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TOPLINE Asked whether the government will send Americans another stimulus check in an interview Monday with Scripps Washington correspondent Joe St. George, President Trump said, “Yeah, we are,” and indicated that another bipartisan stimulus bill is on the way, but did not elaborate further on the possibility of another round of direct payments to Americans. …

A recent Census Bureau survey shows that nearly half of U.S. households have taken a painful hit to their pocketbook during the steep recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, spurring calls for the federal government to offer Americans more direct financial assistance.  While it's unclear whether Congress will approve a second stimulus check anytime soon, lawmakers are at…

What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus. Many public health experts, however, suggest it’s no time to celebrate. About 120,000…

Image copyright Getty Images Coronavirus is far from over. Some countries are still dealing with large epidemics, but even those currently controlling the virus fear "the second wave".The second phase of Spanish flu a century ago was deadlier than the first. So, is a second wave inevitable? And how bad could it be?Firstly, what is…

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