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This week, the first true headline-grabbing legislative battle of the Biden administration and the Democratic Congress has begun as the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package takes center stage in the Senate. As with any piece of rock-star legislation, the bill’s movement through the Capitol has been accompanied by backstage maneuvering, bickering, and poor judgment. Senate…

President BidenJoe BidenThe West needs a more collaborative approach to Taiwan Abbott's medical advisers were not all consulted before he lifted Texas mask mandate House approves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act MORE is boosting the nation’s hopes that an end to the worst of the coronavirus pandemic could be close at hand.It’s a gambit…

* Anglo declares dividend of 72 cents* Shares jump 4%* Buying interest in SAfrican coal assets (Adds shares, analyst quotes, Quellaveco timeline)LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Anglo American beat forecasts with a small fall in 2020 earnings and boosted its dividend after strong commodity prices helped the diversified miner recover from coronavirus disruptions in the…

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Last week, during a series of votes on amendments to the Senate’s budget resolution, eight Democrats signed onto an amendment aimed at prohibiting undocumented immigrants from receiving Covid-19 stimulus checks—a redundant measure that might have threatened payments to their spouses and children, according to Democrats like Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema and…

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Every single event in the UFC furthers along the narrative of company. Some competitors rise to the occasion, others fail spectacularly. Some sustain success for long periods of time, others often find it to be fleeting. Sometimes it is largely inconsequential parts of the narrative, other times it’s some of the central players. Fight Nights…