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Vehicles drive on the 110 Freeway towards the Los Angeles skyline at the Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange during rush hour traffic in Los Angeles, California on July 16, 2021. - The Metro C Line will eventually merge with the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project as infrastructure modernization and transit construction projects continue at the airport ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics to reduce carbon emissions, traffic, and their impact towards climate change. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s what’s in the bipartisan infrastructure bill

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By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby A bipartisan group of senators unveiled the legislative text of the infrastructure bill on Sunday night after months of negotiations. In total, the deal includes $550 billion in new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over five years. However, it is far short of the $2.25 trillion proposal that President Joe Biden unveiled in March. That

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Female-Owned Firm Hosts Seminar To Address Black Gender Pay Gap

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By Vanessa Roberson    The gender pay gap between men and women is astounding and more companies and organizations are taking a stand to call attention to it. In the United States, on average, women make $0.82 to every $1 earned by men, annually. For black women, the disparities are even worse. The inequities of

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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on balance beam during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Simone Biles: US gymnast to take part in Tuesday’s balance beam final at Tokyo 2020

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By Ben Morse and Aleks Klosok Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will take part in Tuesday’s balance beam final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, USA Gymnastics has confirmed. Biles — considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time — participated in the Olympic gymnastic qualifications on July 25 and then in the US’s vault rotation in the

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BOSTON - MARCH 14: People and students from Worker's Circle of Boston and members of City Life Vida Urbana protest to rally support behind house bill HD3030, which seeks to stop evictions during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on March 14, 2021. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Democrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid

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By Devan Cole and Kevin Liptak Congressional Democrats are increasing pressure on their party’s leadership to act on the now-expired federal eviction moratorium as the White House shifts its focus to unspent housing assistance after the order ended and left millions of renters in limbo. The eviction issue has exposed a major and rare disconnect between President Joe Biden

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Expert hopes the rise in Covid-19 vaccinations means the US is waking up to the dangers of the Delta variant

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By Madeline Holcombe The Delta variant is wreaking havoc through much of the United States, but the “silver lining” is that more Americans appear to be at the tipping point of understanding the importance of Covid-19 vaccinations, one expert said. “People are waking up to this,” Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins told

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