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10.26am GMT
Here’s a recap on what Joe Biden announced last night from Maanvi Singh:
Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn coronavirus relief proposal, aimed at urgently combating the pandemic and the economic crisis it has triggered. As the US faces its deadliest stage of the pandemic, Biden described the moment as “a crisis of deep human suffering”.
Related: ‘No time to waste’: Biden unveils $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus package
10.13am GMT
Overnight the US government carried out its latest execution, ordered by the Trump administration just days before Joe Biden is inaugurated as president.
52 year old Corey Johnson’s execution went ahead after his lawyers scrambled to stop it on grounds that the lethal injection of pentobarbital would cause him excruciating pain due to lung damage from his coronavirus infection last month.
Continue reading…$1,400 direct relief checks and federal minimum wage raise to combat impact of CovidFull report: Biden unveils $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus packageTrump impeachment risks bogging down early days of Biden presidencyFlint water crisis: ex-governor and eight others chargedKamala Harris: how will the next vice-president wield her power? Join the Guardian for a live conversation on 18 January 10.26am GMTHere’s a recap on what Joe Biden announced last night from Maanvi Singh:Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn coronavirus relief proposal, aimed at urgently combating the pandemic and the economic crisis it has triggered. As the US faces its deadliest stage of the pandemic, Biden described the moment as “a crisis of deep human suffering”. Related: ‘No time to waste’: Biden unveils $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus package 10.13am GMTOvernight the US government carried out its latest execution, ordered by the Trump administration just days before Joe Biden is inaugurated as president. 52 year old Corey Johnson’s execution went ahead after his lawyers scrambled to stop it on grounds that the lethal injection of pentobarbital would cause him excruciating pain due to lung damage from his coronavirus infection last month. Continue reading…