Over the past several months, the White House and Treasury Department have been racing to deal with the program’s problems, repeatedly revising guidelines to allow tenants to receive payouts with […]
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Back to news homeTo Fight Vaccine Lies, Authorities Recruit an ‘Influencer Army’
In March, the White House also orchestrated an Instagram Live chat between Dr. Fauci and Eugenio Derbez, a Mexican actor with over 16.6 million Instagram followers who had been openly […]
A Rural-Urban Broadband Divide, but Not the One You Think Of
Whom should the government help get superfast internet access?The question is not addressed directly in President Biden’s multibillion-dollar infrastructure plan, which devotes tens of billions of dollars to expanding access […]
Empty Office Buildings Squeeze City Budgets as Property Values Fall
WASHINGTON — At a meeting with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen last month, Jeff Williams, the mayor of Arlington, Texas, laid out his grim economic predicament: Heavy spending on coronavirus […]
China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Much Proof Its Vaccines Work
The government has stressed that the vaccination drive is voluntary, and people will have to pay for the inoculations. Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council […]
Kentucky Hurting While Awaiting Federal Pandemic Aid
In Perry County, Ky., the local government is cutting back on garbage pickup. Magoffin County is laying off public safety workers. And in Floyd County, where food pantries are reporting […]