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(CNN) One million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange during the special enrollment period that President Joe Biden launched in mid-February, the administration announced Tuesday.

"Since it became law more than a decade ago, the Affordable Care Act has been a lifeline for millions of Americans.

The pandemic has demonstrated how badly it is needed, and how critical it is that we continue to improve upon it," Biden said. »

Biden has proposed providing $80 billion for the IRS over 10 years, with the money going toward a technology overhaul, new hiring and training of personnel and increased enforcement focused on top earners.

The former commissioners say that Biden’s plan “would benefit everyone who pays their taxes.

And it would improve taxpayers’ interactions with the IRS.”. »

A Catholic News Service article tells the tale of 15th-century monks who fasted on beer during the Lenten season.

The article reads: They needed something other than water to sustain them, so the monks turned to a common staple of the time of their region - beer.

They concocted an 'unusually strong' brew, full of carbohydrates and nutrients, because 'liquid bread wouldn't break the fast.'. »

“There’s reduction in your risk of transmission, but it doesn’t necessarily eliminate your risk of transmission,” she told a virtual town hall.

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Canada is fortunate to have a relatively low rate of vaccine hesitancy; only 23.1 per cent, according to March Statistics Canada data. »