The massive bill includes about $772.5 billion for non-defense, discretionary programs and $858 billion for defense and would finance agencies through September.
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Holiday travel upended as forecasters warn of ‘bomb cyclone’
In much of the country, the Christmas weekend could be the coldest in decades.
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Applications for jobless claims up slightly last week
Slightly more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to show strength.
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Storm adds uncertainty to strong holiday travel demand
Around 190 million people are currently under some type of winter weather advisory.
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New York to open 1st legal pot dispensary Dec. 29
In the coming months, the state is expected to issue 139 licenses, as about 900 applicants wait.
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Israel’s Netanyahu says he has formed new government
He will preside over a coalition dominated by far-right and ultra-Orthodox partners pushing for dramatic changes.
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WHO ‘very concerned’ about reports of severe COVID in China
Scientists warn that the unchecked spread could spur the emergence of new variants, which might unravel progress made globally.
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Taliban fighters enforce university ban on women
U.N. experts say the actions against females may constitute gender persecution, which is a crime against humanity.
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As flu rages, U.S. releases medicine from national stockpile
States will be able to request doses of the prescription flu medication Tamiflu kept in the Strategic National Stockpile.
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Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection
The committee’s eight chapters of findings will largely mirror nine hearings this year that presented evidence from more than 1,000 private interviews and millions of pages of documents.