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WH warns of 'severe consequences' as Congress cuts COVID aid

After a prolonged back and forth, Congress passed a $1.5 trillion government spending bill last week but dropped from the final package $22.5 billion in pandemic relief that Democrats wanted to include. On Tuesday, the same day as President Joe Biden signed the 2,741-page bill into law, his aides warned that the omission could “have […]

Report: Broncos, not Cowboys, will sign prized DE Randy Gregory

Defensive end Randy Gregory intends to sign a contract with the Denver Broncos, not the Dallas Cowboys, according to Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson. It was reported earlier Tuesday that Gregory was signing a five-year, $70 million extension with the Cowboys, but that deal fell apart when the Cowboys included language in the contract that Gregory […]

LEGO retailer sells Zelensky figurine and mini Molotov cocktails to raise £12k

A LEGO retailer has raised $16,540 (£12k) for war victims in Ukraine by selling mini-figures of the President. Citizen Brick, which offers custom-printed toy sets, began selling limited edition figures of Volodymyr Zelensky for $100 (£76) and Molotov cocktails for $10 (£7) on March 4. The Molotov cocktails were tiny green bottles with plastic flames […]

Tax refund amounts are up 13.7% this year — how does yours stack up?

The April 18 tax deadline is quickly approaching, and the IRS has received more than one-third of all individual tax returns it expects for 2022. See: Major Tax Changes for 2022 You Need To KnowFind: What is ‘Tax Topic 152’ and Does it Affect Your Tax Refund? According to the IRS, the average tax refund […]

Henrik Stenson to be Ryder Cup captain for Europe in Rome

Henrik Stenson is Europe's choice to be the Ryder Cup captain for the 2023 matches in Italy with an announcement Tuesday indicating the Swede has decided not to join a Saudi-funded rival league. Stenson was a logical choice for Europe. A former British Open champion who has captured top honors on the European Tour and […]

Russian MP wanted Putin to fire nuclear missile at America to ‘send a message’

A member of Russian parliament has said Russia should launch "a ballistic missile" at the Nevada test range in America to "send a message". The comment comes from Russian Duma member Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov, who claims that western nations are acting "on the assumption that Putin has no trump cards in his hand". One potential […]