NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than $ 21.5 billion in past-due rent looms over Americans struggling to make ends meet, global advisory firm Stout, Risius and Ross estimated Wednesday as Republicans and Democrats scramble for a new aid package COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: Sandra Cruz, who lost her job due to …
Read More »US tenants owe $ 21.5 billion in back rent; Republicans do not offer eviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than $ 21.5 billion in past-due rent looms over Americans struggling to make ends meet, global advisory firm Stout, Risius and Ross estimated Wednesday as Republicans and Democrats scramble for a new aid package COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: Sandra Cruz, who lost her job due to …
Read More »As virus aid stagnates, Trump despises aid for cities
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected Democratic demands for aid to cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus aid package and lashed out at Republican allies as talks stalled over aid for millions of Americans. Another legislator tested positive for the virus. Republicans, beset by delays and internal strife, …
Read More »Republican Party’s proposed HEALS Act would freeze Medicare Part B premium by 2021
Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | fake pictures Medicare beneficiaries would get a relief from the higher Part B costs next year in the Republican-proposed coronavirus relief package in the Senate on Monday. Under the provision in the Republican Party proposal, called the HEALS Act, Medicare Part B premiums …
Read More »Syrian tycoon says front companies used to dodge sanctions as gap with Assad widens
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed Sunday that he had established a network of companies off the coast to help President Bashar al-Assad evade Western sanctions, in a social media post criticizing the government for investigating your business empire. FILE PHOTO: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses the government …
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