Unemployment: The Clock Is Ticking For Congress To Do Something, Anything

coronavirus pandemic won’t sideline Santa Claus and his reindeer from, as the storybooks say, delivering gifts to children around the world.While the Santa tracking operations center usually has around 1,500 volunteers fielding calls from around the world, this year they have scaled back because of COVID-19 concerns with few people in the center and many taking calls remotely.

As the coronavirus pandemic causes state officials to tighten up restrictions and lock down businesses, many are itching for additional aid from the government. But the recently approved relief package, with a proposed $600 stimulus check included, isn’t enough for middle-class Americans and small business owners who are in dire need of help, Illinois restaurant owner Jeff Buckler told "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Sunday.

coronavirus pandemic won’t sideline Santa Claus and his reindeer from, as the storybooks say, delivering gifts to children around the world.But as cases continue to rise across the globe, it begs the question: Will Santa be able to bring our gifts to us safely?“Santa Claus has been doing this for many, many years, as you know, and he’s been through pandemics before and challenges all around the globe.

direct to your inboxThe UK and Brussels appeared close to finally striking a post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday as speculation mounted that both sides were poised to make an announcement.Britain and the EU were understood to have made progress on their differences over fishing rights and “level playing field” mechanisms on competition issues as the clock ticked down to the December 31 deadline for the end of the Brexit transition period.It follows nine months of intense, and at times rancorous,

Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” has been the African-American community’s own personal holiday anthem.“A lot of black people would say, ‘Christmas doesn’t start until we play ‘This Christmas,’ ” said Nadine McKinnor, 79, who co-wrote the song with Hathaway. “It always got love.

direct to your inboxPolice and drivers have clashed at the Port of Dover as tensions run high over delays to reopening the border.A small group of drivers tried to push through police lines this morning.It comes as the French government has said anyone wanting to return across the Channel will have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within the past 72 hours.There has been two days of chaos at Dover after France denied entry to accompanied freight traffic from the UK following a

Christmas is just days away, and for those last-minute shoppers among us 2020 has found a new way to screw up our lives. In certain areas across the UK non-essential shops have had to be shut in a bid to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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The US Congress is working through the weekend in hopes of bridging the final gaps that will permit passage of another round of economic stimulus.

EXCLUSIVE: Gavin Lewis (Little Fires Everywhere) is set as a series regular in HBO Max’s multi-camera comedy pilot Head of the Class, a reboot of the popular 1980s ABC sitcom. The reboot hails from American Vandal writers Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen, Bill Lawrence and his Doozer Productions; and Warner Bros. Television, which produced the original series.