## Bernie Sanders Tells Mitch McConnell to Ask Kentucky Families How They Feel About $2K Checks

Authored by newsweek.com

Ten of the counties were located in Kentucky and the state was home to six of the top 10 worst counties.

Sanders has been a leading advocate in Congress for $2,000 direct payments to qualifying individuals and households.

That is where we are right now in this historic moment," Sanders said from the floor on Tuesday.

McConnell Tuesday also refused an attempt from Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to pass $2,000 stimulus checks through unanimous consent.

The Kentucky lawmaker said Wednesday that the push to approve $2,000 stimulus checks has "no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate.".

Read more Bernie Sanders Pulls a McConnell on Mitch McConnell.

On Wednesday, McConnell slammed Sanders's moves against a vote on the NDAA as a "political stunt. »

### McConnell slams Bernie Sanders defence bill delay as an attempt to ‘defund the Pentagon’

Authored by independent.co.uk

Mr Sanders’ temporary blockade means the chamber will not be able to vote to end debate on the override measure until Friday.

Mr Sanders shot back by slamming Mr McConnell’s home state for having 10 of the poorest 25 counties in the country.

he asked rhetorically, saying the GOP leader "might want to get on the phone and start talking to working families in Kentucky. »

### Nurse strips off PPE suit to have sex with Covid patient in hospital toilet, suspended

Authored by indiatoday.in

In a rather bizarre incident, a nurse has been suspended after he had sex with a Covid-19 patient in the toilet of a hospital in Indonesia.

Both are in isolation after the patient published details about the incident on social media.

Lieutenant Colonel Arh Herwin BS, head of information at the Regional Military Command, said that both the patient and the nurse were arrested. »

### The Reason for the Season: why flu strikes in winter

Authored by sitn.hms.harvard.edu

Around 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized each year because of the flu, and of these people, about 36,000 die.

The flu is most serious for the elderly, the very young, or people who have a weakened immune system (1).

The flu season in the U.S. can begin as early as October, but usually does not get into full swing until December. »

### Travellers to Canada will require a negative COVID-19 test before arriving to the country

Authored by ca.news.yahoo.com

"People are emotional … people are upset and they're going to be hugging and kissing and consoling each other.

Even if you know you're not supposed to do it, next thing you know, you're doing it."

— John Anderson, manager of Caul's Funeral Home in St. John's, the site in March of one of the first clusters of COVID-19 in the country. »

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