Sunday, December 27, 2020

Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill, averts U.S. government shutdown

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion US COVID-19 aid and government-funding bill, restoring unemployment benefits to millions in the United States and averting a partial federal government shutdown.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-signs-covid-relief-bill-1.5855708?cmp=rss

FBI visits real estate office where person of interest in Nashville explosion worked: reports

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FBI agents investigating the Nashville motor home explosion have visited a real estate agency where a person of interest in the bombing had worked on computers, local media reported on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nashville-blast-motorhome-suspect-1.5855591?cmp=rss

Pope Francis proclaims upcoming year dedicated to the family

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Pope Francis has proclaimed an upcoming year dedicated to the family as he doubled down on one of his papal priorities and urged renewed attention to his controversial 2016 document on family life.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-francis-year-of-families-document-1.5855540?cmp=rss

Boy Scouts of America's recruiting efforts called 'highly damaging' to girls' group

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The Girl Scouts is in a "highly damaging" recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace confusion and some girls unwittingly joining the Boy Scouts, lawyers for the century-old Girl Scouts organization claim in court papers. xplosion of confusion



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boy-scouts-girls-recruitment-1.5855484?cmp=rss

Casual social contacts can help combat loneliness and improve well-being during pandemic, psychologists say

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With the second wave of the pandemic pushing more people into isolation, a second public health crisis with potentially deadly consequences has emerged: loneliness.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/casual-social-contacts-can-help-combat-loneliness-and-improve-well-being-during-pandemic-psychologists-say-1.5852956?cmp=rss