Relief
Thousands facing evacuation amid Sydney downpour; Twenty dead with COVID-19 in NSW and Victoria; PM pledge to co-fund Queensland flood relief; More than 100mm of rain in 24 hours in Sydney; US hits Russia with ‘war crimes’ sanctions
A “miracle” flood rescue has been carried out in Kangaroo Valley. Emergency services said a driver became lost in a rural area of Kangaroo Valley after following the wrong GPS coordinates, before he went down a one way street and attempted to cross a flooded causeway. Fire and Rescue NSW Chad Wallace told 9News the …
Biden’s 5 Options For Student Loan Relief
President Joe Biden (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Here are President Joe Biden’s 5 main options for student loan relief. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for your student loans. Student Loans With Biden reportedly planning to extend student loan relief for four months, …
Australia-New Zealand travel bubble brings relief, elation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Elation marked the opening Monday of a long-anticipated travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand. The start of quarantine-free travel was a relief for families who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as to struggling tourist operators. It marked the first, tentative steps toward what both countries …
BREAKING: NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway postponed to Sunday | Auto Racing
Bulletin photo by Mike Paris UPDATE: After a nearly hour long rain delay, the decision was made to delay the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The race will now run on Sunday at 4 p.m., following the completion of the Xfinity Series Cook Out 250, which will begin at noon. …
Woman arrested after breaking in to Direct Relief headquarters
Crime SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A woman was arrested early Friday morning after police responded to a break-in at the headquarters of Direct Relief. At around 5:45 a.m., Santa Barbara police responded to the charity’s headquarters at 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd. Upon arrival, police found a 21-year-old woman who allegedly broke a window and then …
Federal Relief Delays Tax Break for California Businesses – NBC 7 San Diego
California businesses got billions of dollars from the federal government during the coronavirus pandemic, money that helped many survive public health restrictions that hobbled their livelihoods. But now Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration worries a new federal law could mean the state can’t exempt that money from taxes. The U.S. government changed the law so businesses …
Biden’s make or break moment: president aims to build on success of relief bill | Biden administration
In the White House Rose Garden, where for four years Donald Trump raucously celebrated political wins with his allies, it was now the turn of Democrats to take a victory lap – masked and physically distanced, of course. Kamala Harris, the vice-president, heaped praise on Joe Biden for signing a $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill, the …
Biden poised to wind down executive actions next week to focus on Covid relief
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is planning to wind down his initial burst of executive actions by the middle of next week and shift his focus to getting key parts of his legislative agenda passed, with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as the top priority, according to three administration officials. Biden has been quietly …
Queensland premier relief at three new virus cases; NSW records zero local coronavirus cases; Community shocked after mum and three kids found dead in Tullamarine home
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young is providing more details on Queensland’s three new COVID-19 cases detected overnight. One is a man in his 60s in hotel quarantine in Brisbane who returned to Australia from the Philippines, where it’s believed he acquired the infection. The second is a man in his 40s who has returned …
Breaking down the Republican-authored COVID-19 response proposal
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Top Wisconsin lawmakers are also looking to fast-track COVID-19 relief on the state level. On Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos made his pitch for the Republican’s response bill. The bill is lengthy. It touches on 12 main topics followed by nearly 60 sections of explanation. One topic that takes up multiple …
