A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The House passes the $1.9 trillion Covid aid package, a major step in easing some of the pain caused by the pandemic. It next goes to the Senate. https://t.co/ieDIlArYPl
Tax records that Trump tried to keep secret for years are now in the hands of the New York district attorney. But Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance is not expected to run for re-election. Daniel Alonso, former chief assistant district attorney under Vance, discusses with @smerconish. pic.twitter.com/1cvieICEla
U.S. Attorney John Durham said he will resign as top federal prosecutor in Connecticut but is remaining as a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into the origins of the Russia probe that shadowed Donald Trump’s presidency. https://t.co/lsV6faMt42
A Colorado man who prosecutors say is a self-identified neo-Nazi has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for a plan to blow up one of the state's oldest synagogues, officials say. https://t.co/7KRSBYwXBg
The Atlanta Dream, the WNBA team previously co-owned by former US Sen. Kelly Loeffler, has been sold to executives from a national real estate firm and a former player https://t.co/tqJrlcpF6J
The 27-year-old, who made history as NASCAR's first Black woman pit crew member in 2016, continues her trailblazing path for women and people of color. https://t.co/cVwK1tqTmp
A bundle of joey: An Australian zoo has unveiled its latest addition, a baby koala. Humphrey the joey is the first to be born at Taronga Zoo Sydney in over a year, the zoo said. https://t.co/j9ucgGDTAW#odd
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