Stimulus check size questioned - Walmart opioid lawsuit - Israel dissolves parliament

1. Top from last 48 hrs
   Trump calls Covid relief bill unsuitable and demands Congress add bigger stimulus payments.
   CNBC (Moderate Left) • Credibility Grade 77% • 4 min read
   

   The president’s tweet, which included a video of him discussing what he considers the bill’s many flaws, including funding headed overseas, came less than 24 hours after the Senate passed the measure. The foreign aid provisions are part of a $1.4 trillion measure to keep the government funded, which was paired with the Covid relief bill.
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   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of Trump’s political arch enemies, agreed with his call for $2,000 payments [an increase from the bill’s $600 payment, per adult earning less than $75k/year]. The legislation passed both houses of Congress with veto-proof majorities. Trump did not threaten a veto in the video, and he had been expected to sign the legislation into law, along with the bill to keep the government open.
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   Lawmakers were seeking to avoid the expiration of unemployment programs that would cause 12 million people to lose benefits the day after Christmas. They also sought to keep an eviction moratorium from lapsing. Without the moratorium, tens of millions of people could lose their homes at the end of the month.

1. Top from different political viewpoint
   Why these 6 GOP senators voted against coronavirus relief package.
   Fox News (Right) • Credibility Grade 65% • 5 min read

1. Top long-read
   The stimulus deal: What’s in it for you?
   New York Times (Moderate Left) • Credibility Grade 87% • 14 min read

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• Trump awards legion of merit to Indian PM, Australian PM and former Japanese PM.
  The Guardian (Moderate Left) • Grade 67% • 3 min read
• Central African Republic accuses Russia of invading it, Moscow denies.
  Breitbart (Right) • Grade 76% • 3 min read
• Apple reportedly plans to build a self-driving electric car by 2024, but it will face stiff competition as new EVs flood the market.
  Business Insider (Moderate Left) • Grade 78% • 3 min read
• More than 70 West Point cadets allegedly caught cheating on math exam.
  Military.com (Center) • Grade 67% • 2 min read

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