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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that Congress should “go big or go home” on the federal pandemic stimulus package, breaking with opposition to the plan from within his own party. “We have tried to underspend and undersize what was really needed to get over the top of the mountain,” he told reporters at his coronavirus briefing. “You got a lot of people across this nation who are really hurting.” House Democrats are poised to get through their $1.9 trillion package aimed at helping individuals, businesses, states and cities. The fate of a provision to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 is uncertain in the Senate, where its nonpartisan parliamentarian said Thursday that the chamber’s rules require that a federal minimum wage increase would have to be dropped from the COVID-19 bill. Justice, who won office in 2016 as a Democrat before switching parties, has surprised some by backing President Joe Biden’s proposal. He said “an awful … [Read more...] about Republican West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Says ‘Go Big Or Go Home’ On Stimulus

Video Player Close WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Democrats-held House approved a 1.9-trillion-U.S.-dollar COVID-19 relief package early Saturday morning amid unanimous Republican opposition, sending the bill to the Senate. The measure, a major legislation for President Joe Biden, cleared the lower chamber of Congress by a vote of 219 to 212, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines. Two Democrats defected and voted against it. The House vote came after more than eight hours of debate by the House Rules Committee on the framework for the relief package, and a full House debate that started late Friday night and stretched into early Saturday morning. In the House debate that lasted for over an hour, Republican lawmakers unanimously opposed the giant relief package, calling it a Democratic wish list, arguing that the plan includes provisions that they see as unrelated to the crisis, and that the high price tag could result in unsustainable debt for future … [Read more...] about Democrats-held House passes 1.9-trln-USD relief package amid Republican opposition

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Ron DeSantis Golden statue of Trump at CPAC ridiculed online DeSantis derides 'failed Republican establishment' at CPAC Watch live: Day 1 at CPAC MORE rallied a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to fight the “failed Republican establishment,” highlighting the ongoing battle over the direction of the GOP in the wake of former President Trump Donald Trump Biden to hold virtual bilateral meeting with Mexican president More than 300 charged in connection to Capitol riot Trump Jr.: There are 'plenty' of GOP incumbents who should be challenged MORE ’s electoral defeat. In opening remarks on the second day of CPAC, DeSantis cast himself as an acolyte of Trump and his brand of conservative populism, echoing the former president’s attacks on “open borders,”  foreign labor and “military adventurism.” In doing so, DeSantis previewed a fight to prevent the resurgence of the so-called … [Read more...] about DeSantis derides ‘failed Republican establishment’ at CPAC

SINGAPORE: Mr Leong Sze Hian did not take the witness stand in the defamation case brought against him by the Prime Minister on Wednesday (Oct 7), with his lawyer saying there was no case to answer and Mr Lee Hsien Loong's lawyer saying Mr Leong has "turned tail" from the fight. This means there will not be any more hearings for the rest of the week and all parties will file written submissions and return to court on Nov 30 for oral arguments to determine liability. Mr Leong, a blogger and financial adviser, is being sued by Mr Lee for defamation over a Facebook post Mr Leong made in November 2018, sharing an article by Malaysian website The Coverage. The article, which was originally published on the States Times Review, contained allegedly libellous material. It claimed that Mr Lee had helped former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak launder money in relation to corruption-mired Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). NO CASE TO ANSWER: LIM TEAN Mr … [Read more...] about PM Lee v Leong Sze Hian defamation suit: Blogger declines to take stand, lawyer says there’s no case to answer

With all the butt contact you’ve been making with your chair since work-from-home (WFH) arrangements began earlier this year, you might have wondered at some point: Are you at risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? After all, isn’t the condition caused by a lack of movement – which is why long-haul air travel in I-can’t-feel-my-legs-anymore economy class has long been considered a major risk factor for DVT? Although no one’s doing any travelling these days, most of us are stuck at home sitting down. And while WFH may have a link, it's not about sitting for extended periods of time. Rather, it's the weight gain that exacerbates into obesity that can put you at risk. MORE THAN DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS First, some background on DVT. You may have read about it and have an idea on how the condition comes about: Blood clots in the vein travel to major organs, block blood flow and create a whole lot of trouble. Depending on where the clots end up – for instance, the … [Read more...] about Does WFH lead to deep vein thrombosis? It’s not about sitting down but weight gain