Horse racing, the Dalai Lama and Smokey Bear: Coronavirus relief package includes oddball provisions

Angelique Jackson Prolific producer Stephanie Allain has inked a first-look film producing deal with Endeavor Content.One of Hollywood’s most prolific African American producers, Allain’s filmography includes producing “Dear White People” (the film and series for Netflix), “Hustle & Flow,” Robert Rodriguez’s “El Mariachi & Desperado” and John Singleton’s “Poetic Justice,” “Higher Learning” and the late filmmaker’s directorial debut “Boyz ‘N the Hood.”“Stephanie’s fierce advocacy for diverse

Stacey on the Frontline: Girls, Guns & Isis and 2018’s Stacey Dooley Investigates episode Face to Face with Isis, both broadcast on the BBC.Noticing the link, author Tom Phillips tweeted a screengrab of Ossoff’s credit on the 2016 Dooley documentary and a link to watch it on iPlayer.Jon Ossoff is set to become the first executive producer of a Stacey Dooley documentary to be elected to the US Senate https://t.co/A2OdVIXbZK pic.twitter.com/FtwyrgcyZv— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) January 6, 2021One

Lee Breuer, a cofounder of New York’s groundbreaking experimental theater company Mabou Mines and writer of Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize finalist The Gospel at Colonus, died Sunday at his home in New York. He was 83.

Kira Bailey is American Girl’s 2021 Girl of the Year doll.The brand new doll made her debut today on Good Morning America in hopes to make a difference through wildlife protection and climate change action. Bailey is a 10-year-old who is nurturing and inquisitive, caring deeply for both animals and the environment.Throughout her story, Kira looks after an orphaned koala joey and even faces a bushfire that is threatening her great-aunt’s wildlife sanctuary in Australia.

The House of Representatives on Monday will vote on a bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans in lieu of the $600 checks included in the coronavirus stimulus and government funding package President Trump signed Sunday night.  The vote will come after Trump for the better part of a week railed against the size of the checks and the amount of foreign aid included in the massive combination of two legislative accords that lawmakers sent to his desk.

President Trump is right to oppose the new coronavirus relief package, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said Wednesday, calling it just the latest example of "irresponsible swamp" spending from Washington, D.C.  Trump slammed the recently passed $900 billion COVID-19 relief package as a "disgrace" on Tuesday evening, urging Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of money in direct payments to Americans.

President Trump slammed the recently passed $900 billion COVID-19 relief package as a "disgrace" on Tuesday evening, urging Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of money in direct payments to Americans. "I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple," Trump said in a video posted to Twitter.

Phil Robertson and Alyssa Milano are sounding off about the latest coronavirus package because they believe it doesn't provide nearly enough relief to Americans. The Senate on Monday aligned with the House and passed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package and government funding plan.

Donald Trump to be signed into law, with his approval expected in the coming days.The bill establishes 11 additional weeks of compensation for unemployed Americans, temporarily adding $300 per week to the amount received through unemployment programs. It will also issue a one-time direct payment of $600 to Americans making less than $75,000 per year, including dependents.

The legislation was introduced by Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in June. According to a press release at the time, it offers six months of financial support to “keep venues afloat, pay employees, and preserve a critical economic sector for communities across America.”It would see venues provided grants for either 45 per cent of their operation costs from the previous year, or $12million (£8.9million) in total, whichever is the lesser amount.

Congressional leaders on Sunday reached a deal on a roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief package after a half-year of stalemate, securing another tranche of aid as a surge in COVID-19 infections threatens to further derail the nation's sputtering economy.

Congress returned to work Saturday in a rare weekend session to try to pass coronavirus relief legislation in time for Christmas.  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he's been in productive discussions with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but they still have not reached a final agreement.  "The American people cannot feed their families, or pay their bills with Congress' good faith