurse double-digit losses as Bitcoin bulls fight to retake $49K
Another wave of selling pressure hit the cryptocurrency market on Feb. 23 as Bitcoin struggles to reclaim the $49,000 level. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and
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Sens. Cotton, Romney to propose raising federal minimum wage to $10 with phased approach
Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, are proposing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 an hour, coupled with an E-Verify
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Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 erase sharp losses to end higher as Powell pledges Fed support for economy through COVID crisis
The Dow and S&P 500 eked out gains in the final hour of trade Tuesday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished modestly lower, after congressional
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Republicans say Biden COVID package pays off teachers union ‘ransom note’
Senate Republicans condemned President Biden’s latest COVID relief package as a partisan “liberal wish list” during Tuesday’s press conference, but school funding is receiving the most backlash.
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Schumer says Senate ‘on track’ to send Covid relief to president’s desk before March 14
Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that the Senate is on track to send a coronavirus relief bill to the president’s desk before enhanced
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