The Daily Populous

Saturday February 6th, 2021 night edition

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"What Republicans have proposed is either to do nothing, or not enough," Biden said in prepared remarks on his $1.9 trillion proposal.

"All of a sudden many of them have rediscovered fiscal restraint and the concern for the deficits.

But don’t kid yourself, this approach will come with a cost: more pain for more people for longer than it has to be.".

Biden outlined his case for pushing the massive bill through Congress in order to get relief to the American people amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy.

He also voiced interest in securing bipartisan backing for the bill, but said he would not scale back his proposal or wait much longer to garner GOP support.

Biden's proposal includes $1,400 in direct payments to most Americans and funding for schools and state and local governments, as well as money for increased vaccine distribution.

But some Republicans have balked at the overall price, arguing Congress just passed a relief bill in December and pointing to mounting deficits. »

Christopher Plummer Dies: Oscar Winner & ‘Sound Of Music,’ ‘All The Money In The World’ Star A True Hollywood Legend

Authored by deadline.com

Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come.

Plummer spent the past nearly 70 years as a stalwart of stage and screen, including more than 200 films and TV shows.

How Ridley Scott, Dan Friedkin, Runner-Up Christopher Plummer & $10M Reshoot Ransomed Getty Kidnap Pic Back From Kevin Spacey Scandal Death Sentence. »

NFL commissioner offers Joe Biden all football stadiums as Covid vaccination sites

Authored by independent.co.uk
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The National Football League (NFL) has lent its support to the United States' mass vaccination effort by offering President Joe Biden use of all of its stadiums as Covid-19 vaccine sites.

Vaccination sites have already been set up at NFL stadiums in seven locations: Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Houston, Miami, and New England.

Opening up more vaccination sites was one way the Biden administration intended to increase vaccine administration. »

Opinion | They Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them.

Authored by nytimes.com

The person was also deeply concerned about the privacy implications of this surreptitious data collection.

(The source asked to remain anonymous because the person was not authorized to share the data and could face severe penalties for doing so.).

The data presented here is a bird’s-eye view of an event that posed a clear and grave threat to our democracy. »

South Korea unveils $43 billion plan for world's largest offshore wind farm

Authored by reuters.com
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain September 5, 2018.

To date, the world’s largest offshore wind farm is Hornsea 1 in Britain, which has 1.12 GW capacity. »