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Irvine Delays Decision on Pandemic Relief Fund Spending

April 28, 2021
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After initially considering spending 80 percent of its federal COVID-19 relief funds on improvements to a local park, the City of Irvine has decided to hold off on its spending decisions. The city is delaying its allocation of funds until it receives more guidelines from the federal government on how money can be used. Irvine is set to receive $53 million from…

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Wuhan Lab Eligible to Receive US Taxpayer Funding Through 2024, NIH Confirms

February 18, 2021
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The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is authorized to receive taxpayer funding for animal research until January 2024, the National Institute of Health told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The WIV is at the center of widespread speculation that COVID-19 could have entered the human population in China due to an accidental lab leak. Researchers…

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Congress Passes 1-Day Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

December 20, 2020
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Congress passed a one-day extension to government funding on Sunday night to prevent a partial government shutdown as lawmakers push through the final steps to pass a COVID-19 aid bill on Monday. Senate passed the Stopgap funding bill hours after the House announced that it had passed the measure to temporarily extend funding. It is…

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Trump Signs Off on 24 Hour Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

December 20, 2020
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President Donald Trump has signed off on the one-day extension to government funding passed by Congress earlier on Sunday night, preventing a partial government shutdown as lawmakers push through the final steps to pass a COVID-19 aid bill on Monday. The Senate passed the stopgap funding bill hours after the House announced that it had…

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